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LAND LEGISLATION AMENDMENT ACT 2017 (NO. 42 OF 2017) - SECT 33

Notification of restrictive covenants

    (1)     For section 88(1), (1AA), (1AB), (1AC) and (1A) of the Transfer of Land Act 1958 substitute

    "(1)     The Registrar may record on the relevant folio of the Register the following—

        (a)     subject to subsection (1A), a restrictive covenant, if all of the registered proprietors of the land to be affected by the covenant agree to the creation of the restrictive covenant;

        (b)     subject to subsection (1A), (1B) and (1C), a variation or release of a recorded restrictive covenant.

    (1A)     The Registrar must not, under this section, record a creation, variation or release of a restrictive covenant—

        (a)     that is part of a plan under the Subdivision Act 1988 ; or

        (b)     authorised by a planning scheme or permit under the Planning and Environment Act 1987 .

Note

Creations, variations and releases of restrictive covenants created in plans under the Subdivision Act 1988 and authorised by planning schemes and permits under the Planning and Environment Act 1987 must be dealt with under the Subdivision Act 1988 .

    (1B)     A recording on a folio of a restrictive covenant created by a plan under the Subdivision Act 1988 must not be amended or deleted by the Registrar under this section unless the restrictive covenant is varied or released by—

        (a)     the agreement of all of the registered proprietors of the land affected by the covenant with the consent of the council of the municipal district in which the land is located; or

        (b)     an order of a court or VCAT.

    (1C)     A recording on a folio of a restrictive covenant that was created in any way other than by a plan under the Subdivision Act 1988 may be amended or deleted by the Registrar under this section if the restrictive covenant is varied or released by—

        (a)     the agreement of all of the registered proprietors of the land affected by the covenant; or

        (b)     an order of a court or VCAT.".

    (2)     In section 88(2) of the Transfer of Land Act 1958

        (a)     omit "a charge on land or any other right in the nature of a charge or";

        (b)     omit "or charge";

        (c)     omit "charge" (where fourthly and fifthly occurring).

    (3)     In section 88(3) of the Transfer of Land Act 1958 omit "charge".



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