FORM 26 ANNOTATION “COV52/98 VOL.2 P.93” – COURT EXPLANATION & TIMELINE (TRILINGUAL)

Updated Timeline (Including 23 April 2026 Hearing)

15 Oct 1997

St Marks lodges lunch bar application for all 20 units of original Lot 12.

19 Nov / 19 Dec 1997

City of Swan and WAPC approvals issued.

9 Mar 1998

Cottage & Engineering Surveys submits Form 26 for SP34659.

28 Apr 1998

WAPC approves SP34659; annotation later appears: “COV52/98 Vol.2 p.93”.

4 Aug 1998

Unit 1/383 sold to the Filippous.

23 Feb 2000

Purchase by Nicholas Ni Kok Chin as purchaser/trustee for Paul Chung Kiong Chin.

3–8 Dec 2020

Email exchanges with Cottage & Engineering Surveys about the annotation.

23 Apr 2026 – 2:45 PM

Justice Gething questions Nicholas about the annotation “COV52/98 Vol.2 p.93”.

Your Statement to Justice Gething (Accurate Record)

“During the hearing on 23 April 2026 at 2:45 PM, His Honour Justice Gething asked me about the annotation ‘COV52/98 Vol.2 p.93’ on the WAPC Form 26 for SP34659. I informed His Honour that I had written to both Landgate and Cottage & Engineering Surveys requesting the original annotated Form 26 and the referenced page 93 record. I explained that Cottage denied creating the annotation and stated that it was added by the Titles Office, and that Landgate had not provided the covenant or the page 93 document. I told His Honour that despite my efforts, neither authority had produced the original Form 26 with the annotation.”

Supporting Evidence from Correspondence

“Our understanding is that this is a notation by the titles office on the form that was made at registration and probably relates to an amendment made by them on the form to correct an error.” — Email from Silas Kierath, 7 Dec 2020

English

The annotation “COV52/98 Vol.2 p.93” was raised by Justice Gething during the 23 April 2026 hearing. Nicholas explained that he had contacted both Landgate and Cottage & Engineering Surveys, but neither produced the original annotated Form 26 nor the referenced page 93 record. Cottage stated that the annotation was added by the Titles Office, not by them. The original wet‑ink Form 26 remains missing.

中文 (Chinese)

在 2026 年 4 月 23 日的聆讯中，Gething 法官询问了 Form 26 上的 “COV52/98 Vol.2 p.93” 注释。 Nicholas 向法官解释，他已分别向 Landgate 和 Cottage & Engineering Surveys 索取原始带注释的 Form 26 以及第 93 页记录，但双方均未提供。Cottage 表示该注释是由地契办公室在注册时加入的， 并非他们所写。原始的亲笔 Form 26 仍然下落不明。

Bahasa Melayu

Semasa pendengaran pada 23 April 2026, Hakim Gething bertanya tentang anotasi “COV52/98 Vol.2 p.93” pada Borang 26. Nicholas menjelaskan bahawa beliau telah menulis kepada Landgate dan Cottage & Engineering Surveys, namun kedua‑duanya tidak memberikan Borang 26 asal yang mempunyai anotasi tersebut atau rekod muka surat 93. Cottage menyatakan bahawa anotasi itu ditambah oleh Pejabat Hakmilik, bukan oleh mereka. Borang 26 asal masih belum ditemui.