Section 148 — Land Transfer Act 1952: No second caveat may be entered
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148 No second caveat may be entered (1) If a caveat has been removed under section 143 or has lapsed, no second caveat may be lodged by or on behalf of the same person in respect of the same interest except by order of the High Court. (2) For the purposes of verifying that a caveat does not contravene the prohibition in subsection (1) , the Registrar is not obliged to inquire further than the current folium of the register or computer register for the land. The words “ High Court ” were substituted, as from 1 April 1980, for the words “ Supreme Court ” pursuant to section 12 Judicature Amendment Act 1979 (1979 No 124). Section 148 was substituted, as from 26 August 2002, by section 54 Land Transfer (Computer Registers and Electronic Lodgement) Amendment Act 2002 (2002 No 11). See clause 2 Land Transfer (Computer Registers And Electronic Lodgement) Amendment Act Commencement Order 2002 (SR 2002/216).
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