Rod Thomas

Auckland University of Technology - Faculty of Business & Law

3 Wakefield Street

Private Bag 92006

Auckland Central 1020

New Zealand

University of Cambridge - Cambridge Centre for Property Law

Trinity Ln

Cambridge, CB2 1TN

United Kingdom

European Law Institute

European Law Institute Secretariat Schottenring 1

Vienna, 1010 Vienn

Austria

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Spain

Australian College of Strata Lawyers

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SCHOLARLY PAPERS

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Scholarly Papers (32)

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1.

Blockchain’s Unsuitability for Real Property Transactions

Rod Thomas “Blockchain’s unsuitability for real property transactions” in S Murphy and P Kenna and (eds) eConveyancing and Title Registration in Ireland (Clarus Press, Dublin, 2018)
Number of pages: 19 Posted: 24 Jan 2019 Last Revised: 31 Jan 2019
Rod Thomas
Auckland University of Technology - Faculty of Business & Law
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blockchain, land registry, unsuitability

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Electronic Conveyancing in Australia – Is Anyone Concerned About Security?

Rod Thomas, Rouhshi Low and Lynden Griggs “Electronic Conveyancing in Australia – is anyone concerned about security?” [2014] Australian Property Law Journal 1
Number of pages: 20 Posted: 13 Feb 2019
Rod Thomas, Lynden Griggs and Rouhshi Low
Auckland University of Technology - Faculty of Business & Law, University of Tasmania and Queensland University of Technology
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Risks on Automation of Land Registries, PEXA Principles for Land Registration Security, Need to Comprehend Risks with Automation

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Blockchains, Trust and Land Administration – The Return of Historical Provenance

(2017) 6 Property Law Review 180
Number of pages: 30 Posted: 21 Feb 2019
Lynden Griggs, Rod Thomas, Rouhshi Low and James Scheibner
University of Tasmania, Auckland University of Technology - Faculty of Business & Law, Queensland University of Technology and University of Tasmania
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blockchain land registries, need for credibility, torrens issues and challanges

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Blockchain, the Borg Collective and Digitalisation of Land Registries

The Conveyancer and Property Lawyer (2017) 81 Conv. 9
Number of pages: 18 Posted: 20 Feb 2019
Rod Thomas and Charlie Huang
Auckland University of Technology - Faculty of Business & Law and Auckland University of Technology
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blockchain, digitalisation, land register, credibility of system

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Constructive Trusts up to Lord Eldon - A Consent Issue

Number of pages: 25 Posted: 09 May 2019
Rod Thomas
Auckland University of Technology - Faculty of Business & Law
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The Confusion of Otway – Who Bears the Cost of Repairs and Maintenance Under the Unit Titles Act 2010?

Number of pages: 14 Posted: 23 Aug 2019 Last Revised: 26 Aug 2019
Rod Thomas and Linna Sun
Auckland University of Technology - Faculty of Business & Law and Independent
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Strata Titles, New Zealand, Repairs and Mainetance, Responsibility of Owners for Work in Stratra Developments, Body Corporate S73368 v Otway

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The New Zealand Experience: The Risks and Implications of Automation

Number of pages: 29 Posted: 15 Jan 2019
Rod Thomas
Auckland University of Technology - Faculty of Business & Law
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autiomation, land, torrens register, audit of performance

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Big Data and Privatisation of Registers – Recent Developments and Thoughts from a Torrens Perspective

2018 (7) European Property Law Journal 1
Number of pages: 31 Posted: 20 Feb 2019
Rod Thomas, Lynden Griggs and Rouhshi Low
Auckland University of Technology - Faculty of Business & Law, University of Tasmania and Queensland University of Technology
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big data, privatisation, credible operation of automated land registries, trends to privatise land registry operations

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The Interpretation of Documents on the Register: Issues for England and Wales, Australia and New Zealand

Rod Thomas (editorial) “The interpretation of documents on the register; issues for England and Wales, Australia and New Zealand” (2016) 80 The Conveyancer and Property Lawyer 1
Number of pages: 8 Posted: 24 Jan 2019 Last Revised: 31 Jan 2019
Rod Thomas
Auckland University of Technology - Faculty of Business & Law
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registries, interpetation of documents, land dealings

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the Far Side of the World – The 'Three Key Proof Requirements' and Automation of the Land Registers in New Zealand and Australia

Number of pages: 24 Posted: 24 Jan 2019
Rod Thomas
Auckland University of Technology - Faculty of Business & Law
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The Fraud Test and 'Manifest Injustice' under the New Land Transfer Act

Number of pages: 31 Posted: 24 Jan 2019 Last Revised: 10 Mar 2019
Neil Campbell and Rod Thomas
affiliation not provided to SSRN and Auckland University of Technology - Faculty of Business & Law
Downloads 12 (583,477)
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land registration, fraud, manifest injustice, Land Transfer Act 2017 (NZ)

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Personal Obligations Made Binding on Future Landowners in New Zealand – The Unstable Edifice That Is Jackson Mews v Menere

Number of pages: 26 Posted: 17 May 2019
Rod Thomas and Polina Kozlova
Auckland University of Technology - Faculty of Business & Law and Brookfields
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Accounting for Risk: the Advent of Capped Conveyancing Title Insurance

“Accounting for risk: The advent of capped conveyancing title insurance” 3 (2015) 24 Australian Property Law Journal 371
Number of pages: 11 Posted: 20 Feb 2019
Lynden Griggs, Rouhshi Low and Rod Thomas
University of Tasmania, Queensland University of Technology and Auckland University of Technology - Faculty of Business & Law
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land title insurance, automation risks, who carries the risk of abuse under automated land registration, torrens and title insurance

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Contractual Interpretation, Registered Documents and Third Party Effects

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Contractual Interpretation, Registered Documents and Third Party Effects

(2014) 77(4) Modern Law Review 597
Number of pages: 18 Posted: 20 Feb 2019
Matthew Barber and Rod Thomas
Auckland University of Technology - Faculty of Business & Law and Auckland University of Technology - Faculty of Business & Law
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Contract Interpretation; Land Title; Register; Cherry Tree v Landmain

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Creation of Estates for Services – New Zealand Style

(2018) 92 Australian Law Journal 231
Number of pages: 5 Posted: 20 Feb 2019
Rod Thomas
Auckland University of Technology - Faculty of Business & Law
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Land Estates for Services, Quia Emptores 1290 and New Zealand Invention, Encumbrances Services, Making Personal Obligations Binding on Land Owners Sucessors

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Interpreting Documents Appearing on a Torrens Register

Rod Thomas “Interpreting documents appearing on a Torrens register” New Zealand (2015) 2 Conveyancing Law and Practice Bulletin 5
Number of pages: 5 Posted: 06 Feb 2019
Rod Thomas
Auckland University of Technology - Faculty of Business & Law
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Interpretation Tools for Understating Torrens Registries, Interpreting Equitable Covenants on a Torrens Register, Confusions of Torrens Protection and the Meaning of Documents

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Designing An Automated Torrens System — Baseline Criteria, Risks and Possible Outcomes

Rod Thomas, Rouhshi Low and Lynden Griggs “Designing an automated Torrens system - baseline criteria, and possible risks” [2015] New Zealand Law Review 452
Number of pages: 18 Posted: 24 Jan 2019 Last Revised: 31 Jan 2019
Rod Thomas, Rouhshi Low and Lynden Griggs
Auckland University of Technology - Faculty of Business & Law, Queensland University of Technology and University of Tasmania
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land registry, design criteria, automation

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Recovery of Art by Vindication of Property Rights

Number of pages: 20 Posted: 20 Oct 2019
Rod Thomas
Auckland University of Technology - Faculty of Business & Law
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‘art theft’, ‘recovery art’, ‘civil law remedies for art recovery’, ‘legal obligations between artists and gallerists’, ‘art remedies outside of criminal code’

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Degraded Property Rights for Unit Titles in New Zealand

(2013) 25 New Zealand Universities Law Review 1023
Number of pages: 24 Posted: 28 Feb 2019
Rod Thomas
Auckland University of Technology - Faculty of Business & Law
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strata title; property rights; interpretation; court intervention

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The Changing Face of Conveyancing Responsibility

(2015) 5 Property Law Review 109
Number of pages: 5 Posted: 20 Feb 2019
Lynden Griggs, Rouhshi Low and Rod Thomas
University of Tasmania, Queensland University of Technology and Auckland University of Technology - Faculty of Business & Law
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Conveyancing Risk, Transfer of Risk with Automation, Recent New Zealand and Australian Examples, Torrens Automation Issues

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Can a Body Corporate Tell You What You Can Do in Your Unit?

2 (2016) New Zealand Conveyancing Law and Practice Bulletin
Number of pages: 7 Posted: 20 Feb 2019
Rod Thomas
Auckland University of Technology - Faculty of Business & Law
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airbnb restrictions, strata titles restrictions on use, limited powers of a body corporate to restrict use of a unit

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Who Is Authorised to Do What in Bodies Corporate?

Number of pages: 16 Posted: 06 Feb 2019 Last Revised: 08 Feb 2019
Rod Thomas
Auckland University of Technology - Faculty of Business & Law
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strata title committee powers, unit title act 2010 drafting, strata title liability to third parties outside of the development

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Points of Tension: Fraud and Challenges under Guarantee of Titles Regimes

Rod Thomas “Points of Tension; Fraud and Challenges under Guarantee of Titles Regimes”” in Robyn Hickey and H Conway (eds) (2017) 9 Modern Studies in Property Law (Hart Publishing, Oxford, 2017) 197 – 216
Number of pages: 26 Posted: 24 Jan 2019 Last Revised: 31 Jan 2019
Rod Thomas
Auckland University of Technology - Faculty of Business & Law
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The New Zealand 'Adverse' Occupation Regime, Torrens Principles and the Issue of Due Process

Number of pages: 22 Posted: 26 Feb 2019
Rod Thomas
Auckland University of Technology - Faculty of Business & Law
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Squatter Rights, New Zealand Torrens System Squatter Rights, Legislative Reform Needed for Squatter Rights

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Who Suffers the Loss When Leaks Are Found on Common Property in a Unit Title Development?

Leaky Buildings Crisis – Understanding the Issues (Thomson Reuters, Wellington, 2011); ISBN: 978-0-864727-41-1
Number of pages: 28 Posted: 22 Feb 2019
Rod Thomas
Auckland University of Technology - Faculty of Business & Law
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strata title, damage, responsibility for remediation, owners of body coporate, property law, liability issues

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Pre-Contract Disclosure Under the Unit Titles Act 2010 - Need for Statutory Action

“Pre-contract disclosure under the Unit Titles Act 2010 - need for statutory action” 2017 Butterworth’s Conveyancing Bulletin 457
Number of pages: 7 Posted: 20 Feb 2019
Rod Thomas
Auckland University of Technology - Faculty of Business & Law
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Strata Title Disclosure, Purchaser Protection Under Strata Titles, Consumer Protection for New Zealand Unit Title Purchasers

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Schemes Following Destruction or Damage Under the New Zealand Unit Titles Regime

(2011) 17 New Zealand Business Law Quarterly 371
Number of pages: 22 Posted: 07 Feb 2019
Rod Thomas
Auckland University of Technology - Faculty of Business & Law
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strata title, damage, court imposed scheme, contributions

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Australasian Torrens Automation, Its Integrity, and the Three Proof Requirements

New Zealand Law Review 715 [2013]
Number of pages: 23 Posted: 06 Feb 2019 Last Revised: 08 Feb 2019
Rod Thomas, Rouhshi Low and Lynden Griggs
Auckland University of Technology - Faculty of Business & Law, Queensland University of Technology and University of Tasmania
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Automation of Registries, Proof Requirements of Automated System for Credibility, Australasian Automation of Registries Progress

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A Disincentive to Service — Committee Members’ Personal Liability Under the Unit Titles Act

[2014] New Zealand Law Review 423
Number of pages: 18 Posted: 20 Feb 2019
Rod Thomas
Auckland University of Technology - Faculty of Business & Law
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Knowing Receipt Reasoning Imposed for a Torrens Title Regime: The Troubling Case of Arthur v A-G of the Turks and Caicos Islands

[2013] Restitution Law Review 93
Number of pages: 5 Posted: 20 Feb 2019
Rod Thomas
Auckland University of Technology - Faculty of Business & Law
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Arthur v A-G of the Turks and Caicos Islands, Knowing Receipt, Torrens System, Fraud Finding

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Enforcing Building Schemes Against Torrens Titles

Number of pages: 11 Posted: 14 Oct 2019
Rod Thomas
Auckland University of Technology - Faculty of Business & Law
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Enactment of the Unit Titles Act 2010 (New Zealand) – Analyses of Key Provisions With Discursive Commentary

Number of pages: 48 Posted: 23 Aug 2019
Rod Thomas
Auckland University of Technology - Faculty of Business & Law
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strata new legislation; Unit Titles Act 2010; analysis of strata legislation