Torrens Building the Real Property Act 1858, which provides for the Torrens Title system, developed in South Australia and adopted around the world. The plaque was unveiled on 1 July 1958 by then Lieutenant Governor of South Australia, Sir Mellis Napier. The Torrens Building houses an honour board displaying the names of Government of South Australia employees killed in World War I. Torrens Building The Torrens Building, named after Sir Robert Richard Torrens, is a State Heritage listed building on the corner of Victoria Square and Wakefield Street in Adelaide, South Australia. Originally known as the Government Offices, the Torrens Building has
Torrens title although small remnants of land may still exist under the deeds system. The Torrens system is now implemented by the Land Transfer Act 1952. However, the implementation by the 1952 Act will soon be superseded by the Land Transfer Act 2017. The Torrens system was established in the Philippines on November 6, 1902 by the enactment of "Act No. 496", "The Land Registration Act", which was virtually identical to the Real Property Act of Massachusetts of 1898. Russia adopted the Torrens system soon after the founding of the Soviet Union. Currently, the accounting and registration system for rights to immovable