Guidelines and policies

Guidelines and policies issued by the Registrar-General of Land.

Guidelines made under the Land Transfer Act 2017

  • LINZG20709 - Guideline for registration under the Crown Pastoral Land Act 1998
  • LINZG20773 - Caveats and Other Stops on Registration Guideline 2018
  • LINZG20774 - Removal of Easements Guideline 2018
  • LINZG20776 - Identity Requirements for Paper Instruments Guideline 2018
  • LINZG20777 - Deposit of Survey Plans for the Subdivision of Land Guideline 2018
  • LINZG20778 - Adverse Possession Guideline 2018
  • LINZG20780 - Applications to Correct or Change Names in the Register Guideline 2018
  • LINZG20782 - Application to bring land under the Act – Dry Riverbeds and Streambeds Guideline 2018
  • LINZG20784 - Transmission following amalgamation of companies Guideline 2018
  • LINZ OP G 01243 - New Plymouth District Council (Waitara Lands) Act 2018 registration guideline
  • LINZ OP G 01256 - Withholding Information in the Register Guideline 2021
  • LINZ OP G 01306 - Alterations to the Register Guideline 2024
  • LINZ OP G 01309 - Authority and Identity Requirements for E-Dealing Guideline 2024
  • LINZ OP G 01310 - Unit Titles Act 2010 Guideline 2024
  • LINZ OP G 01319 - Accretion and Erosion Guideline 2025

Operable, not updated for the Land Transfer Act 2017

  • LINZG20726 - Registration guideline for the Marine and Coastal Area Act 2011
  • LINZG20727 - Guideline for conveyancing records lost or destroyed in the Canterbury earthquakes

Guideline for registration of Māori land transactions under Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993

LINZG20728 - Guideline for registration of Māori land transactions under Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993

Regulatory policy

LINZ OP 01249 - Waiving and Refunding Title Fees Regulatory Policy

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