Designated Land Transfer Offices
Section 41 of the Land Transfer (Computer Registers and Electronic Lodgement) Amendment Act 2002 amends the Land Transfer Act 1952 by inserting a new section 47.
Pursuant to that section, the Registrar-General of Land
may designate land transfer offices for the purposes of presentation of instruments.
The Registrar-General of Land designates the following offices of Land Information New Zealand as offices for
the purposes of sections 47 (1) (a) and 47 (1) (c) with effect from 1 June 2002:
North Auckland Land Registration District: Oracle Tower, 56 Wakefield Street (Private Bag 92-016 or D.X. C.P. 22-017), Auckland 1.
South Auckland and Taranaki Land Registration Districts: Corner of Victoria and Rostrevor Streets (Private Bag 3028 or D.X. G.X. 10-069), Hamilton.
Wellington, Gisborne and Hawke's Bay Land Registration Districts: Mayfair House, 44-52 The Terrace (P.O. Box 5014 or D.X. S.P. 23-512), Wellington.
Nelson, Marlborough, Westland and Canterbury Land Registration Districts: Torrens House, 195 Hereford Street (Private Bag 4721 or D.X. W.P. 20-033), Christchurch.
Otago and Southland Land Registration Districts: John Wickliffe House, Princes Street (Private Bag 1929 or D.X. Y.P. 80-001), Dunedin.
Rectification period
Section 43 (3) of the Land Transfer Act 1952 has been amended by Schedule 1 of the Land Transfer (Computer Registers and Electronic Lodgement) Amendment Act 2002.
The Registrar-General of Land is required to specify the period within which instruments may be rectified and
re-lodged for registration without the applicable fees being forfeited.
With effect from 1 June 2002, that period is specified to be two months from the date the instrument is returned by the Registrar.
R. W. MUIR, Registrar-General of Land.