Effect of planning certificates
141 Effect of planning certificates
(1) For the purpose of proceedings for an offence against this Act taken by or against a person who has obtained a certificate under section 140, the certificate is, in favour of the person, conclusive evidence of the matters stated in it at the time the certificate was issued.
(2) For the purposes of the registration of a plan or instrument intended to affect or evidence the title to land, a certificate under section 140 is, in favour of:
the person to whom the certificate is issued; and
(b) the Registrar-General, the Solicitor for the Northern Territory or another person registering or certifying title,
conclusively presumed to be true and correct.
(3) A claim against the Development Consent Authority in respect of a certificate referred to in this section is a claim against the Territory.
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