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Circulars published on this website are correct at time of publication but may be superseded by changes in policy and practice and fees.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