Real Property (Commonwealth Titles) Act 1924

With respect to any acquired land which at the time of acquisition thereof is not or was not subject to the provisions of the Real Property Act 1886 the following provisions shall apply:

I. If the land is vested in fee simple in the Commonwealth, the Attorney-General, or if the land is vested in fee simple in a Commonwealth authority, then the Commonwealth authority in whom the land is so vested, may apply to the Registrar-General to bring the land under the provisions of the Real Property Act 1886:

II. If the land is land which became vested in the Commonwealth pursuant to the Constitution, the Attorney-General, or the Commonwealth authority, whichever makes the application, shall furnish the Registrar-General with a certificate under the hand of the Attorney-General, or the seal of the Commonwealth authority, as the case may be, certifying that the land became so vested in the Commonwealth and setting out any other facts relevant to the title of the Commonwealth or Commonwealth authority:

III. In all cases other than those mentioned in the next preceding paragraph there shall be furnished to the Registrar-General in support of the application a copy, certified under the hand of the Attorney-General, or the seal of the Commonwealth authority, whichever makes the application, of the notification of acquisition, vesting order, or other instrument or notice (if any) whereby or in pursuance of which the land was vested in the Commonwealth or Commonwealth authority as aforesaid, and such other evidence of the title of the Commonwealth or Commonwealth authority as the Registrar-General may require:

IV. The Registrar-General may, if he is satisfied as to the title of the Commonwealth or Commonwealth authority, as the case may be, to the land in respect of which the application is made, bring the land under the provisions of the Real Property Act 1886, by issuing a certificate for the land to the Commonwealth or Commonwealth authority in whom the land is vested:

V. No contribution to the assurance fund shall be payable in respect of the bringing under the Real Property Act 1886 of any acquired land.