Land Title Regulation 2005

Queensland Land Title Act 1994 Land Title Regulation 2005 Current as at 1 August 2015 Reprint note This is the last reprint before repeal. Repealed on 1 December 2015 by 2015 SL No. 145 s 7.

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Queensland Land Title Regulation 2005 Contents 1 1A 2 3 4 5 6 Schedule 1 Part 1 Part 2 Schedule 2 Schedule 3 1 2 3 4 5 Page Short title . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Definitions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Location of offices of the land registry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Forms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Fees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Transitional. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Repeal of Land Title Regulation 1994 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Offices of the Land Registry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Fees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dictionary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Index to endnotes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Table of reprints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . List of legislation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . List of annotations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 10 11 11 12 13 16

Land Title Regulation 2005 Land Title Regulation 2005 [s 1] [as amended by all amendments that commenced on or before 1 August 2015] 1 Short title This regulation may be cited as the Land Title Regulation 2005 . 1A Definitions The dictionary in schedule 3 defines particular words used in this regulation. 2 Location of offices of the land registry (1) A document may be lodged— (a) at the offices of the land registry mentioned in schedule 1, part 1, during business hours; or (b) at the offices of the land registry mentioned in schedule 1, part 2, at the times decided by the chief executive; or (c) at another office of the land registry specified by the chief executive, at the times decided by the chief executive. (2) The chief executive must give a notice to the public of the times when an office of the land registry mentioned in subsection (1)(b) or (c) may accept documents. 3 Forms (1) This section applies to forms to be lodged in the office of the land registry. (2) A form, other than a plan of survey, must— (a) be printed on paper that is— (i) international sheet size A4; and Current as at 1 August 2015 Page 3

Land Title Regulation 2005 [s 4] (ii) white bond of a density at least 80gm to a square metre; and (iii) free from discolouration and blemishes; and (b) have clear margins no smaller than 10mm on all sides; and (c) have a clear space no smaller than 90mm wide and 35mm deep at the top right-hand corner of the form for a duty imprint; and (d) be completed on 1 side only, either— (i) printed with type size no smaller than 1.8mm (10 point); or (ii) in a way that is permanent and that can be photocopied to produce a copy satisfactory to the registrar; and (e) have all pages of the form and all attachments securely bound together in a way approved by the registrar. (3) A plan of survey must be printed on paper that is— (a) international sheet size A3; and (b) of a density at least 130gm to a square metre. (4) An alteration on a form must be made by— (a) striking through the printing or writing intended to be altered so that the original printing or writing is still legible; and (b) having each party to the form and each witness initial the alteration to the form. 4 Fees (1) The fees payable under the Act are stated in schedule 2. (2) If an instrument is rejected under section 157(1) of the Act— (a) the fee paid for lodging the instrument is forfeited; and Page 4 Current as at 1 August 2015

Land Title Regulation 2005 [s 5] (b) the fee payable for re-lodging the instrument is half the fee stated in schedule 2, item 2, for lodging the instrument. Note— See section 157(4) of the Act. (3) Despite subsection (1), a fee is not payable for the following— (a) the lodgement and registration of— (i) an instrument of transfer of land to, or acquisition or lease of land by, the State; or (ii) a covenant or release of a covenant if the covenantee is the State; or (iii) a forest consent agreement when registered as a profit a prendre; (b) the deposit or removal of an administrative advice by the State. 5 Transitional (1) A form prescribed under an Act mentioned in section 193 of the original Act may be used for a similar purpose under the Act if the form was executed— (a) for a plan of survey—before 31 March 1995; or (b) for any other form—before 31 July 1994. (2) In this section— original Act means the Act as in force on 24 April 1994. 6 Repeal of Land Title Regulation 1994 The Land Title Regulation 1994 is repealed. Current as at 1 August 2015 Page 5

Land Title Regulation 2005 Schedule 1 Schedule 1 Offices of the Land Registry section 2 Part 1 Brisbane Part 2 Beenleigh Bundaberg Caboolture Cairns Gold Coast Gympie Ipswich Kingaroy Mackay Maryborough Nambour Rockhampton Roma Toowoomba Townsville Page 6 Current as at 1 August 2015

Schedule 2 Fees Land Title Regulation 2005 Schedule 2 section 4 1 Creating an indefeasible title or, on request, a separate indefeasible title (other than a deed of grant)—for each indefeasible title created (Act, s 42 or 57) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Lodging— (a) an instrument that changes ownership of a lot or an interest in a lot— (i) for 1 lot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (ii) for each additional lot. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (b) a plan of survey or an explanatory format plan— (i) for the plan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (ii) additional fee for each lot or interest surveyed or defined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (c) for establishing a community titles scheme—a request to record the first community management statement for the scheme . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (d) for an established community titles scheme—a request to record a new community management statement for the scheme . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (e) an application— (i) to reserve a name as the identifying name to be shown in the community management statement for a proposed community titles scheme (a name reservation ). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (ii) to extend a name reservation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (iii) to withdraw a name reservation . . . . . . . . . . . . . (f) a request to record a change of the address for service of a body corporate recorded on an indefeasible title for common property . . . . . . . . . . . (g) a request— $ 65.50 168.60 31.80 332.60 23.90 168.60 81.50 81.50 81.50 nil 31.80 Current as at 1 August 2015 Page 7

Land Title Regulation 2005 Schedule 2 (i) to cancel registration of a writ of execution . . . . (ii) to register a discharge or satisfaction of a writ of execution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (h) an instrument received through the post, by courier or by document exchange service—additional fee for each instrument. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (i) an application for a certificate of title— (i) if the certificate is collected . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (ii) if the certificate is posted by registered mail . . . (j) a standard terms document (Act, s 169) . . . . . . . . . . . (k) a request to remove from an indefeasible title a lease or easement that has expired or a profit a prendre that has expired or otherwise ended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (l) a request to note the lapsing of a caveat under section 126(5) of the Act . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (m) any other instrument . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Additional fee for lodging a transfer of fee simple or transfer of a lease under the South Bank Corporation Act 1989 if the consideration is more than $180,000—for each $10,000 or part of $10,000 more than $180,000. . . . . . . . . 4 Examining sketch plans that are part of an instrument . . . . 5 Depositing or withdrawing a settlement notice. . . . . . . . . . 6 Depositing or removing an administrative advice. . . . . . . . 7 Preparing and serving a notice of a caveat . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Computer printout of— (a) an indefeasible title, if the printout is generated— (i) for the purposes of an entity mentioned in section 35(4) of the Act . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (ii) otherwise . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (b) the historical details of a title, if the printout is generated— (i) for the purposes of an entity mentioned in section 35(4) of the Act . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (ii) otherwise . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 31.80 31.80 31.80 nil 6.90 nil nil nil 168.60 31.80 40.55 31.80 15.30 32.55 14.40 17.55 22.60 25.80 Page 8 Current as at 1 August 2015

Land Title Regulation 2005 Schedule 2 9 Image of— (a) a certificate of title, if the image is generated— (i) for the purposes of an entity mentioned in section 35(4) of the Act . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (ii) otherwise . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (b) a plan of survey, if the image is generated— (i) for the purposes of an entity mentioned in section 35(4) of the Act . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (ii) otherwise . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (c) any other instrument or document, including a community management statement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Search of a statement of registered dealing, community titles scheme or administrative advice against an indefeasible title . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Investigative search of the register by an employee of the department (not including providing a copy of a document)— (a) if no additional computer programming time is required—for each hour or part of an hour . . . . . . . . (b) if additional computer programming time is required—for each hour or part of an hour . . . . . . . . 12 Certifying a copy of a document mentioned in section 35(1)(b) of the Act . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Requisitioning a document lodged for registration (Act, s 156) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Providing lodgement support service bundle 1 to an ELN in relation to a conveyancing transaction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Providing lodgement support service bundle 2 to an ELN in relation to a conveyancing transaction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 14.40 17.55 15.65 18.80 34.20 2.90 65.50 161.70 32.55 40.55 14.40 11.40 Current as at 1 August 2015 Page 9

Land Title Regulation 2005 Schedule 3 Schedule 3 Dictionary section 1A conveyancing transaction see the Electronic Conveyancing National Law (Queensland), section 3. ELN see the Electronic Conveyancing National Law (Queensland), section 3. lodgement support service bundle 1 , for a conveyancing transaction, means— (a) the particulars recorded in the freehold land register that are necessary to do any of the following in relation to the transaction— (i) complete each instrument that may be lodged for the transaction; (ii) identify anything in the register that is changed, lodged, noted, recorded or registered; and (b) confirmation, for each completed instrument, as to whether the instrument may be lodged electronically. lodgement support service bundle 2 , for a conveyancing transaction, means— (a) the particulars recorded in the freehold land register that are necessary to complete each instrument that may be lodged for the transaction; and (b) confirmation, for each completed instrument, as to whether the instrument may be lodged electronically. Page 10 Current as at 1 August 2015

1 Index to endnotes 2 Key 3 Table of reprints 4 List of legislation 5 List of annotations Land Title Regulation 2005 Endnotes 2 Key Key to abbreviations in list of legislation and annotations Key Explanation Key Explanation AIA = Acts Interpretation Act 1954 (prev) = previously amd = amended proc = proclamation amdt = amendment prov = provision ch = chapter pt = part def = definition pubd = published div = division R[X] = Reprint No. [X] exp = expires/expired RA = Reprints Act 1992 gaz = gazette reloc = relocated hdg = heading renum = renumbered ins = inserted rep = repealed lap = lapsed (retro) = retrospectively notfd = notified rv = revised version num = numbered s = section o in c = order in council sch = schedule om = omitted sdiv = subdivision orig = original SIA = Statutory Instruments Act 1992 p = page SIR = Statutory Instruments Regulation 2012 para = paragraph SL = subordinate legislation prec = preceding sub = substituted pres = present unnu = unnumbered m prev = previous Current as at 1 August 2015 Page 11

Land Title Regulation 2005 Endnotes 3 Table of reprints A new reprint of the legislation is prepared by the Office of the Queensland Parliamentary Counsel each time a change to the legislation takes effect. The notes column for this reprint gives details of any discretionary editorial powers under the Reprints Act 1992 used by the Office of the Queensland Parliamentary Counsel in preparing it. Section 5(c) and (d) of the Act are not mentioned as they contain mandatory requirements that all amendments be included and all necessary consequential amendments be incorporated, whether of punctuation, numbering or another kind. Further details of the use of any discretionary editorial power noted in the table can be obtained by contacting the Office of the Queensland Parliamentary Counsel by telephone on 3003 9601 or email legislation.queries@oqpc.qld.gov.au. From 29 January 2013, all Queensland reprints are dated and authorised by the Parliamentary Counsel. The previous numbering system and distinctions between printed and electronic reprints is not continued with the relevant details for historical reprints included in this table. Reprint No. 0A 1 1A 1B 1C 1D 1E 1F 1G 1H 1I Amendments included none 2005 SL No. 103 2006 SL No. 110 2007 SL No. 98 2008 SL No. 149 (amd 2008 SL No. 204) 2009 SL No. 137 2010 SL No. 162 2010 SL No. 137 2011 SL No. 131 2011 SL No. 135 2011 SL No. 162 2— 2A 2012 SL No. 105 2B 2012 SL No. 188 Effective 27 May 2005 1 July 2005 1 July 2006 1 July 2007 1 July 2008 1 August 2009 1 August 2010 30 October 2010 1 July 2011 1 August 2011 26 August 2011 26 August 2011 1 August 2012 1 November 2012 Notes R1I withdrawn, see R2 Page 12 Current as at 1 August 2015

Land Title Regulation 2005 Endnotes Reprint Amendments No. included 2C 2012 SL No. 188 Effective Notes 1 December 2012 Current as at 1 July 2013 29 November 2013 1 July 2014 26 June 2015 1 July 2015 1 July 2015 rv 1 August 2015 Amendments included 2013 SL No. 84 2013 SL No. 252 2014 SL No. 78 2015 SL No. 52 2015 SL No. 39 — 2015 SL No. 39 Notes RA s 44A 4 List of legislation Regulatory impact statements For subordinate legislation that has a regulatory impact statement, specific reference to the statement is included in this list. Explanatory notes All subordinate legislation made on or after 1 January 2011 has an explanatory note. For subordinate legislation made before 1 January 2011 that has an explanatory note, specific reference to the note is included in this list. Land Title Regulation 2005 SL No. 98 made by the Governor in Council on 26 May 2005 notfd gaz 27 May 2005 pp 308–11 commenced on date of notification exp 1 September 2015 (see SIA s 54) Note—The expiry date may have changed since this reprint was published. See the latest reprint of the SIR for any change. amending legislation— Natural Resources and Mines Legislation Amendment Regulation (No. 1) 2005 SL No. 103 pts 1, 10 notfd gaz 3 June 2005 pp 415–19 ss 1–2 commenced on date of notification remaining provisions commenced 1 July 2005 (see s 2) Natural Resources Legislation Amendment Regulation (No. 1) 2006 SL No. 110 pts 1, 11 Current as at 1 August 2015 Page 13

Land Title Regulation 2005 Endnotes notfd gaz 2 June 2006 pp 572–6 ss 1–2 commenced on date of notification remaining provisions commenced 1 July 2006 (see s 2) Natural Resources and Water Legislation Amendment Regulation (No. 1) 2007 SL No. 98 pts 1, 7 notfd gaz 1 June 2007 pp 582–4 ss 1–2 commenced on date of notification remaining provisions commenced 1 July 2007 (see s 2) Natural Resources and Water Legislation Amendment Regulation (No. 1) 2008 SL No. 149 pts 1, 7 (this regulation is amended, see amending legislation below) notfd gaz 6 June 2008 pp 800–2 ss 1–2 commenced on date of notification remaining provisions commenced 1 July 2008 (see s 2) amending legislation— Natural Resources and Water Legislation Amendment Regulation (No. 2) 2008 SL No. 204 ss 1–2, 4 (amends 2008 SL No. 149 above) notfd gaz 27 June 2008 pp 1268–78 commenced on date of notification Natural Resources and Water Legislation Amendment Regulation (No. 1) 2009 SL No. 137 pts 1, 7 notfd gaz 3 July 2009 pp 934–6 ss 1–2 commenced on date of notification remaining provisions commenced 1 August 2009 (see s 2) Land Legislation Amendment Regulation (No. 1) 2010 SL No. 137 ss 1, 2(2), pt 3 notfd gaz 25 June 2010 pp 823–30 ss 1–2 commenced on date of notification pt 3 commenced 30 October 2010 (see s 2(2) and 2010 SL No. 293) remaining provisions commenced on date of notification Environment and Resource Management Legislation Amendment Regulation (No. 2) 2010 SL No. 162 pts 1, 10 notfd gaz 2 July 2010 pp 1033–7 ss 1–2 commenced on date of notification remaining provisions commenced 1 August 2010 (see s 2) Land and Other Legislation Amendment Regulation (No. 1) 2011 SL No. 131 pts 1, 3 notfd gaz 1 July 2011 pp 589–96 ss 1–2 commenced on date of notification remaining provisions commenced 1 July 2011 (see s 2) Environment and Resource Management Legislation Amendment Regulation (No. 1) 2011 SL No. 135 pts 1, 10 notfd gaz 8 July 2011 pp 632–5 ss 1–2 commenced on date of notification Page 14 Current as at 1 August 2015

Land Title Regulation 2005 Endnotes remaining provisions commenced 1 August 2011 (see s 2) Environment and Resource Management Legislation Amendment Regulation (No. 2) 2011 SL No. 162 pts 1–2 notfd gaz 26 August 2011 pp 995–7 commenced on date of notification Natural Resources and Mines Legislation Amendment Regulation (No. 1) 2012 SL No. 105 ss 1, 2(2)(b), pt 12 notfd gaz 20 July 2012 pp 863–7 ss 1–2 commenced on date of notification remaining provisions commenced 1 August 2012 (see s 2(2)(b)) Land Title and Other Legislation Amendment Regulation (No. 1) 2012 SL No. 188 ss 1, 2(1)(d)–(e), (2), pt 4 notfd gaz 26 October 2012 pp 264–6 ss 1–2 commenced on date of notification ss 7, 8(1)–(4) commenced 1 November 2012 (see s 2(1)(d)–(e)) remaining provision commenced 1 December 2012 (see s 2(2)) Natural Resources and Mines Legislation Amendment Regulation (No. 2) 2013 SL No. 84 ss 1, 2(2), pt 12 notfd gaz 31 May 2013 pp 160–5 ss 1–2 commenced on date of notification remaining provisions commenced 1 July 2013 (see s 2(2)) Land Title and Other Legislation Amendment Regulation (No. 1) 2013 SL No. 252 pts 1, 3 notfd <www.legislation.qld.gov.au> 29 November 2013 commenced on date of notification Natural Resources and Mines Legislation (Fees) Amendment Regulation (No. 1) 2014 SL No. 78 ss 1, 2(2), pt 12 notfd <www.legislation.qld.gov.au> 30 May 2014 ss 1–2 commenced on date of notification remaining provisions commenced 1 July 2014 (see s 2(2)) Natural Resources and Mines Legislation (Fees) Amendment Regulation (No. 1) 2015 SL No. 39 ss 1, 2(1), (3), pt 12 notfd <www.legislation.qld.gov.au> 19 June 2015 ss 1–2 commenced on date of notification s 37(2), (4) commenced 1 August 2015 (see s 2(1)) remaining provisions commenced 1 July 2015 (see s 2(3)) Land and Another Regulation Amendment Regulation (No. 1) 2015 SL No. 52 pts 1, 3 notfd <www.legislation.qld.gov.au> 26 June 2015 commenced on date of notification Current as at 1 August 2015 Page 15

Land Title Regulation 2005 Endnotes 5 List of annotations Definitions s 1A ins 2013 SL No. 252 s 6 Location of offices of the land registry s 2 amd 2010 SL No. 137 s 12 Fees s 4 amd 2008 SL No. 149 s 14; 2011 SL No. 131 s 15; 2015 SL No. 52 s 11 SCHEDULE 1—OFFICES OF THE LAND REGISTRY sub 2013 SL No. 252 s 7 SCHEDULE 2—FEES sub 2005 SL No.103 s 20; 2006 SL No. 110 s 22; 2007 SL No. 98 s 14; 2008 SL No. 149 s 15 (amd 2008 SL No. 204 s 4); 2009 SL No. 137 s 17; 2010 SL No. 162 s 22; 2011 SL No. 135 s 22 amd 2011 SL No. 162 s 4 sub 2012 SL No. 105 s 29 amd 2012 SL No. 188 s 8 sub 2013 SL No. 84 s 30 amd 2013 SL No. 252 s 8 sub 2014 SL No. 78 s 31 amd 2015 SL No. 39 s 37 SCHEDULE 3—DICTIONARY ins 2013 SL No. 252 s 9 © State of Queensland 2015 Authorised by the Parliamentary Counsel Page 16 Current as at 1 August 2015