Customer Information Bulletin #131 – Aug 2011

August 1, 2011

Download CIB 131 VICTORIAN WATER REGISTER Making payments to the Water Registrar The previously advised proposal to phase out cheques as a payment method has been deferred to enable further consultation with customers on the detail of implementation. In the interim, bank cheques and lawyers’ and conveyancers’ trust or office account cheques will continue to…

Customer Information Bulletin #130 – June 2011

June 1, 2011

Download CIB 130 Climate Change Act 2010 The Climate Change Act 2010 (the Act) received royal assent on 14 September 2010. Among other things, the Act establishes a new framework for property rights and management agreements regarding vegetation, carbon in vegetation and soil carbon. Part 4 concerns Torrens land and comes into operation on Friday…

Customer Information Bulletin #128 – May 2011

May 1, 2011

Download CIB 128 Removal of ‘purchaser’ caveats Customers have enquired about Land Victoria’s practice when processing a Transfer of Land in which at least one of the transferees is the caveator in a prior recorded caveat, and where the caveator claims an interest as purchaser under a Contract of Sale.  Current practice is to remove…

Customer Information Bulletin #129 – May 2011

May 1, 2011

Download CIB 129 VICTORIAN WATER REGISTER Making payments to the Water Registrar – important new requirements regarding cheques From 1 November 2011 Land Victoria will no longer accept cheques as a method of payment to the Water Registrar. Cheques that will not be accepted include bank cheques, lawyers’ and conveyancers’ trust or office account cheques…

Customer Information Bulletin #127 – Apr 2011

April 1, 2011

Download CIB 127 Top tips for completing forms Customers present documents to Land Victoria for registration and recording that vary significantly in the way information is expressed or displayed. This bulletin contains suggestions for customers completing Land Victoria forms. The tips will help reduce the time taken for registration and recording of dealings, minimise the…

Customer Information Bulletin #126 – Dec 2010

December 1, 2010

Download CIB 126 Section 35 plans From 4 April 2011 Land Victoria will implement improvements to the way in which we treat acquisition of land by authorities through Plans of Subdivision (Section 35 Subdivision Act 1988). Currently, Land Victoria registers these plans without all the documentation required to achieve vesting. For plans where the vesting…

Customer Information Bulletin #125 – Oct 2010

October 1, 2010

Download CIB 125 Elimination of cheques as a payment method Since September 2009 Land Victoria has been advising customers, through Customer Information Bulletins and Customer Services Committee forums, of its intention to eliminate cheques as a payment method for Land Victoria lodgement fees. Under Phase 1, which came into effect in January 2010, acceptance of…

Customer Information Bulletin #124 – June 2010

June 1, 2010

Download CIB 124 Land Victoria – Changes to Search Fees and User Charges from 1 July 2010 New search fees and user charges will apply from 1 July 2010. The tables below list the newLand Victoria search fees, LANDATA® service charges and Electronic Conveyancing fees. If youhave any questions about the new search fees and…

Customer Information Bulletin #123 – May 2010

May 1, 2010

Download CIB 123 Land Victoria Fees Lodgement Fees from 1 July 2010 In accordance with the Monetary Units Act 2004, Land Victoria fees expressed innumber of fee units will increase from 1 July 2010. The increases are applicable to fees contained in the:• Transfer of Land (Fees) Regulations 2004• Subdivision (Registrar’s Fees) Regulations 2004• Instruments…

Customer Information Bulletin #122 – March 2010

March 1, 2010

Download CIB 122 Transfer of Land Act amendments The Transfer of Land Act 1958 has been amended by the Land Legislation Amendment Act 2009, which comes into operation on 1 May 2010. The amendments will improve operational consistency and customer service at Land Victoria. A number of process or practice changes will be made that…

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