On 11 October 2021, the Real Property Amendment (Certificates of Title) Act 2021 commenced, which abolished the Certificates of Title (CTs) and the control of the right to deal (CoRD) framework. All existing CTs have been cancelled and CTs will no longer be issued. Existing CTs will not need to be produced, and CoRD holder consent will not be required, for a dealing or plan to be registered. All existing Guidelines subject to this change are currently being reviewed and will be updated to reflect these changes. For further information regarding the abolition of CTs, please see https://www.registrargeneral.nsw.gov.au/property-and-conveyancing/eConveyancing/abolition-of-certificates-of-title

Circulars

Circulars published on this website are correct at time of publication but may be superseded by changes in policy and practice and fees.

If you need more information about a Circular please contact our Customer Service Centre on 1300 052 637.

NB: Circulars published prior to 1 July 2017 were published under NSW State Government process, as NSW Land and Property Information. 

 

 

2018-03

eConveyancing Update (PDF 234.8 KB)

February 2018

 

2018-02

Design changes to paper Certificates of Title (PDF 191.7 KB)

January 2018

 

2018-01

Street Addresses for Strata Plans from 1 March 2018 (PDF 179.8 KB)

January 2018

 

2017-14

NMF extension to transition period (PDF 174.1 KB)

December 2017

 

2017-13

Business Arrangements for Christmas and New Year 2017/8 (PDF 197.7 KB)

December 2017

 

2017-12

Conveyancing Rule 8.4 – Electronic Lodgment of Discharges of Mortgages & Mortgages (PDF 349.0 KB)

September 2017

 

2017-11

Change of Business Name from 1 December 2017 (PDF 237.4 KB)

Sept 2017

 

2017-10

Commencement of Conveyancing (Sale of Land) Regulation 1 September 2017 (PDF 129.9 KB)

August 2017

 

2017-09

Conveyancing Rules from 1 August 2017 (PDF 166.6 KB)

July 2017

 

2017-08

Priority Notice Fee changes from 1 July 2017 (PDF 111.2 KB)

June 2017

 

2017-07

Electronic Certificate of Title information (PDF 326.3 KB)

June 2017

 

2017-06

LPI Fee changes from July 1 2017 (PDF 281.8 KB)

June 2017

 

2017-05

Arrangements for Owner/Lessee Inquiry Search (PDF 663.1 KB)

June 2017

 

2017-04

National Mortgage Form Update to Processes (PDF 737.8 KB)

May 2017

 

2017-03

National Mortgage Form Introduction (PDF 571.1 KB)

April 2017

 

2017-02

Name change for Registrar General’s Guidelines and introduction of lodgment rules (PDF 598.4 KB)

April 2017

 

2017-01

Conveyancing Rules – Electronic Lodgment (PDF 635.8 KB)

February 2017

 

2016-16

Christmas/New Year service delivery arrangements (PDF 739.5 KB)

December 2016

 

2016-15

Introduction of requisition fees (PDF 713.7 KB)

December 2016

 

2016-14

Introduction of priority notices (PDF 660.2 KB)

November 2016

 

2016-13

New proof of identity requirements for Application for Replacement Certificate of Title (form 12PV) commencing 1 November 2016 (PDF 667.8 KB)

October 2016

 

2016-12

New proof of identity requirements for Change of Name (form 10CN) commencing 1 November 2016 (PDF 810.0 KB)

October 2016

 

2016-11

New strata laws commencing 30 November 2016 (PDF 620.7 KB)

September 2016

 

2016-10

Signing of dealings and plans by Councils (PDF 591.4 KB)

August 2016

 

2016-09

NSW Land and Property Information fee changes from 1 July 2016 (PDF 645.3 KB)

June 2016

 

2016-08

Introduction of new portals (PDF 591.6 KB)

June 2016

 

2016-07

Changes at Land and Property Information (PDF 593.4 KB)

June 2016

 

2016-06

Access to land title searches and related products: changes from 1 July 2016 (PDF 612.9 KB)

May 2016

 

2016-05

LPI Fee changes from 1 July 2016 (PDF 696.9 KB)

May 2016

 

2016-04

Proposed Strata Schemes Development Regulation 2016 (PDF 595.3 KB)

April 2016

 

2016-03

Commencement of Conveyancing Rules and introduction of the National Verification of Identity (VOI) framework to paper conveyancing (PDF 592.4 KB)

March 2016

 

2016-02

New pool fencing compliance requirements for sale contracts (PDF 586.1 KB)

March 2016

 

2016-01

Updated forms: changes to valuer’s certificates (PDF 968.0 KB)

February 2016

 

2015-12

Phasing out faxes (PDF 638.5 KB)

December 2015

 

2015-11

Christmas/ New Year Service Delivery Arrangements (PDF 578.5 KB)

November 2015

 

2015-10

Further protections for purchasers in off the plan property contracts (PDF 597.7 KB)

November 2015

 

2015-09

Changes to Verification of Identity (VOI) requirements for mortgagees (PDF 604.0 KB)

November 2015

 

2015-08

Access property sales information on NSW Globe (PDF 576.8 KB)

September 2015

 

2015-07

Our service offering - Land title lodgment (PDF 586.3 KB)

August 2015

 

2015-06

NSW Land and Property Information fee changes from 1 July 2015 (PDF 665.4 KB)

June 2015

 

2015-05

SCIMS, Survey Marks and BOSSI fee changes from 1 July 2015 (PDF 596.6 KB)

June 2015

 

2015-04

Proposed fees for land title related products and services from 1 July 2015 (PDF 655.9 KB)

May 2015

 

2015-03

Changes to processes for dishonoured cheques (PDF 547.4 KB)

March 2015

 

2015-02

Property Information Inquiry Service changes (PDF 577.3 KB)

January 2015

 

2015-01

Titiling and Registry Services customer service changes (PDF 585.9 KB)

January 2015

 

2014-11

Alterations to Real Property Act documents - dealings, instruments and annexures (PDF 682.7 KB)

December 2014

 

2014-10

Christmas/New Year Service Delivery Arrangements (PDF 679.2 KB)

December 2014

 

2014-09

Commencement of Real Property Regulation 2014 (PDF 685.2 KB)

August 2014

 

2014-08

Land and Property Information fee changes from 1 July 2014 (PDF 869.9 KB)

June 2014

 

2014-07

SCIMS, Survey Marks and BOSSI fee changes from 1 July 2014 (PDF 757.9 KB)

June 2014

 

2014-06

Proposed Real Property Regulation 2014 (PDF 744.5 KB)

May 2014

 

2014-05

Managing concurrent electronic and paper conveyancing processes (PDF 769.6 KB)

May 2014

 

2014-04

Proposed LPI Fee changes from 1 July 2014 (PDF 755.0 KB)

May 2014

 

2014-03

'Optional no Certificate of Title': practice changes for settlement and lodgment of dealings and plans (PDF 894.1 KB)

March 2014

 

2014-02

Amendments to caveat provisions of the Real Property Act 1900 (PDF 700.9 KB)

March 2014

 

2014-01

Fee increase for copies of deposited plans and strata plans (PDF 664.0 KB)

March 2014

 

2013-10

Christmas/ New Year Service Delivery Arrangements (PDF 653.3 KB)

November 2013

 

2013-09

Commencement of National Electronic Conveyancing in NSW (PDF 649.5 KB)

October 2013

 

2013-08

Powers of Attorney: new prescribed forms (PDF 650.8 KB)

September 2013

 

2013-07

Caveats and Applications to Record Writs: updated forms and requirements (PDF 657.7 KB)

August 2013

 

2013-06

LPI Fee changes from 1 July 2013 (PDF 1.4 MB)

June 2013

 

2013-05

SCIMS and BOSSI fee changes from 1 July 2013 (PDF 1.2 MB)

April 2013

 

2013-04

Proposed fees for land title related products and services from 1 July 2013 (PDF 668.3 KB)

April 2013

 

2013-03

Serving subpoenas on LPI (PDF 738.0 KB)

April 2013

 

2013-02

New requirements for Production of Certificates of Title and Water Access Licence (WAL) Certificates (PDF 694.4 KB)

March 2013

 

2013-01

Witnessing requirements: General Register of Deeds (PDF 579.1 KB)

January 2013

 

2012-06

Street addresses for lots in new deposited plans (PDF 608.1 KB)

December 2012

 

2012-05

Christmas/ New Year Service Delivery Arrangements (PDF 650.2 KB)

November 2012

 

2012-04

LPI Fee changes from 1 July 2012 (PDF 1.3 MB)

June 2012

 

2012-03

SCIMS and BOSSI fee changes from 1 July 2012 (PDF 751.1 KB)

June 2012

 

2012-02

Proposed fees for land title related products and services from 1 July 2012 (PDF 573.4 KB)

April 2012

 

2012-01

New requirements for authorised witnesses under the Oaths Act 1900 (PDF 579.9 KB)

April 2012

 

2011-10

Decommissioning of the Security Interests in Goods Register (PDF 570.0 KB)

December 2011

 

2011-09

LPI verification of Office of State Revenue (OSR) transaction data (PDF 644.3 KB)

December 2011

 

2011-08

Identifying common property in a strata scheme: update on common Memoranda (PDF 641.8 KB)

See also related Circular 2011/07
November 2011

 

2011-07

Defining who is responsible for items and areas in a Strata Scheme (PDF 659.7 KB)

See also related Circular 2011/08
October 2011

 

2011-06

New Real Property Act forms (PDF 585.1 KB)

October 2011

 

2011-05

New obligations on mortgagees and witnesses to commence 1 November 2011 (PDF 706.5 KB)

July 2011

 

2011-04

SCIMS and BOSSI fee changes from 1 July 2011 (PDF 650.4 KB)

June 2011

 

2011-03

LPI Fee changes from 1 July 2011 (PDF 684.4 KB)

June 2011

 

2011-02

Real Property Amendment (Torrens Assurance Levy Repeal) Act 2011 No.7 (PDF 596.9 KB)

June 2011

 

2011-01

Proposed fees for land title related products and services from 1 July 2011 (PDF 604.9 KB)

May 2011

 

2010-06

Changes to Certificate of Title Security Features (PDF 639.5 KB)

November 2010

 

2010-05

LPI Fee changes from 1 July 2010 (PDF 595.7 KB)

June 2010

 

2010-04

SCIMS and BOSSI fees from 1 July 2010 (PDF 628.2 KB)

April 2010

 

2010-03

Proposed land title related fees from 1 July 2010 (PDF 604.0 KB)

April 2010

 

2010-02

Land dealings by Aboriginal Land Councils - Amendments to the Aboriginal Land Rights Act 1983 (PDF 573.8 KB)

March 2010

 

2010-01

Introduction of electronic notice of sale (eNOS) (PDF 670.7 KB)

March 2010

 

2009-09

LPI lodgment terms and conditions effective from 1 November 2009 (PDF 600.0 KB)

August 2009

 

2009-08

New change of name requirements (PDF 593.3 KB)

Reissued September 2009

 

2009-07

LPI Fee changes from 1 July 2009 (PDF 644.1 KB)

June 2009

 

2009-06

Laminated certicates of title (PDF 564.9 KB)

June 2009

 

2009-05

Proposed SCIMS and BOSSI fees (PDF 595.0 KB)

May 2009

 

2009-04

Proposed land title related fees (PDF 582.0 KB)

May 2009

 

2009-03

Electronic relodgment of manually lodged plans (PDF 1.1 MB)

April 2009

 

2009-02

Changes to requirements for issue of strata certificates (PDF 570.5 KB)

February 2009

 

2009-01

Mortgage frauds involving counterfeit Certificate of Title (PDF 560.7 KB)

February 2009

 

2008-11

Document Registration Services: practice changes (PDF 549.3 KB)

December 2008

 

2008-10

Mini-budget changes to LPI lodgment fees (PDF 593.5 KB)

Originally issued December 2008 amended April 2009

 

2008-09

Electronic delivery of registration advice notices (PDF 562.2 KB)

August 2008

 

2008-08

New procedures for altering, uplifting and re-lodging manually lodged plans (PDF 574.2 KB)

August 2008

 

2008-07

World Youth Day 2008 - Adjustment to Business Hours at Queens Square on Thursday 17 July and Friday 18 July 2008 (PDF 561.4 KB)

June 2008

 

2008-06

Further expansion of the Pre-allocated Plan Numbers (PPN) Program (PDF 568.7 KB)

June 2008

 

2008-05

LPI Fee changes from 1 July 2008 (PDF 634.7 KB)

June 2008

 

2008-04

New Titling and Registry Services lodgment facilities (PDF 561.8 KB)

June 2008

 

2008-03

Survey Control Information Management System (SCIMS) and Board of Surveying and Spatial Information (BOSSI) fees (PDF 579.3 KB)

May 2008

 

2008-02

Proposed fees for land title related product and services (PDF 574.5 KB)

April 2008

 

2008-01

Relocation of Titling and Registry Services Lodgment Services (PDF 626.1 KB)

January 2008

 

2007-14

Pre-allocated Plan Numbers (PPNs): Expansion of applicable plan types (PDF 625.0 KB)

December 2007

 

2007-13

Changes to Document Lodgment Procedures (PDF 625.4 KB)

December 2007

 

2007-12

Creation of Sub Folios of the Torrens Register for Auto Consol Share Titles (PDF 993.6 KB)

November 2007

 

2007-11

Conversion of the Old Form Torrens register (PDF 97.4 KB)

November 2007

 

2007-10

Changes to Water Access Licence (WAL) dealing forms (PDF 651.1 KB)

August 2007

 

2007-09

Changes to approved plan forms (PDF 89.5 KB)

July 2007

 

2007-08

LPI Fee changes from 1 July 2007 (PDF 656.5 KB)

June 2007

 

2007-07

Proposed fees for Survey Control Information Management System (SCIMS) products and services from 1 July 2007 (PDF 611.6 KB)

May 2007

 

2007-06

Pre-allocated Plan Numbers (PPN ) Pilot Program (PDF 945.3 KB)

May 2007

 

2007-05

Proposed fees for land title related product and services from 1 July 2007 (PDF 631.5 KB)

May 2007

 

2007-04

Development of a New Online Lease Folio Product (PDF 723.4 KB)

March 2007

 

2007-03

Proposed Plan Form Changes (PDF 117.8 KB)

March 2007

 

2007-02

Applications for replacement certificates of title: new proof of identity requirements (PDF 842.7 KB)

February 2007

 

2007-01

Mortgage frauds involving counterfeit Certificates of Title (PDF 608.9 KB)

January 2007

 

2006-14

Owner Inquiries: coverage of lessee names (PDF 602.5 KB)

December 2006

 

2006-13

Bulk Lodgments (PDF 636.7 KB)

November 2006

 

2006-12

Smoke alarms: changed requirements for contract for sale of land (PDF 651.0 KB)

October 2006

 

2006-11

Centralising over the counter lodgment and inquiry services at Queen Square (PDF 601.6 KB)

September 2006

 

2006-10

Conversion of Manual Commercial Lease Titles - Update (PDF 780.4 KB)

September 2006

 

2006-09

Property Legislation Amendment Act 2005 (PDF 629.2 KB)

August 2006

 

2006-08

Security Interests in Goods Act - Searching Security Instruments (PDF 610.8 KB)

June 2006

 

2006-07

Schedule of Land Title Lodgement, Examination and Related Fees, including Water Access Licence Register Fees (PDF 643.9 KB)

July 2006

 

2006-06

Proposed Land Title Lodgement, Examination and Related Fees, including Water Access Licence Register Fees (PDF 613.4 KB)

May 2006

 

2006-05

Smoke alarms: obligations when selling property (PDF 587.5 KB)

May 2006

 

2006-04

Practice change: Compulsory production of Certificates of Title to allow registration of second mortgages (PDF 556.3 KB)

March 2006

 

2006-03

Bridge Street Plan Room: Changed access arrangements (PDF 562.5 KB)

March 2006

 

2006-02

Security Interests in Goods Act 2005 (PDF 582.2 KB)

February 2006

 

2006-01

Conversion of Manual Commercial Lease Titles (PDF 672.7 KB)

February 2006

 

2005-08

Partial Commencement of the Property Legislation Amendment Act 2005 (PDF 558.0 KB)

December 2005

 

2005-07

Conveyancing (Sale of Land) Regulation 2005 (PDF 546.9 KB)

September 2005

 

2005-06

Creation of sub folios of the Torrens Register (PDF 1.3 MB)

July 2005

 

2005-05

Changes to Survey Control Information Prices (PDF 578.7 KB)

June 2005

 

2005-04

New service hours for Bridge Street Plan Room (PDF 563.5 KB)

June 2005

 

2005-03

Schedule of Land Title Lodgment, Examination and Related Fees, Including Water Access Licence Register Fees (PDF 641.2 KB)

July 2005

 

2005-02

Digital Cadastral Database (DCDB) (PDF 560.9 KB)

June 2005

 

2005-01

Proposed Land Title Lodgment, Examination and Related Fees, including Water Access Licence Register Fees (PDF 589.1 KB)

May 2005

 

2004-14

Transaction-based conversion of manual Torrens Titles (PDF 593.5 KB)

December 2004

 

2004-13

Conversion of remaining manual Torrens titles and Old System land parcels to the Integrated Titling System (PDF 625.2 KB)

December 2004

 

2004-12

New Access Arrangements for the Owner Inquiry Search (PDF 1.3 MB)

Reissued August 2004

 

2004-11

Suspension of Maintenance of the Digital Cadastral Database (DCDB) During Database Upgrading (PDF 611.4 KB)

July 2004

 

2004-10

Commencement of Water Access Licence Register (PDF 660.8 KB)

July 2004

 

2004-09

Primary Applications - Quotation and Fee Review Procedures (PDF 620.8 KB)

July 2004

 

2004-08

Schedule of Land Title Lodgment, Examination and Related Fees (PDF 735.0 KB)

July 2004

 

2004-07

Information Sessions on the new Water Access Licence Register (PDF 653.7 KB)

June 2004

 

2004-06

Land title document copy and production tickets (PDF 593.2 KB)

June 2004

 

2004-05

Electronic Settlement, Electronic Lodgment and Automatic Registration of Real Property Dealings in NSW: Public Consultation Document (PDF 597.1 KB)

May 2004

 

2004-04

Proposed Land Title Lodgment, Examination and Related Fees (PDF 613.9 KB)

May 2004

 

2004-03

Requirements for Plan Memorandums affecting Retirement Villages (PDF 596.8 KB)

April 2004

 

2004-02

New Conveyancing Procedures Affecting the Sale of Strata Lots and House and Land Packages (PDF 588.0 KB)

February 2004

 

2004-01

Changes to Powers of Attorney Law - Powers of Attorney Act 2003 (PDF 560.6 KB)

February 2004

 

2003-10

Central Register of Restrictions - Unexploded Ordnance Sites (PDF 78.8 KB)

June 2003

 

2003-09

Real Property Regulation 2003 and Conveyancing (General) Regulation 2003 (PDF 590.5 KB)

June 2003

 

2003-08

Online Access to Registrar General's Directions (PDF 580.8 KB)

June 2003

 

2003-07

Changes to Central Register of Restrictions - Unexploded Ordnance Sites (PDF 611.7 KB)

April 2003

 

2003-06

Improvements to Lodgment & Inquiry Facilities at QS (PDF 548.4 KB)

April 2003

 

2003-05

Counterfeit Certificates of Title (PDF 536.7 KB)

March 2003

 

2003-04

Conveyancing Procedures Affecting the Sale of Strata Lots and 'House & Land' Packages
Superseded by LPI Circular 2004-02
(PDF 588.0 KB)

June 2003

 

2003-03

LPI's Topographic Information Now Online (PDF 554.3 KB)

February 2003

 

2003-02

LPI Customer Survey (PDF 550.9 KB)

January 2003

 

2002-08

Caveat Changes (PDF 554.7 KB)

December 2002

 

2002-07

Withdrawal of the Purchasers' Index Microfiche (PDF 932.4 KB)

November 2002

 

2002-06

Is Your Address of Service of Notices Current? (PDF 603.3 KB)

October 2002

 

2002-05

Cadastral Records Directory (CRD) (PDF 2.4 MB)

October 2002

 

2002-04

Electronic Lodgment of Plans (e-plan) (PDF 730.0 KB)

September 2002

 

2002-03

LPI Statement of Business Purpose (PDF 937.6 KB)

September 2002

 

2002-02

Survey Base for Strata Plans - Change of LPI practice from 1 June 2002 (PDF 993.7 KB)

May 2002

 

2002-01

Copies of Documents Associated with Plans (PDF 998.0 KB)

February 2002

 

2001-10

Cancelled Folio Identifier Search (PDF 553.0 KB)

October 2001

 

2001-09

Real Property Act Approved Forms - Reminder (PDF 46.2 KB)

October 2001

 

2001-08

Evidence Lodged in Support of Real Property Act Dealings (PDF 561.2 KB)

September 2001

 

2001-07

New Procedures for the Lodgment of Documents in the Personal Lodgment Facility (PDF 560.7 KB)

September 2001

 

2001-06a

Street Address Inquiry Service (PDF 576.9 KB)

September 2001

 

2001-06

Real Property Act Approved Forms - Update (PDF 47.7 KB)

June 2001

 

2001-05

Amendments to Strata Schemes Freehold and Leasehold Acts (PDF 560.5 KB)

May 2001

 

2001-04

Changes to Real Property Act Approved Forms from 1 July 2001 (PDF 560.3 KB)

May 2001

 

2001-03

The Purchaser's Index (PDF 693.2 KB)

May 2001

 

2001-02

Relocation of Service (PDF 587.1 KB)

May 2001

 

2001-01

e-RP Forms (PDF 107.8 KB)

March 2001