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Customer Information Bulletins (CIB) are published to inform you of changes to practice and procedures in the Land Registration process. Landgate is committed to keeping everyone in your business informed of the latest changes as they happen.

Changes published in these bulletins will supersede any previously published information and instructions contained within the Practice Manual(s) and/or previous bulletins.

CIB No 194A Word of Caution – Why Property Professionals Should Undertake Valid Title Searches
    October 2009
CIB No 193Charging for Survey Plans
    July 2009
CIB No 192Lodgement hours to be extended for end of financial year
    June 2009
CIB No 191
(PDF - 2MB)		The Suppression of Names from Landgate’s Search Indexes and Data Extracts
    June 2009
CIB No 1901. Landgate Cloisters Multi-Purpose Facility Opens Monday 22 June 2009
2. 1st July 2009 Fee Increase Approved
    June 2009
CIB No 189Proposed Saturday Lodgements
    June 2009
CIB No 188Disruption to business - early close June 16, 2009.
    June 2009
CIB No 187
(PDF - 90kb)		New Scale of Fees as of July 1, 2009.
    June 2009
CIB No 186New Scale of Fees as of January 19, 2009
    Jan 2009
CIB No 185
(PDF - 74kb)		1. Evidence for change of names of registered proprietors
2. Witnessing documents
3. Planning and Development Act 2005 Section 146(1) [Notice to surveyors T2/2008]
    Sept 2008
CIB No 184Proposed new scale of fees as of 1 July 2008
    May 2008
CIB No 183Not issued
CIB No 182
(PDF - 33kb)		Perth Business Office Relocation Monday 31 March 2008 to L2 18 Mount Street Perth
CIB No 181
(PDF - 37kb)		Transfer by Attorney under EPA or by Administrator under Board Order to self or family member
    March 2008
CIB No 180
(PDF - 50kb)		Lodging a court order extending the operation of a caveat pursuant to Section 138B (2)(b) TLA
    August 2007
CIB No 179
(PDF - 66kb)		Execution by Director/Secretary of documents by a company without a common seal.
    June 2007
CIB No 178
(PDF - 37kb)		Proposed New Scale of Fees as of 2nd Of July 2007
    June 2007
CIB No 177
(PDF - 37kb)		EAS2 Enhancement - Address Verification
    March 2007
CIB No 176
(PDF - 80kb)		Stopped Documents - Introduction of "Pilot" Telephone Requisition Service
    Feb 2007
CIB No 175
(PDF - 80kb)
  1. Statutory Declarations Made for the Purpose of the Transfer of Land Act 1893 (TLA)
  2. Uplifting Requisitioned Documents
  3. Lodgement of Bulk Documents
  4. New Editions of Landgate Practice Manuals
    Jan 2007
CIB No 174
(PDF - 36kb)
  1. Notification to Amend the Address of the Registered Proprietor
  2. Attestations - Witness in a Transfer
    Dec 2006
CIB No 173
(PDF - 104kb)
    Landgate - ON THE DRAWING BOARD
    Oct 2006
CIB No 172
(PDF - 135kb)
  1. UPDATE OF Landgate PRACTICE MANUALS
  2. REFUND OF DOCUMENT LODGEMENT FEES
  3. STOPPED DOCUMENTS - TOP 20 FOR AUGUST 2006
    Oct 2006
CIB No 171
(PDF - 22kb)
    IMPORTANT NOTICE - MAJOR SYSTEM UPGRAGE - EARLY CLOSURE AND LATE OPENING OF BUSINESS
    Sept 2006
CIB No 170
(PDF - 197kb)
  1. EBIS PAYMENT OF REQUISITION AND FAST TRACK FEES
  2. CHANGES TO PROPERTY (SEIZURE AND SALE) ORDER FORMS
  3. NATIONAL ELECTRONIC CONVEYANCING SYSTEM UPDATE AUGUST 2006
    Sept 2006
CIB No 169
(PDF - 26kb)
    URGENT Landgate IS NOW 72 HRS OLD
    Sept 2006
CIB No 168
(PDF - 64kb)
  1. GET YOUR SEARCHES VIA EMAIL
  2. PAY YOUR Landgate ACCOUNT ONLINE
  3. RE-FIT TO MIDLAND CUSTOMER SERVICE HALL
  4. FIELD BOOKS, CROWN SURVEYS AND KEY SHEETS TO BECOME MORE ACCESSIBLE
    August 2006
CIB No 167
(PDF - 61kb)
    ANZLIC STANDING COMMITTEE ON LAND ADMINISTRATION, SURVEY ON PROPERTY RIGHTS, OBLIGATIONS AND RESTRICTIONS (ROR)
    August 2006
CIB No 166
(PDF - 34kb)
  1. STOPPED DOCUMENT PROCEDURES TO DEAL WITH STATUTORY DECLARATIONS MADE IN 2006 UNDER THE EVIDENCE ACT 1906
  2. EVIDENCE PROVIDED WITH DECLARATIONS OF TRUST
  3. DUPLEX PRINTING OF LAND TRANSACTION DOCUMENTS
  4. CORRECTION TO ARTICLE - IMPROVED RE-ENQUIRE
  5. A GUIDE TO STRATA TITLES BOOKLET UPGRADE
    July 2006
CIB No 165
(PDF - 84kb)
  1. EBIS PAYMENT OF REQUISITION AND FAST TRACK FEES
  2. EXECUTION BY CORPORATIONS
  3. AMENDMENT OF DOCUMENTS
  4. IMPROVED RE-ENQUIRE FUNCTION NOW AVAILABLE ON EAS2
    June 2006
CIB No 164
(PDF - 84kb)
  1. PROPOSED NEW SCALE OF FEES AS OF 10 JULY 2006
    June 2006
CIB No 163
(PDF - 66kb)
  1. FAST TRACK PROCESS OF DOCUMENTS
  2. REGISTRATION PRACTICE MANUALS
  3. Landgate INFORMATION
    April 2006
CIB No 162
(PDF - 258kb)
  1. PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT ACT.
  2. CITY OF STIRLING JOINS EAS2.
  3. ACCOUNTABILITY FOR PLANS, REGULATION 54
    March 2006
CIB No 161
(PDF - 115kb)
  1. STOPPED DOCUMENT PROCEDURES TO DEAL WITH STATUTORY DECLARATIONS MADE IN 2006 UNDER THE EVIDENCE ACT 1906
  2. BOUNDARIES ON MULTITIER STRATA PLANS - NOTICE TO SURVEYORS T1/2006
  3. REPRESENTATION OF LAND INTERESTS IN THE LAND REGISTER
  4. BRINGING FORWARD ANOMALOUS INTERESTS ON PLANS - NOTICE TO SURVEYORS T2/2006
    February 2006
CIB No 160
(PDF - 54kb)
  1. GENERAL OUTLINE OF THE STRATA TITLES GENERAL AMENDMENT REGULATIONS 2006
    February 2006
CIB No 159
(PDF - 37kb)
  1. CHANGES TO STATUTORY DECLARATIONS UNDER THE OATHS, AFFIDAVITS AND STATUTORY DECLARATIONS ACT 2005
    January 2006
CIB No 158
(PDF - 40kb)
  1. PRICE CHANGE AND ENHANCEMENTS TO EAS2
    December 2005
CIB No 157
(PDF - 57kb)
  1. STOPPED DOCUMENT REQUISITION FEE
  2. NEW TITLE PRIORITY
  3. OUTSTANDING STOPPED DOCUMENT FEES
  4. Landgate LAND ENQUIRY ON PROGRESS OF A DEALING
  5. APPLICATIONS UNDER PART 4A OF THE TLA TO DISCHARGE OR MODIFICATION OF A RESTRICTIVE COVENANT OR AN EASEMENT UNDER PART 4A OF THE TLA.
  6. CHRISTMAS MESSAGE
    December 2005
CIB No 156
(PDF - 58kb)
  1. PREPARING FOR LAND ENQUIRY
  2. PC TESTING TO HELP YOU PREPARE
  3. SYSTEM PERFORMANCE
  4. LAND ENQUIRY TRAINING
  5. MORE ABOUT LAND ENQUIRY
  6. SALES INFORMATION
  7. FOR PROBLEMS THAT KEEP POPPING UP
  8. Landgate A SECURE SITE
  9. ACCOUNTING MATTERS
  10. YOUR CREDIT LIMIT CAN AFFECT YOUR ACCESS TO LAND ENQUIRY
  11. FOR MORE INFORMATION
    October 2005
CIB No 155
(PDF - 28kb)
  1. CONSENTS ON DISCHARGE OR MODIFICATION OF RESTRICTIVE COVENANTS AND EASEMENTS
  2. CONTENT OF CONSENTS
  3. CONSENT FORMS
    October 2005
CIB No 154
(PDF - 28kb)
  1. DOCUMENT LODGEMENTS AND SEARCHING AFFECTED BY SYSTEMS SHUT DOWN
    October 2005
CIB No 153
(PDF - 372kb)
  1. FAST TRACK PROCESSING OF DOCUMENTS
  2. STANDARD PLAN PROCESS - DEPOSITED AND STRATA PLANS
  3. REDUCED REQUSITION FEE
  4. EASIFORMS - PRACTICAL TIPS
    June 2005
CIB No 152
(PDF - 38kb)
  1. NEW SCALE OF FEES
  2. THE DX MAIL SYSTEM
  3. NEW LOOK DUPLICATE CERTIFICATE OF TITLE
  4. ELECTRONIC ADVICE OF SALE (EAS2)
    June 2005
CIB No 151
(PDF - 220kb)
    PROPOSED NEW SCALE OF FEES AS OF MONDAY 4 JULY 2005
    June 2005
CIB No 150
(PDF - 69kb)
  1. NON ADVERTISING FOR REPLACEMENT DUPLICATE DIGITAL CERTIFICATES OF TITLE
  2. REVOCATION OF ENDURING POWER OF ATTORNEY BY NOTIFICATION OF DEATH OF DONOR
  3. REGISTERING INTERESTS OVER LAND
    June 2005
CIB No 149
(PDF - 85kb)
  1. INTRODUCTION
  2. NEW DOCUMENTS
  3. TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS FOR WRITS AND WARRANTS
    May 2005
CIB No 148
(PDF - 507kb)
  1. WESTERN AUSTRALIA’S CERTIFICATE OF TITLE
  2. CHANGE IN PRACTICE - THE REQUIREMENT TO PROCESS DEALINGS OVER FREEHOLD LEASES WHERE THE DUPLICATE LEASE HAS NOT BEEN PRODUCED
    May 2005
CIB No 147
(PDF - 204kb)
  1. GETTING TO KNOW EASIFORMS
  2. SMARTPLAN CHANGES
  3. CREATING EASEMENTS ON STRATA / SURVEY-STRATA PLANS OF RE-SUBDIVISION AND CONSOLIDATION
  4. REQUEST FOR THE ISSUE OF A NON-ISSUED DUPLICATE TITLE
  5. Landgate’s NEW TELEPHONE SYSTEM
  6. TERMINATION OF SURVEY - STRATA SCHEMES
    April 2005
CIB No 146
(PDF - 315kb)
  1. CONVERTING MULTI POLYGON MULTI TENURE CERTIFICATES OF TITLE
    March 2005
CIB No 145
(PDF - 38kb)
  1. CUSTOMER REMOTE SEARCHING (CRS)
    February 2005
CIB No 144
(PDF - 29kb)
  1. REMOTE SEARCH CUSTOMERS URGED TO CONDUCT ONLINE PC TEST
    January 2005
CIB No 143
(PDF - 163kb)
  1. URGENT REQUEST LETTERS AND FAXES
  2. EXECUTION BY A COMPANY
  3. CHRISTMAS MESSAGE
    December 2004
CIB No 142
(PDF - 163kb)
  1. LODGING PARTIES AND CONTACT DETAILS
  2. BUNBURY OFFICE CHANGES
  3. EASIFORMS TRIAL COMMENCES
  4. CUSTOMER REMOTE SEARCH SYSTEM TO GO ONLINE
  5. REGION SCHEME CERTIFICATE SYSTEM – FACILITATING YOUR CLAUSE 42 & 47 ENQUIRIES ONLINE – COMING SOON TO Landgate
    November 2004
CIB No 141
(PDF - 195kb)
  1. EAS2 Administrative Fees
  2. Water Corporation Fees
  3. Local Government Fees
  4. Department of Treasury and Finance Fees
  5. Party Walls
  6. Interstate Postcodes
  7. EAS2 Example Screen
  8. Local Government and other Water Provider Charge Methods
    September 2004
CIB No 140
(PDF - 165kb)
  1. Proposed New Scale of Fees
    August 2004
CIB No 139
(PDF - 120kb)
  1. Job Opportunity for a Licensed Conveyancer at Landgate
  2. EAS / EAS 2 Service Fee
  3. Issuing Box Agreements
  4. Powers of Attorney Executed by Corporations
  5. Town Planning and Development Act Memorial Notification Document
  6. Online Support During Landgate's Change of Operating Systems
    July 2004
CIB No 138
(PDF - 54kb)
  1. Amended Form A6 - Application for New/Balance Title
  2. Management Statements
  3. 'Part Lot' Certificates of Titles
  4. Requests for Issue/Non Issue of Duplicate Certificates of Title to be in an Approved Form
  5. Consent to Instruments
  6. Change of Operating Systems at Landgate
  7. Registration Forms Now Available Online
  8. Appendix A - Example Consent Form
    March 2004
CIB No 137
(PDF - 99kb)
  1. Introduction
  2. Carbon Rights Act
  3. Tree Plantation Agreements Act 2003
  4. Further Registration Matters - Carbon Credits - Tree Plantation Agreements
    March 2004
CIB No 136
(PDF - 605kb)
  1. Lodgement of documents containing known omissions and errors
  2. Strata/Survey Strata Plans with Deposited Plan Inset
  3. New Legislation - Carbon Rights
  4. Notices to Surveyors - Important Information for Conveyancers
  5. Previous Customer Information Bulletins
    March 2004
CIB No 135
(PDF - 49kb)
  1. Appointment of New Registrar of Titles
  2. Mortgage fraud - Registrar of Titles warning
  3. Caveats - preventing improper dealings
  4. Deposited Plans - in order for dealings - where restrictive covenants apply
  5. Notifications under Section 70A - Transfer of Land Act 1893 and Section 12A - Town Planning & Development Act 1928
  6. Christmas Messsage
    December 2003
CIB No 134
(PDF - 18kb)
    Document Lodgement now available from 8am Monday, 15 December 2003
    December 2003
CIB No 133
(PDF - 25kb)
    Anticipated disruption to Document Lodgement, Title Searching and Online Services commencing 5pm Friday, 12th December 2003
    November 2003
CIB No 132
(PDF - 43kb)
  1. Advertising fees - Replacement Duplicate Certificate of Title applications
  2. Removal of Caveats - 14 day notice or 21 day notice?
  3. EAS2 Release 2 system enhancements
  4. Pre-allocation of Plan and Field book numbers
    September 2003
CIB No 131
(PDF - 27kb)
  1. Fees for applications for deposited plans
  2. Evidence
  3. Liquid paper
  4. Non digital superseded duplicate titles
  5. LEGFIX - new facsimile number
  6. Landgate - new contact email address
  7. EAS2 launch signals the beginning of the end of EAS
    July 2003
CIB No 130
(PDF - 13kb)
    DOLA has a new name
    July 2003
CIB No 129
(PDF - 37kb)
    Substitute provisions for Enduring power of attorneys
    June 2003
CIB No 128
(PDF - 22kb)
    New scale of fees
    June 2003
CIB No 127
(PDF - 30kb)
  1. Interests in Crown land not registered before 29 March 2003
  2. New Crown registration fees from 31 March 2003
    February 2003
CIB No 126
(PDF - 71kb)
  1. Electronic Advice of Sale 2 update
  2. Electronic and photocopy reproduction of documents
  3. Certificate of Title error correction - LEGFIX procedures
  4. Superseded Certificate of Title (sketch purposes only)
  5. Stopped Documents - Common document error report
  6. Christmas message
    December 2002
CIB No 125
(PDF - 27kb)
    DOLA to become a Statutory Authority
    November 2002
CIB No 124
(PDF - 62kb)
  1. Witnessing requirements
  2. Land Registration Centre - Advisory Service
  3. DOLA website - Information and publications available
  4. Crown lease conversion to document
    August 2002
CIB No 123
(PDF - 99kb)
  1. Registrars practice note 5
  2. Property settlements in the Perth branch office
  3. Reference, phone/fax details on documents
  4. Strata Plan updating - Volume folio reference
    May 2002
CIB No 122
(PDF - 131kb)
  1. Registrars practice note 4
  2. Strata Street address - digital titles
  3. Amendment of Crown Allotment parcel identifiers
  4. Strata Plan - simultaneous lodgement
  5. Preparation of documents - insert name of preparing party
    March 2002
CIB No 121
(PDF - 98kb)
    Amendment of lot descriptions (parcel identifiers) for SmartRegister
    December 2001
CIB No 120
(PDF - 397kb)
  1. Customer Information Bulletin moves to digital format
  2. Progress and issuing production enquiries
  3. A guide to DOLA internal marking codes for examination of documents
  4. How to use DOLA's CRS system non-charge menu
    August 2001
CIB No 119
(PDF - 47kb)
  1. Restrictive Covenants - Expiry dates
  2. Paper and digital Certificates of Title - Document preparation
  3. Edition 7 - Land Titles Registration Practice Manual released
  4. Stopped documents
  5. Introduction of free online CAS account enquiries
  6. Stopped document checklist
    July 2001
CIB No 118
(PDF - 14kb)
    New scale of fees - Fee Schedule
    June 2001
CIB No 117
(PDF - 18kb)
  1. Section 75 - Lost C/T applications - Change of document form and reduction of fee payable
  2. Application for Balance Title - New requirements
  3. Deposited Plans - Crown Plans
  4. Contact reference's for lodging parties
  5. Issuing box numbers
    April 2001
CIB No 116
(PDF - 26kb)
  1. Overview of Customer Information Bulletins
  2. Balance Titles/Multiple Owners - SmartRegister
  3. Applications to include and remove benefits of Easements/Restrictive Covenants
  4. Deposited Plan format changes - Smart Register
    February 2001

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