Find out what professional assistance you might need and how to engage a registered conveyancer, legal practitioner or licensed surveyor.
Change your residential, postal or company address. If you don't do this your old address will remain on the certificate of title.
Your Certificate of Title needs to be updated if you have changed your name. Read more to find out how to change your name on your Certificate of Title.
Notification of a death
While Land Services SA cannot provide legal advice on property transactions, we have developed resources to assist you, should you decide to prepare and lodge your own legal documents as a self-represented party.
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Registrar-General’s LTO Fee Calculator.
The property transfer fees calculator quickly figures the stamp duty
Click here to view all relevant Land Transaction Fees
The Registrar-General’s Plan Presentation Guidelines (PPG) describes the requirements for property related plans lodged Land Services SA in South Australia.
Surveying and lodging organisations can electronically submit the following plan types with Land Services SA (LSSA) using the Electronic Plan Lodgement (EPL) system:
The Registrar-General’s Verification of Identity Requirements provides a framework for legal practitioners, conveyancers or mortgagees to take reasonable steps to verify the identity of a party to a conveyancing transaction. The purpose of carrying out verification of identity (VOI) is to reduce the risk of identity fraud and the registration of fraudulent land transactions. VOI of Clients and mortgagors is considered to be part of the due diligence required of conveyancing professionals.
A standard for undertaking VOI in electronic conveyancing transactions is set out in the South Australian Participation Rules. This will apply to all conveyancing transactions that are conducted by a Subscriber to and Electronic Lodgement Network Operator (ELNO) and lodged with the land registry electronically.
For those paper conveyancing transactions that fall outside the scope of electronic lodgement through an ELNO, the requirements for VOI are specified in the current Registrar-General’s verification of Identity Requirements below.
Under the Registrar-General’s Verification of Identity Requirements the following parties are responsible for verifying identity:-
The person verifying identity should refer to the requirements for information about proof of identity and must be satisfied that the documents provided are current and authentic.
The person being identified must produce current and original proof of their identity - eg driver's licence, birth certificate or passport. Your conveyancer or solicitor can give you information on acceptable documents.
The Australian Registrars National Electronic Conveyancing Council (ARNECC) and the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) have agreed to new arrangements that will be provided by an Australian Embassy, High Commission or Consulate for verifying the identity of persons overseas.
The new arrangements are for both electronic and paper conveyancing transactions and are set out in an update to ARNECC’s MPR Guidance Note #2 on Verification of Identity.
These arrangements are available to both Australians and foreign nationals provided the transaction involves land in Australia. Fees for the service will apply as determined by DFAT. Several aspects of the new arrangements are particularly important in ensuring their use is efficient for all parties, these are: