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CurrentPriority of charge
Part 4Miscellaneous
Division 4Charge on interest in home
56 Priority of charge
(1)
A charge created by the registration of a memorial referred to in section 55 is a first charge on the relevant interest to which it relates and has priority over all other mortgages, charges and other encumbrances over the relevant interest.
(2)
However, if there is another charge on the relevant interest that ranks as a first charge under another Act, the relative priority of the charge referred to in subsection (1) and the other charge is to be determined according to the order of registration.
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