Where do I lodge my plan?
Titles Queensland manages the land and water titles registries for the state of Queensland. Survey plans (SP Barcoded plans) need to be lodged with Titles Queensland. For many titles transaction there is increasingly the ability to lodge electronically as outlined by Titles Queensland.
For freehold survey plans (SPs) you need to lodge the survey plan with associated documents and pay the appropriate lodgement fee. The survey plan will nearly always be accompanies by other documents and forms, depending on the proposed plan actions. The survey plan is usually accompanied by forms for owners approval and council endorsement (Form 18A and Form 18B) and a plan cover sheet (Form 21Z). The survey plan must be lodged within 6 months of the council endorsement date. Many of our clients arrange for their solicitor to lodge the plan and documents on their behalf.
For state land survey plans you should forward the original survey plan to the Department of Resources State Land Officer responsible for your case who will lodge the survey plan and associated forms and documents with Titles Queensland on your behalf.
Survey plans can be lodged using the original hardcopy survey plan or electronically by professionals such as solicitors into Titles Queensland. It is important to note that if lodging a hardcopy survey plan it MUST NOT be bent, creased, marked, stapled or damaged (otherwise it may not be accepted by the Department). If lodging electronically you need to ensure you are lodging the current version of the survey plan.
Identification survey plans (IS barcoded plans) are deposited into the Queensland Government survey archives by TerraModus Surveying on your behalf. There is no fee to lodge these plans as they form part of the government survey plan archive and there is no transaction into the Titles Registry. Identification survey plans are a public record of the survey performed and the marks placed. You are provided with a copy of the identification survey plan. The IS plan provides you with a copy of the boundary identification survey that has performed by an insured, qualified professional surveyor. It is a legal requirement when undertaking a survey relating to boundaries to produce an identification survey plan and deposit it with the government. Only Registered Cadastral Surveyors can undertake these surveys and produce these survey plans.