Registration of Deeds Regulations 1974

Western Australia

Registration of Deeds Act 1856

1.Citation

These regulations may be cited as the Registration of Deeds Regulations 1974 1.

[Regulation 1 amended in Gazette 29 August 1986 p. 3179.]

2.Interpretation

In these regulations, unless the context requires otherwise —

“memorial” means any judgment, deed, will, conveyance or instrument presented for registration;

“Registrar” means the Registrar of Deeds and Transfers.

3.Documents

(1)Every memorial presented for registration shall —

(a)be prepared on good quality paper approved by the Registrar and having the dimensions of 330 mm by 203 mm;

(b)be clearly and legibly handwritten in ink, printed or typewritten;

(c)have a binding margin on each page of 51 mm free of written, printed or typewritten matter with the binding margin on the left hand side of the face sheet and on a corresponding side for all subsequent sheets;

(d)have all writing, printing, type or other matter appearing on the memorial of sufficient strength to bear photographic reproduction.

(2)The Registrar may reject for registration a memorial which does not comply with this regulation.

4.Fees

The fees to be charged by the Registrar are set out in Schedule 1.

[Regulation 4 inserted in Gazette 26 July 1991 p. 3860.]

Schedule 1

[r. 4]

Fees to be charged by the Registrar

	Division 1 — Registrations
1.	For registering, recording, enrolling or receiving on deposit, any memorial, enrolment or instrument ...........		$77
2.	For cancelling or amending a registration by order of the Court .........................................................................		$77
	Division 2 — Reproduction of documents
1.	For a photocopy supplied of a memorial or other document not specifically provided for ..........................		$12
	Division 3 — Miscellaneous
1.	For a certification by the Registrar .................................		$60
2.	Withdrawal of a memorial under section 46 of the Land Tax Assessment Act 1976 or Part 6 Division 2 of the Taxation Administration Act 2003 .................................		$77
3.	For any service not mentioned in this Schedule .............		fee as
		assessed by the Registrar, not exceeding actual cost
	Division 4 — Posting
	For arranging the postal delivery of any material for which a fee is payable under this Schedule —
	(a)if the material is sent within Australia and is not greater than 50 grams ………….........................		$9
	(b)if the material is sent outside Australia or is greater than 50 grams ..........................................................		$9 plus
		any additional costs incurred, as assessed by the Registrar

[Schedule 1 inserted in Gazette 30 Jun 2003 p. 2567‑8.]

Notes

1This is a compilation of the Registration of Deeds Regulations 1974 and includes the amendments made by the other written laws referred to in the following table.

Compilation table

Citation	Gazettal	Commencement
Registration of Deeds Act Regulations 1974	10 Jan 1975 pp. 56‑7	10 Jan 1975
	1 Apr 1977 p. 921	1 Apr 1977
Registration of Deeds Act Amendment Regulations 1980	10 Oct 1980 p. 3452	1 Nov 1980 (see regulation 2)
Registration of Deeds Amendment Regulations 1981	2 Oct 1981 p. 4176	1 Nov 1981 (see regulation 2)
Registration of Deeds Amendment Regulations 1983	28 Oct 1983 p. 4366	13 Nov 1983 (see regulation 2)
Registration of Deeds Amendment Regulations 1986	29 Aug 1986 p. 3179	1 Sep 1986 (see regulation 2)
Registration of Deeds Amendment Regulations 1989	11 Aug 1989 p. 2625	4 Sept 1989 (see regulation 2)
Registration of Deeds Amendment Regulations 1990	3 Aug 1990 pp. 3698‑9	4 Aug 1990 (see regulation 2)
Registration of Deeds Amendment Regulations 1991	26 Jul 1991 pp. 3860‑1	26 Aug 1991 (see regulation 2)
Registration of Deeds Amendment Regulations 1992	10 Jul 1992 pp. 3221‑2	10 Aug 1992 (see regulation 2)
Registration of Deeds Amendment Regulations 1996	28 Jun 1996 pp. 3058‑9	1 Jul 1996 (see regulation 2)
Registration of Deeds Amendment Regulations 1997	4 Jul 1997 pp. 3486‑7 (Correction 18 Jul 1997 p. 3708)	4 Aug 1997 (see regulation 2)
Registration of Deeds Amendment Regulations 1998	26 Jun 1998 pp. 3384‑5	1 Jul 1998 (see regulation 2)
Registration of Deeds Amendment Regulations 1999	18 Jun 1999 pp. 2631-2	1 Jul 1999 (see regulation 2)
Registration of Deeds Amendment Regulations 2000	16 Jun 2000 pp. 2946-7	1 Jul 2000 (see regulation 2)
Registration of Deeds Amendment Regulations 2001	13 Jul 2001 p.3508	13 Jul 2001 (see regulation 2)
Registration of Deeds Amendment Regulations 2003	30 Jun 2003 p. 2567‑8	7 Jul 2003 (see r. 2)