You are hereHomeRegulatoryRegulatory Search Regulatory Search Share thisShare on Facebook.Share on Twitter.Share on LinkedIn. Regulatory Featured Withholding Information in the Register Guideline 2020 – LINZ OP G 01252 3 December 2020 Read More Caveats and Other Stops on Registration Guideline 2018 – LINZG20773 14 November 2018 Read More Authority and Identity Requirements for E-Dealing Guideline 2018 – LINZG20775 12 November 2018 Read More Standard for the acquisition of land under the Public Works Act 1981 - LINZS15005 21 August 2015 Read More Search, browse and download our rules, standards and guidelines. Search our rules, standards and guidelines.Use the filters below to refine your search and narrow your results. 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Land titles Published: 3 December 2020 Status: Current Updated: Waiving and Refunding Title Fees Policy 2020 – LINZ OP O 01249 This policy is issued by the Registrar-General of Land to provide guidance as to when all or any part of a fee payable under the Land Transfer Act 2017 may be waived or refunded. Land titles Published: 7 September 2020 Status: Current Updated: Authority and Identity Requirements and Electronic Signing of Documents Interim Guideline 2020 - LINZ OP G 01247 The response to COVID-19 has introduced new challenges for practitioners in meeting the requirements of the Authority and Identity Requirements for E-Dealing Standard (LINZS20018) and Guideline (LINZG20775) due to remote working and self-isolation of both practitioners and their clients. Land titles Published: 30 March 2020 Status: Current Updated: 7 September 2021 Accretion and Erosion Guideline 2019 – LINZG20783 Accretion occurs where a property is bounded by water, has a moveable boundary, and land is added to the property due to gradual and imperceptible changes in the position of the water boundary. The owner may then apply to have the title adjusted to reflect the current position of the water boundary. Land titles Published: 13 December 2019 Status: Current Updated: New Plymouth District Council (Waitara Lands) Act 2018 registration guideline - LINZ OP G 01243 This guideline has been issued by the Registrar-General of Land to ensure that applications received by LINZ under the New Plymouth District Council (Waitara Lands) Act 2018 are dealt with correctly. Land titles Published: 17 March 2019 Status: Current Updated: Adverse Possession Guideline 2018 – LINZG20778 Applications for adverse possession will only be valid in the limited circumstances set out in subpart 1 of Part 4 of the Land Transfer Act 2017*. This incorporates and codifies part of the common law doctrine of adverse possession. Land titles Published: 17 December 2018 Status: Current Updated: Identity Requirements for Paper Instruments Guideline 2018 – LINZG20776 A signatory or their practitioner must certify certain matters before a paper instrument can be lodged. Obligations apply to witnesses, certifiers, and LINZ staff upon receiving paper instruments by post and prior to registering them. This is to safeguard against fraud in conveyancing transactions. Land titles Published: 14 November 2018 Status: Current Updated: Treaty Claims Settlement Acts General Guideline 2018 – LINZG20786 This is a general guideline issued by the Registrar-General of Land to ensure that applications received by LINZ under specific Treaty claims settlement legislation are dealt with correctly. Land titles Published: 14 November 2018 Status: Current Updated: Caveats and Other Stops on Registration Guideline 2018 – LINZG20773 The Land Transfer Act 2017, regulations and other legislation allow, in certain circumstances, caveats and other stops to be entered in the register to prevent or restrict dealings. Land titles Published: 14 November 2018 Status: Current Updated: 5 October 2021 Applications to Correct or Change Names in the Register Guideline 2018 – LINZG20780 Regulations 17(1)(a) and (3) of the Land Transfer Regulations 2018 enable applications to change or correct names to be made, and Regulation 17(4) empowers the Registrar-General of Land to change or correct names in the Register if satisfied the name has changed. Land titles Published: 13 November 2018 Status: Current Updated: 13 November 2018 Pages1 2 3 4 5 6 next › last »