Function

REGISTRATION OF LAND TITLES

The Registrar-General's Office (RGO) administers the Land Titles Act 1925, the Land Titles (Unit Titles) Act 1970, and the Districts Act 2002. The RGO receives, registers and provides access to titles and documents relating to transactions with registered land in the ACT ( For the purposes of this document the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) includes Jervis Bay Territory).
S. 43(2) of the Land Titles Act 1925 permits the Registrar-General to keep the register -
in such form or combination of forms; and
on such medium or combination of media; and
in such manner;
as the Registrar-General thinks fit; and at any time, vary the form or medium in which the register or part of the register is kept.
A reference to a medium includes a computer, microfilm and paper. S. 6 of the Act defines "computer" as a device for storing or processing information. In this sense, the RGO has implemented an image-based document management system under which images of documents are digitally captured and stored in a computer and the paper originals destroyed. This practice is consistent with the provisions of the Evidence Act 1971.

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