Land Titles Act 1993 s 118

s 118 Caveats lodged before initial registration

118.—(1) Before bringing land under the provisions of this Act, the Registrar must cause a search to be made for caveats in the Caveat Index, and upon creating a folio for that land must notify thereon any caveat appearing from the search to affect it. (2) In the case of a primary application or of an application for cancellation of a caution, the Registrar may, before giving effect to the application, require the applicant to get in, or otherwise to dispose of, the interest claimed under any inconsistent caveat.