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Prescribed Documents Are As Follows:
1) 149 Certificates - apply to the Local Council
2) Sewer - apply to relevant authority
3) Title Search -Searching the records of the Registrar General
149 Planning Certificates are obtained from the local council in which the property is situated. The certificates vary in format from one local government area to another. They provide information as to the zoning of the land, and matters affecting the property in regard to contamination and resumption.
Items that may be disclosed in the S.149 Certificate:
• The zoning ie. what can the property be used for.
• Is it affected by the Coastal Protection Act
• Is it affected by mine subsidence
• Is it affected by road widening and road alignment
• Is the land affected by any council policies
• Is the land reserved for acquisition
• Any matters in regard to contamination
• Is the land bush fire prone land.
• Is the land flood prone.
A Sewer drainage diagram is issued by the relevant water authority. For example in the Sydney area you would obtain the diagram from Sydney Water. The diagram will indicate the location of the sewer in relation to the land.
To search the register you can do so in several ways:
• Physical attendance at the Land & Property Information office. To do this you purchase a ticket on which you fill in the details of what you want a copy of and you will be given a photocopy of that document.
• You can have a Law Stationer attend the Land & Property Information office. They will attend on your behalf and then forward to you the copy of whatever dealing you want.
• You can search the register via the internet. This is usually done through an Information Broker (usually a Law Stationer who has been granted access to the register via the internet). In order to obtain a complete search of a property you will need to obtain a copy of the computer folio (certificate of title) and from there you will obtain the details to obtain:
• A copy of the deposited plan
• A copy of any dealings registered on the folio
• A copy of the Strata plan (if Strata Title)
• A copy of the computer folio for the common property and any dealings registered (if Strata Title)
PRESCRIBED DOCUMENTS