2. The implications of Torrens
Issue Common law Land Title Act
Process to create legal
interest
Determining priority
Volunteers
Issue of notice
Need for bona fides?
Role of equity
3. The Torrens system only deals with
legal interests in land.
☐ True
☐ False
8. A caveat does not enlarge your interest
in land.
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9.
10. Form of caveat, cont’d
What are these
‘other grounds’?
Read the LTA
11. Who can lodge a caveat?: LTA
A person claiming an interest in a
lot
What does interest mean? Where might
you find this meaning?
definitions section part
Acts
Interp Act
12. Who can lodge a caveat?
• Bill signs a contract to sell his land to Ben. Ben finds out
Bill has also signed a contract to sell to Helen. Does Ben
have a caveatable interest?
• Peter borrows money from the bank, and deposits his
title deeds as security. Does the bank have a
caveatable interest?
• Joanne has signed a contract to buy a farm. The
contract is subject to finance. Does Joanne have a
caveatable interest?
• Margaret has defaulted on her mortgage, and the bank
has exercised its power of sale. The bank has signed a
contract to sell to a related entity. Does Margaret have
a caveatable interest?
13. Who can lodge a caveat?
• Jonathan has signed a contract to buy land
that is subject to council approval for
subdivision. Council has not yet given its
approval. The owner is threatening to sell
the land to a third party. Does Jonathan
have a caveatable interest?
• Pauline is a beneficiary under a trust that
owns land. The trustee is planning to sell the
land. Does Pauline have a caveatable
interest?
14. Case Interest Caveat?
Ben v Bill Equitable interest in an estate
in fee simple as purchaser
under a contract
Is it unconditional?
Chang v Registrar of
Titles
Bank v Peter Equitable interest by way of
deposit of title deeds
Re Dixon’s Caveat
Joanne Equitable interest as purchaser
under contract
Conditional: Re
Dimbury, Re CM
Group Caveat say no
distinguish? – is it
specifically
enforceable.
Cf Re Henderson’s
Caveat
Margaret Mere equity to have the sale
set aside (Latec)
Re Pile = no
Cf Re McKean’s
Caveat = likely yes
15. Case Interest Caveat
Jonathan Equitable interest as
purchaser under conditional
contract for sale
Re CM Group Caveat
– no
But see Re Henderson
Pauline Interest as beneficiary under
a trust has a mere right to be
considered in distribution –
not an interest in land
No
(Though see Kennon v
Spry for a new take on
this…)
16. Caveats’ life span
• Find the provisions
(LTA)
• What is their scope
• Identify the different
time-frames that
apply
• Draw a diagram
representing these
time-frames
19. Does the LTA promote alternative
dispute resolution to resolve competing
interests in land?
Review the caveat provisions in the LTA –
what are the triggers for the time-
frames?
24. Writs of Execution: work through
the LTA
What is it?
How is it
issued?
What is its
effect?
What are
the time
limits?
25. Black v Garnock
Black got
judgment a/g
respondent
Judgment
debtor agt sale
to respondent
Pcher: clear
check search
½ hour later:
Black warned of
writ of execution
1 ½ hour later:
Black lodged
writ of execution
What is the
effect of the writ
of execution?
26. Overview
Scope of Torrens
Torrens encompasses equity too!
Nature of Caveats
Caveats stop registration; warn the
world
Scope of Caveats
Caveats apply to interests in land
Nature of Settlement notices
Same or different from caveat?
Nature of writ of execution
What are they & how do they work?