Registration of Deeds Act 1935

In this Act, unless the contrary intention appears –

index includes a copy of an index made pursuant to section 43(1);

instrument means any deed, judgment, document, or writing (other than a will or letters of administration) affecting or intended to affect land in this State;

judgment means – any judgment, decree, rule, or order in any action, suit, or original proceeding given or made by the High Court of Australia or any court of record in this State, whereby any sum of money is made payable, or which affects or is intended to affect land in this State; any judgment, decree, rule, or order in any action, suit, or original proceeding which has, by virtue of the Service and Execution of Process Act 1992 of the Commonwealth or the Supreme Court Civil Procedure Act 1932, the effect of a judgment of a court in this State;

letters of administration means any letters of administration issued out of or resealed by the Supreme Court, and includes any document authorizing the Public Trustee to administer the estate of a deceased person;

Registry means the Registry of Deeds.