Land Act 1994

The registrar of titles may keep a manual of land practice (by whatever name called) in the way the registrar considers appropriate, for the information and guidance of persons performing functions in relation to the land registry and other persons dealing with the land registry.

The manual may include—

directions given by the registrar of titles under—

section 287(1)(b); or

the Forestry Act 1959, section 61RW(1)(b); or

the Land Title Act 1994, section 10(1)(b); and

practices developed in the land registry, before or after the commencement of this section, for the depositing and lodging of documents, including practices directed at ensuring—

there is consistency and efficiency in land registry processes; and

each register under this Act is an accurate, comprehensive and usable record; and

the integrity of the registers included in the land registry is supported and maintained to the greatest practicable extent.

The manual may include statements about additional information a person may be required to produce, or additional documents a person may be required to deposit, under section 305.

The manual may provide for the registrar of titles’ approval of the form of an electronic conveyancing document for the Electronic Conveyancing National Law (Queensland), section 7(1)(a).

The registrar of titles must make the manual available to the public in the way the registrar considers appropriate.

Without limiting subsection (5), the registrar of titles must ensure an up-to-date copy of the manual is available to be read free of charge at each office of the land registry.