If a freehold title covers two or more lots, the registered owners can request that separate titles are issued for each lot.
This guide explains how to make a request in simple cases where the lots have separate surveyed areas and there are no conditions, agreements or covenants requiring that the lots be held on a single title.
You can also request the issue of a separate title for each lot when you lodge a transfer for one or more of the lots in a multiple lot title. In this case, you do not need to make a separate application, but you will need to pay a new title fee for each lot being transferred.
For additional information about Titles Queensland forms, see the Land Title Practice Manual.
Note: Titles Queensland forms are legally binding and must be completed carefully. Titles Queensland is happy to provide general information about forms and requirements, but if you require personal advice — that is, advice taking your circumstances into consideration, or the options available to you — it is recommended you speak to a lawyer.
Before starting your application, make sure you have all the required information and supporting documents.
Title search and copies of survey plans
To ensure there is no impediment to creating new titles for each lot, you should obtain a current title search and copies of relevant plans of survey describing the lots. Check the documents to ensure:
- the lots have separate surveyed areas
- the lots have not been re-surveyed or cancelled
- there is no local authority condition on the plan of survey, local government agreement or covenant requiring one or more lots to be held on a single title.
Council conditions on old style plans of survey are only valid if they are dated on or after 9 December 1948.
You should seek the help of a legal professional or cadastral surveyor if you require clarification in relation to the above matters and for advice on whether or not any impediments may be removed.
The current title search will also provide the lot on plan description and other details required in the application form.
Privacy statement
The information collected from Titles Queensland’s forms is used to maintain publicly searchable records of Queensland Government agencies, local governments and water distribution entities.
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Please complete forms carefully and include all required information. If you make a mistake, follow the correction instructions at the bottom of this page. Failure to do this may result in delays in processing your dealing and additional fees.
You can complete forms by hand or digitally on computer. Use dense black or blue ink, and make sure that all signatures and dates are in original ink. Any text entered on the computer should be in Arial 10 point or larger.
Print the form on A4 white paper, making sure the whole of the form appears on one side of one sheet only. Do not fold forms. You can change the size of the panels, but do not make other changes (e.g. delete panels or change the standard wording) without the approval of the Registrar of Titles.
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You will need the following forms:
How to complete Form 14 — General request
Click on the blue text in the form for help, or view an example of a completed Form 14 – General request (PDF, 63KB).
Insert name, postal address, email address and phone number for correspondence purposes.
A lodger ‘Code’ is only required if you lodge regularly and have been provided with one by Titles Queensland. Otherwise leave blank.
Insert ‘Request for separate titles’
The description of the relevant lot/s should read ‘Lot [no.] on [plan reference]’. Plan references must contain the appropriate prefix, such as SP, RP, BUP, GTP (e.g. Lot 27 on RP 204939). Insert the title reference as it appears on the title search.
Insert the full name/s of the current registered owner/s as shown on the current title search.
Select ‘fee simple’ as the interest of the applicant from the drop-down menu.
Insert the full name of the applicant/s. The application must be made by all registered owners.
Insert ‘I hereby request that separate indefeasible titles be issued for each lot described at Item 2 above’.
Print the form, then sign and date.
Need more space on the form?
If there isn’t enough space in any item on the form (e.g. if more signatures are required or if several properties are being described), insert ‘see enlarged panel’ in the relevant item.
Then complete Form 20 – Enlarged panel (PDF, 1.1MB). In this form, enter the title reference at the top of the form and insert the heading of the item (e.g. ‘Item 2. Lot on Plan Description’) followed by the information. To finish, enter the page numbers on the top right of all pages.
Lodger details
The lodger details must contain the minimum information necessary for positive identification and contact by mail, email (if applicable) and phone.
Your lodger code should always be shown. Private persons lodging one-off individual transactions do not need to show a lodger code.
Correcting a form
You can make a minor change to a form by ruling through the item to be deleted, inserting the correct information and initialling the change. Do not use erasers, correction fluid or similar products.
The definition of a minor correction:
- a digit or transposition of two digits in a title reference, plan number or ABN
- the spelling of part of a name of a person or company.
If you need to make more substantial changes, refer to part 59-2040 of the Land Title Practice Manual or, provided the document has not already been lodged, complete a new form (remember to have the new form signed by all parties if the form it is replacing has already been signed). Alternatively, you may wish to speak to a lawyer.
You will need to sign and date the form. Use dense black or blue ink when signing the form to ensure that a quality electronic image of the signature is produced.
Signing as an individual
You can sign and date the form without having your signature witnessed.
Signing under a power of attorney
An attorney for a person or for a corporation can sign a Titles Queensland form under the authority of a power of attorney. Attorneys can sign and date the form without having their signature witnessed. A signing clause must be inserted adjacent to the signature of the attorney stating — ‘[Name of principal] by their duly constituted attorney [Name of attorney and/or designation attorney] under Power of Attorney [dealing number of registered power of attorney]’.
The power of attorney is not required to be registered with Titles Queensland at the time of signing the form, but must be registered prior to registration of the form with Titles Queensland.
For further information on signing under a power of attorney, please refer to Part 61-3050 of the Land Title Practice Manual.
Company signatures
Corporations can execute documents with or without affixing a company seal. If the seal is not affixed, then the full name of the company and its Australian company number must be shown adjacent to the execution. An execution by a company in this manner does not need to be witnessed. The designations of the signatories must also be shown. See Part 50-2000 of the Land Title Practice Manual for more information.
Statutory declarations
If a statutory declaration is required, the requirements that apply to the form and witnessing of the declaration are those of the jurisdiction where the declaration is made.
The Registrar of Titles will accept a statutory declaration made by person under the Oaths Act 1867 (Qld) even if the declaration is made outside Queensland, provided the person taking the declaration is authorised under that Act and the form used is as provided for by that Act.
See Part 60-0260 of the Land Title Practice Manual for more information about statutory declaration requirements or speak with a lawyer.
Find a qualified witnessing officer
The Queensland Government has a service to help you find a justice of the peace or commissioner for declarations.
You can lodge your forms and documents by post or in person at our Brisbane office via our contact-free drop box.Read about payments and lodgement for details. Please note that we no longer offer counter service, visit our Contact page for additional support channels. Industry professionals can use eLodgement as a fast, secure lodgement alternative.
Checklist of what to include
Make sure your request includes all the required information and documents:
- Form 14 — General request
- payment — refer to Payments & Lodgement page for payment options.
Fees and payment
To calculate fees, use the fee calculator.
Whether lodging by post, or through the drop-box, include a completed credit card payment request form (print version) (PDF, 82KB) / credit card payment request form (online fillable) (100KB) or a cheque or money order made out to ‘Queensland Titles Registry Pty Ltd’. AMEX cards are not accepted.
Titles Queensland will send you a lodgement summary once your payment has been received. It will show the dealing numbers and type, description, lodgement date and time, first title reference, assessed fee and receipted fee plus lodger details.
Correct order of lodgement
The correct order of lodgement will vary depending on the circumstances. The lodger is responsible for ensuring Titles Queensland forms are lodged in the correct order of priority. Dealings will be requisitioned to rectify the order of lodgement where necessary.
What happens next
We will check your form to make sure it meets all requirements. If there is a deficiency with your lodgement, we will send you a requisition notice (see the next section in this guide for details).
If your form meets our requirements, we will register your dealing and send you a registration confirmation statement. If you have provided us with an email address in the ‘lodger details’ section of the form, we will send this by email; otherwise we will send it to you by normal post.
How long does registration take?
Most correctly prepared dealings are registered within our service time of 3–5 working days.
You can use the dealing number on your lodgement summary to check the status of your lodgement using our online dealing status search enquiry.
If there is a deficiency with your lodgement, we will send you a requisition notice explaining the matters that require attention and return the original documents to you by registered post. You will usually have to pay an additional administration fee.
The requisition notice will include a rejection date (see below for more information). You must comply with the requisition and pay any applicable fees by this date or your lodgement will be rejected.
When a dealing has been requisitioned, the proposed rejection date is in most cases automatically set at two months from the date of issue of the requisition.
Note: Responding to your requisition well before the due date for completion will help ensure your lodgement isn’t rejected.
Responding to the requisition
Once you have received your documents:
- attend to any matters listed in the notice (seek legal advice if appropriate)
- amend the existing document as required in the notice
- do not prepare a fresh document (unless specifically requested to do so in the notice) as this may cause new lodgement fees to apply
- do not erase or use correction fluid or similar products
- rule through errors with a single line and enter the correct information
- ensure all amendments are initialled by all parties named in the form (except witnessing officers)
- return all pages that were sent to you to Titles Queensland, prior to the rejection due date specified in the notice
- pay any requisition or other fees listed in the notice.
If you have questions about your requisition, use our online enquiry form.
Rejection due date and extensions
It is important that you comply with the terms of a requisition notice and return the documentation by the rejection due date, or your dealing may be rejected. If your dealing is rejected, we will send you a notice and return documents still held by us. Your dealing will lose lodgement priority and you will forfeit any lodgement fees that you have paid.
If necessary, the lodger of the dealing may request an extension of time by explaining the relevant circumstances in writing to the Registrar of Titles. Send your request to the address listed on the notice or use our online enquiry form. Each request will be assessed on its merits and you will be advised in writing of the outcome of the request.
What happens next
Once we receive your amended documentation, we will re-examine the dealing. If it satisfies all requirements, we will register your dealing and send you a registration confirmation statement.
In some cases, dealings may need to be fully withdrawn (e.g. if a transfer does not proceed), or withdrawn and re-entered (e.g. to correct an error in lodgement order). Please follow the procedures below.
Full withdrawal
A dealing can be fully withdrawn only by either:
- the lodger of a dealing
- a person authorised by the lodger in writing.
The request must be in the form of a letter (on letterhead if by a solicitor or company). This can be submitted by using our online enquiry form.
Following full withdrawal, the original dealing will be returned to the lodger.
Withdrawal and re-entry
A dealing may need to be withdrawn and re-entered, for example when it has been lodged in the wrong order or when a party signs a form after lodgement.
In these cases, a letter from the lodger will be required (on letterhead if by a solicitor or company). It is important that the letter requests the withdrawal and re-entry of the dealing and not just the withdrawal.
When the dealing is re-entered, it will be given a new dealing number (re-entered/re-lodged) so that it can continue to registration.
For more information on withdrawal of dealings and fees involved in this process, see section 159 of the Land Title Act 1994 and part 60-0150 of the Land Title Practice Manual.
If you have any further questions about the withdrawal process, please use our online enquiry form.