Approval of subdivision
15 Approval of subdivision
Subject to section 16, the Surveyor-General shall:
(a) in respect of an application for approval to subdivide a parcel of land held in fee simple – approve the proposals; or
(b) in respect of an application for approval to subdivide a parcel of leasehold land – approve the proposal on the condition that:
(i) the registered proprietor is not in breach of a covenant contained in the lease, or a section of the Act under which that lease was granted, in respect of that lease; and
(ii) the registered proprietor will obtain a grant of an estate in fee simple in the parcel of land under the Crown Lands Act 1992.
(2) Where the registered proprietor of a parcel of land is in breach of a covenant or section referred to in subsection (1)(b), the Surveyor-General may, in his discretion, approve the proposals.
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