Northern Territory Consolidated Acts Northern Territory Consolidated Acts(1) A person may, on payment of the prescribed fee:
(a) search and obtain a copy of:
(i) the indefeasible title of a lot; or
(ii) a registered instrument; or
(iii) an instrument that has been lodged but is not registered (whether or not it has been cancelled); or
(iv) information kept under this Act; and
(b) obtain a copy of the indefeasible title of a lot, or a registered instrument, certified by the Registrar-General to be an accurate copy.
(2) Subsection (1)(a)(iii) does not apply to an instrument that has been disposed of by the Registrar-General under section 165.
(3) A search under subsection (1) may be carried out at, or a copy mentioned in subsection (1) obtained from, the Land Titles Office during business hours on a day the office is open for business.
(4) In addition, a search under subsection (1) may be carried out by, or a copy mentioned in subsection (1) obtained from, an entity engaged by the Registrar-General for allowing persons to search the land register or obtain copies of indefeasible titles, registered or other instruments, or information, kept in the land register.
(5) The Registrar-General may allow a person to carry out a search under subsection (1)(a) for:
(a) part of an indefeasible title for a lot; or
(b) part of an instrument; or
(c) part of the information about an instrument.
(6) Subject to subsection (7), the Registrar-General may enter into an arrangement with an Agency allowing the Agency to carry out a search, or obtain a copy, under this section without payment of the fee mentioned in subsection (1).
(7) The Registrar-General may enter into an arrangement under subsection (6) only if the Registrar-General is reasonably satisfied the information obtained from the search or the copy will not be:
(a) used for a commercial purpose, including, for example, the marketing or sale of the information or other information; or
(b) included in another database of information, in any form, other than with approval from the Registrar-General.