Victoria announces changes for individuals lodging in the Victorian Register of land from November 2025

02 December 2024

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29 November 2024 – Notice to Customers from Land Use Victoria | Department of Transport and Planning

From 28 November 2025, individuals will be able to lodge seven common land and property transactions without a lawyer or conveyancer.

With nearly 300 different transactions currently possible in the Register of land, Victoria’s official record of land ownership, understanding the requirements for each transaction is complex and specialised.

To help streamline processes for individuals considering lodging in paper, Victoria is simplifying the range of transactions individuals can lodge in the Register.

If the transaction is not one of the seven transactions listed below that individuals can continue to lodge, from 28 November 2025 individuals will need a lawyer or conveyancer to complete the lodgment on their behalf.

Transactions:
Discharge of mortgage (84M)
Lodge a discharge of mortgage if you have a mortgage from a non-bank lender.
Discharges of mortgages from banks and other financial institutions must be lodged using an Australian Legal Practitioner or Licensed Conveyancer.
Survivorship application (50)The surviving proprietor of land held as joint tenants may apply to update a title on the death of a co-owner.
Transmission application (49)An executor or administrator of a deceased estate may apply to become a registered proprietor of land once probate is granted.
Transfer without monetary consideration (45NM)Transfers between related parties, usually for ‘love and affection’ or ‘devise in a will’.
Application for new folio of the register (32-2)Change the way you hold land, for example as ‘tenants in common’ or ‘joint tenants’.
Caveat (89)A person with a proprietary interest in land may seek to lodge a caveat over land.
Withdrawal of caveat (89W)A caveator (who lodged the caveat) may remove a caveat from a title once no longer required.

This change will help ensure that less common and more complex transactions are handled correctly to reduce lodgment delays, refusals and legal complications for individuals.

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If you have questions or require further assistance, please contact us. For questions relating to this change, please submit as a ‘general enquiry’ with as much detail as possible using the online form provided by SERV (Secure Electronic Registries Victoria).

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