Customer Information Bulletin #210 – April 2021

April 1, 2021

On this page: Operating requirements and participation rules for electronic conveyancing On 4 March 2021 the Registrar of Titles determined Version 6 of both the Operating Requirements and Participation Rules for electronic conveyancing under section 22 and section 23 respectively of the Electronic Conveyancing National Law (Victoria). Version 6 of the Operating Requirements and Participation…

Customer Information Bulletin #209 – Dec 2020

December 1, 2020

On this page: New Land Use Victoria website is now available As notified in the last Customer Information Bulletin 208, the Property and land titles website has been combined with the Maps and spatial data website to form a single site for Victorian land and property information and is now live at land.vic.gov.au. The old websites…

Customer Information Bulletin #208 – Nov 2020

November 1, 2020

On this page: Christmas and New Year closure As notified in the last Customer Information Bulletin 207, Land Registry Services offices at 2 Lonsdale Street, Melbourne and 57 Cherry Lane, Laverton remain closed due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) restrictions. Registration, call centre and search services continue to be provided remotely. Registration and call centre services will…

Customer Information Bulletin #207 – Oct 2020

October 1, 2020

On this page: New Registrar of Titles and acting Chief Executive, Land Use Victoria Following the recent retirement of Ian Ireson from Land Use Victoria (LUV), Melissa Harris has been appointed Registrar of Titles, Registrar, Victorian Water Register, and acting Chief Executive, LUV. Ian Ireson, who left LUV earlier this month, completed 45 years of…

Customer Information Bulletin #206 – Sept 2020

September 1, 2020

On this page: Administrative Notices to convert paper Certificates of Title to electronic Certificates of Title and Certification 6 – important update As a result of coronavirus (COVID-19) stage 3 and stage 4 restrictions in Victoria, some Subscribers and their Clients have not been able to retrieve paper Certificates of Title from storage facilities, or…

Customer Information Bulletin #205 – June 2020

June 2, 2020

On this page: Processing time for land transactions Land Registry Services is committed to continuing to serve customers during the evolving coronavirus (COVID-19) restrictions. With all staff working from home, it is challenging to meet usual targets and timeframes. Generally, plans of subdivision are registered within 15 business days of lodgment, with a target of…

Customer Information Bulletin #204 – June 2020

June 1, 2020

On this page: Lodging and search fees from 1 July 2020 – no change As advised in Customer Information Bulletin 203 (May 2020), fees for lodging instruments at Land Use Victoria (LUV) will not change in the new financial year. Search fees from 1 July 2020 also remain unchanged. Comprehensive fee listings and fee calculators…

Customer Information Bulletin #202 – May 2020

May 1, 2020

On this page: Update to the generic residual document ‘Record-Notice – Transfer of Land Act – Section 104’ PEXA workspace ‘Land Title Reference’ for the generic residual document Land Use Victoria has updated the eligibility criteria outlined in Customer Information Bulletin 200 regarding the folio of the Register to be used when creating the generic residual document.…

Customer Information Bulletin #203 – May 2020

May 1, 2020

On this page: Lodging fees from 1 July 2020 – no change In accordance with Monetary Units Act 2004, the Treasurer has fixed the value of a fee unit for the financial year commencing 1 July 2020.  The fee remains unchanged from the current financial year at $14.81. From 1 July 2020, the fees for lodging…

Customer Information Bulletin #201 – April 2020

April 2, 2020

On this page: Important reminders and updates From Monday 20 April the land registry office at 2 Lonsdale Street is operational but closed to the public. This is to limit exposure to and spread of coronavirus (COVID-19) among staff, customers and visitors. The following changes to our services and new arrangements for instrument processing are…

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