Section 241 — Land Transfer Act 1952: Registrar not obliged to produce registers or attend court

241 Registrar not obliged to produce registers or attend court (1) Neither the Registrar nor any delegate of the Registrar is obliged to— (a) Produce any register or other instrument in his or her custody as the Registrar or Registrar's delegate in any court or place other than an office of the Department except by order of the High Court; or (b) Attend any court or other hearing or proceeding, except by order of the High Court. (2) The High Court may not make an order under subsection (1)(a) or subsection (1)(b) unless the Court is satisfied that production or personal attendance is necessary and that the required evidence cannot be given by certified copy of the register or instrument. The words “ High Court ” in the original section 241 were substituted, as from 1 April 1980, for the words “ Supreme Court ” pursuant to section 12 Judicature Amendment Act 1979 (1979 No 124). Section 241 was substituted, as from 1 February 1999, by section 41 Land Transfer (Automation) Amendment Act 1998 (1998 No 123).