Corporate body

Sub-Department

REGISTRAR OF DEEDS, CONVENYANCES AND OTHER INSTRUMENTS

AU WA A234

1832-01-01 - 1876-01-01

Pursuant to 2 William IV No. 6. a registrar was appointed and a "public office" established "for the registration of Deeds Conveyances and other Instruments, Wills and Judgements". Registration was effected by lodging with the Registrar of Deeds a memorial of the document to be registered. The 1832 Legislation (2 William Acts 6 & 7) were repealed and replaced by the Registration of Deeds Act 1856. (29 Vic., No. 14). This Act which is still extant provided that all registered documents should have priority according to the date of registration. In recent times the conveyancing provisions of this Act have been amended by the Property Law Act 1969.

In 1876, upon the establishment of the Office of Titles the Deeds system of land conveyancing was superseded by the Torrens system of land registration. The 1856 legislation still applied to dealings in land granted by the Crown before the new system came into operation. The Office of Registrar of Deeds still exists within the present day Office of Titles.

Creation: 2 William IV No. 6. An Act to provide for the registration, of Deeds, Wills (etc) 1832., 2 William IV No. 7. An Act to facilitate and simplify the, transfer of Real Property 1832.,

AU WA A235 - OFFICE OF TITLES (1876-01-01 - 1984-11-01)

AU WA A242 - LAND TITLES OFFICE (1984-11-01 -)

AU WA A242 - LAND TITLES OFFICE (1984-11-01 -)

AU WA A235 - OFFICE OF TITLES (1876-01-01 - 1984-11-01)

LAND AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT

Series S416 - INDEX TO NAMES CHANGED BY LICENCE OR DEED POLL

Series S417 - MEMORIALS OF DEEDS

Series S418 - REGISTERS OF MEMORIALS

Series S419 - INDEX TO MEMORIALS - ALPHABETICAL

Series S420 - INDEX - LAND - MEMORIALS

Series S421 - INDEX - NOMINAL - MEMORIALS

Series S422 - INDEX AND REGISTER OF ENCUMBRANCES - MEMORIALS

Series S423 - INDEX TO WILLS - DEEDS REGISTRY

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