Review of the Land Transfer Act 1952

Opened 1 Jul 2007
Closed 30 Jun 2010

Contact Details

• Janet November
• jnovember@lawcom.govt.nz
• 04 914 4801

Publications to date

18 Jun 2007		Terms of Reference
10 Oct 2008		Issues Paper
20 Jul 2010		Report
20 Jul 2010		Press Release

Public Law
The Law Commission, in conjunction with Land Information New Zealand, (LINZ) is reviewing the present Land Transfer Act 1952, and amendment Acts. An issues paper (IP 10) was published in October 2008 (copies still available). The aim of the review is to modernise and streamline the 1952 Act, not to make any fundamental changes to the Torrens system of registration. A particular objective is to base the Act on the reality that the system for dealing with registration and dealings in land is now electronic. This is the first comprehensive review of the 1952 Act since the early Land Transfer Acts over a century ago, so review is long overdue. Submissions were received on the Issues Paper by March 2009. The Law Commission and LINZ have since been working to produce a final report accompanied by a draft Bill, under the oversight of a steering committee. The report with a draft Bill and commentary attached is to be published in mid-2010.