Land title practice manual
New Part 61 (witnessing and execution of instruments or documents)
New requirements for witnessing came into effect on 30 September 2019 as a result of amendments to the Land Act 1994 and the Land Title Act 1994. Find out more by reading the Titles Registry Alert no. 154 or download the new Part 61 (PDF, 490KB).
New recordkeeping requirements – JPs and CDecs
JPs and CDecs please note that it is acceptable for the purposes of section 162(3) of the Land Title Act 1994 and 311(3) of the Land Act 1994 to only retain a written record. There is no expectation that a JP or CDec will retain originals or copies of the documents or other evidence. Refer to [61-2330] for more information.
The land title practice manual details the required practice and procedures for industry practitioners when preparing and lodging Titles Registry forms. The manual includes a detailed guide to completion for each form and examples of completed forms.
Titles Registry forms are legally binding and must be completed carefully. Please contact a competent legal professional for legal advice or for assistance with any complex transaction.
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Updates
The land title practice manual is updated periodically. Subscribe to the Titles Registry alerts to be notified automatically or download the list of updates.
- Land title practice manual updates 1 October 2019 (PDF, 2.6MB)
- Land title practice manual updates 2011- (PDF, 668KB)
- Land title practice manual updates 2009-2010 (PDF, 79KB)
Land title practice manual in sections
- Cover pages (PDF, 43KB)
- Introduction (PDF, 141KB)
- Part 01 - Transfer (PDF, 341KB)
- Part 02 - Mortgage (National Mortgage Form) (PDF, 268KB)
- Part 03 - Release of mortgage (PDF, 104KB)
- Part 04 - Request to record death (PDF, 108KB)
- Part 05, 05A, 06 - Transmission applications (PDF, 296KB)
- Part 07 - Lease (PDF, 1.1MB)
- Part 08 - Surrender of lease (PDF, 121KB)
- Part 09 - Easement (PDF, 162KB)
- Part 10 - Surrender of easement (PDF, 77KB)
- Part 11 - Caveat (PDF, 208KB)
- Part 12 - Request to register writ or warrant of execution (PDF, 120KB)
- Part 13 - Amendment of lease, easement, mortgage, covenant, profit à prendre, or building management statement (PDF, 133KB)
- Part 14 - General request (PDF, 902KB)
- Part 15 - Request for amalgamation (PDF, 82KB)
- Part 16 - Request to register power of attorney or revocation of power of attorney (PDF, 193KB)
- Part 18 - General consent (PDF, 128KB)
- Part 20 - Schedule, enlarged panel, additional page, declaration or standard terms document (PDF, 78KB)
- Part 21 - Plans and associated documents (PDF, 244KB)
- Part 23 - Priority Notice, Extension of Priority Notice and Withdrawal of Priority Notice (PDF, 173KB)
- Part 24 - Property transfer information (PDF, 236KB)
- Part 25 - Foreign ownership information (PDF, 75KB)
- Part 29 - Profit à prendre (PDF, 47KB)
- Part 30 - Mortgage priority (PDF, 42KB)
- Part 31 - Covenants (PDF, 103KB)
- Part 32 - Building management statements (PDF, 70KB)
- Part 33 - Release of covenant/profit à prendre (PDF, 64KB)
- Part 34 - Extinguishment of building management statement (PDF, 71KB)
- Part 36 - Carbon abatement interests (PDF, 98KB)
- Part 37 - Surrender of a carbon abatement interest (PDF, 154KB)
- Part 39 - High-density development easement (PDF, 82KB)
- Part 40 - Surrender of high-density development easement (PDF, 60KB)
- Part 45 - Community title schemes (PDF, 830KB)
- Part 49 - Water allocations (PDF, 75KB)
- Part 50 - Corporations and companies (PDF, 136KB)
- Part 51 - Trusts (PDF, 208KB)
- Part 52 - Administrative advices (PDF, 282KB)
- Part 59 - Forms (PDF, 84KB)
- Part 60 - Miscellaneous (PDF, 183KB)
- Part 61 - Witnessing and Execution of Instruments or Documents (PDF, 405KB)
- Last reviewed: 30 Sep 2019
- Last updated: 30 Sep 2019