Practitioners dealing with Queensland caveats should note that a claim for reconveyance based on equitable fraud, even if characterised as a 'mere equity', is capable of constituting a 'right in relation to land' under the broad s 36(b) Acts Interpretation Act (QLD) definition, sufficient to support a caveat. However, caveators who cannot offer the usual undertaking as to damages face significant difficulty resisting removal, particularly where caveats impede refinancing and risk triggering receiver appointments.
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