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What is the primary feature of the Torrens title system in Australia?

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A) The state guarantees the registered title and compensates people who lose through a register error.

The Torrens title system provides a state guarantee of title, meaning the government guarantees the accuracy of the register and provides compensation if errors cause financial loss. This system replaced the complex chain of title documentation used in other jurisdictions.

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A
The state guarantees the registered title and compensates people who lose through a register error.
B
Ownership is proved by tracing an unbroken chain of deeds back to the original Crown grant.
C
Title rests on long, open occupation, so possession for the statutory period confers full ownership of the land.
D
A registered owner's title can be challenged by anyone holding an earlier unregistered deed.

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