Section 4 — Land Transfer Act 1952: Registrar-General of Land

4 Registrar-General of Land (1) There must be a Registrar-General of Land, appointed under the State Sector Act 1988 . (2) No person may be appointed Registrar-General, and no person may be directed under section 62(1) of the State Sector Act 1988 , to exercise or perform any power or duty of the Registrar-General, unless that person is a barrister and solicitor of the High Court. (3) In exercising or performing the powers and duties of the Registrar, the Registrar and every delegate of the Registrar must have regard to the following objectives: (a) ensuring an efficient and effective system for registering dealings in land: (b) managing the risk of fraud and improper dealings: (c) ensuring public confidence in the land titles system: (d) ensuring the maintenance of the integrity of the register and the right to claim compensation under Part 11 . Section 4 was substituted, as from 1 February 1999, by section 34(1) Land Transfer (Automation) Amendment Act 1998 (1998 No 123). See section 34(2) of that Act as to the person holding office as Registrar-General immediately before 1 February 1999, continuing in office and being deemed to have been appointed under the new section 4(1) of this Act. Subsection (3) was inserted, as from 1 June 2002, by section 39 Land Transfer (Computer Registers and Electronic Lodgement) Amendment Act 2002 (2002 No 11).