Section 12 — Land Transfer Act 1952: Issue of certificate of title in lieu of Crown grant

12 Issue of certificate of title in lieu of Crown grant (1) A Crown grant may not be issued for any land subject to the provisions of this Act; but in lieu of a grant the Governor-General may by warrant direct the Registrar to— (a) Issue a certificate of title for the land in Form No 1 in Schedule 1; or (b) create a computer register for the land and, if the land is not electronic transactions land, issue a certificate of title accordingly. (2) The— (a) Issue of a certificate of title under subsection (1)(a) , when signed and registered; or (b) Recording of information in the register under subsection (1)(b) , when effected,— has the force and effect of a Crown grant. (3) This section and sections 14 , 17 , and 18 of this Act are subject to section 116 of the Land Act 1948 , and— (a) The form of a certificate of title; or (b) The form in which information is recorded in the register,— may be varied as required by the operation of that section. Compare: 1915 No 35 s 12; 1951 No 60 s 8 Section 12 was substituted, as from 1 February 1999, by section 43(1) Land Transfer (Automation) Amendment Act 1998 (1998 No 123). Subsection (1)(b) was substituted, as from 1 June 2002, by section 65(1) Land Transfer (Computer Registers and Electronic Lodgement) Amendment Act 2002 (2002 No 11).