Land alienated from the Crown prior to 1863 and not yet brought under the provisions of the Real Property Act 1900

In relation to land, the taking of Crown land by a Crown authority for the purpose of a public work, not effective against land or an easement held by the Commonwealth of Australia.

Mean High Water Mark - the line defining the mean between the high tides at ordinary spring and neap tides.

Miscellaneous Plan of Subdivision (Old System - OS) and (Torrens title - RP) - these plans were discontinued in 1961. Existing plans were renumbered in the DP300000 (RP) and DP150000 (OS) series.

A statement lodged with a community scheme and some strata schemes which sets out the by-laws and other particulars governing the participation in the development.

Various Acts specify that certain memorials and documents shall be lodged and/or recorded in the Registrar General's Office. Generally these things used to be lodged with the Supreme Court but custody was transferred to this Department pursuant to the Transfer of Records Act 1923

The most common is a notation entered on a folio of the Register to record details of the registration of a dealing or plan.

Is a traditional method of land surveying in which the boundaries of land parcels are recorded in terms of direction and distance.

A person under the age of 18 years. A minor does not have full legal capacity and cannot make a will.

An archaic term used in law to mean 'half'.