For industry professionals
Land Title Practice Manual
The Land Title Practice Manual for industry professionals details the requirements for completing and lodging land registry forms.
The manual is updated frequently. You can read the list of important updates on the site. To keep informed about updates subscribe to the Titles Registry - alerts and notifications mailing list.
Fee calculators
Use the online calculator or the downloadable version to calculate the lodgement fees payable on commonly lodged land registry forms.
Forms - land registry forms for industry professionals
Land registry forms in Microsoft Word and Adobe PDF format. To keep informed about updates subscribe to the Titles Registry - alerts and notifications mailing list.
Registrar of Titles Directions for the Preparation of Plans
The Registrar of Titles directions for the preparation of plans details the standards and specifications for the types of plans acceptable to the Titles Registry.
The Directions are updated periodically. You can read the list of important updates on the site. To keep informed about updates subscribe to the Surveying Alerts mailing list.
Survey standards and requirements
Registered surveyors in Queensland must comply with cadastral survey standards provided by the Department of Environment and Resource Management (DERM).
To receive email notification of updates about survey practice, practitioners can subscribe to the Surveying Alerts mailing list.
Titles Registry - alerts and notifications
Titles Registry Alerts provide information about recent policy, fee and legislation changes and other important business matters.
Subscribe to the Titles Registry - alert and notification mailing list to keep informed about:
- updates to the Land Title Practice Manual.
- recent policy, fee and legislation changes and other important business matters.
Online searching of titles registry information
Industry professionals can undertake online searching (including current or historical title searches, copies of registered documents or plans) through any of the public access providers approved by the department.
Online dealings status search
This free online search facility provides basic information on the current status of dealings received in the Titles Registry.
Document preparation checklists
A series of document preparation checklists are provided to assist practitioners reduce requisition rates on ordinary dealings.
Electronic lodgement of title transactions
Electronic lodgement (elodgement) allows industry professionals to securely lodge their Titles Registry forms with DERM from their office.
Email addresses provided to the titles registry
Where a firm is providing or changing an email address to receive Registration Confirmation Statements and Requisition Notices or to receive Titles Registry Alerts and notifications separate advices must be provided to the titles registry.
Related information
In Queensland, a statutory covenant is a written agreement in a prescribed form that may be registered on title to ensure that the obligation to comply with the covenant is transferred to another person with the transfer of title to the land.
Last updated 3 January 2012