Land Title Practice Manual Qld Part 60
Published by on There are always a number of documents that need to be signed when buying or selling a property. The signing of the contract is only the first legal step in any property transaction.Throughout a typical Buyers will be responsible for signing at least transfer duty concession or declaration forms and mortgage documents and Sellers will be responsible for signing the transfer of land documents. These are formal legal documents that need to be signed witnessed by a qualified witness.In Queensland, a qualified witness means a justice of the peace, commissioner for declarations or Australian legal practitioner. However, the definition of a qualified witness changes considerably when the Buyer or Seller is overseas.At, we often encounter Buyers or Sellers who are traveling for work or holidaying overseas at the time of their sale or purchase. This can significantly complicate the process for signing and witnessing the documents required to complete the conveyancing process. The Queensland Land Titles Registrar requires that an instrument or document executed by an individual outside Australia is witnessed by:.
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An Australian Consular Officer or authorized employee of the Commonwealth; or. A competent officer as defined under the Defence Force Regulation 1952 (Cth); or. A notary public; or.
An Australian Legal Practitioner; or. An Australian Lawyer; or. A New Zealand Lawyers (i.e. A solicitor, barrister or barrister and solicitor); or. Another person approved by the RegistrarPart 60 of the Land Title Practice Manual (Queensland) explains the process for having legal documents witnessed outside Australia. There are different forms for different types of qualified witnesses and a detailed process for completing the Overseas Witnessing forms.Where possible we always encourage our clients to sign all documents in Australia prior to traveling overseas. Whilst Queensland Justices of the Peace and Commissioners for Declarations volunteer to serve the public by signing documents that need a qualified witness, an Australian Consulate Officer of Notary Public can charge in the hundreds of dollars.
Original copies of all the above documents then need to be sent back to Australia prior to the settlement date, which can then result in costly overseas postal fees.The Overseas Witnessing requirements also have a number of very particular rules. It is not uncommon to receive documents back that have been incorrectly witnesses.
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Queensland Mines Rescue Service (QMRS) 07 4958 2244Locations and staff. Mineral mines and quarries (north west region)Mount Isa officePO Box 334Mount Isa Qld 482513 Isa StreetMount Isa Qld 4825Phone: (07) 4747 2158Incident reporting: (07) 4747 2151 (diverts to the on-call inspector) Position titleNameEmailPhoneRegional Inspector of MinesCasey, Phillip4747 2039Inspector of Mines (Geomech)Ormonde, Katie4447 9247Inspector of Mines (Mechanical)Henson, Rob4747 2079Inspector of Mines (Electrical)Holley, Brett4747 2160District Workers’ RepresentativeCarson, Steve4747 2114. Visit us at for more information about applying for a resource authority. You can also lodge and track the progress of most applications online through.For general enquiries contact the relevant assessment hub.
Mineral Assessment HubThe Mineral Assessment Hub administers mineral mining permits. These include mining leases, mineral development licences, exploration permits and prospecting permits.Mining claims and mining leases for opal, gemstones, corundum or other precious stones are administered by the Small Scale Mining Assessment hub.Level 9, 445 Flinders StreetTownsville QLD 4810PO Box 1752, Townsville QLD 4810Phone: (07) 4447 9230Email: Coal Assessment HubThe Coal Assessment Hub and administers all coal mining permits. Visit us at to find out about native title obligations for mining and resources. Native Title ServicesThe Queensland Government's Native Title Services is the first point of contact to advise you on land that may be subject to native title and inquiries about the native title process for mining and petroleum authorities.Email:Phone: (07) 4936 0138PO Box 15216Brisbane QLD 4002 National Native Title TribunalThe National Native Title Tribunal (NNTT) is an independent body set up under the Native Title Act. The NNTT is not a court and doesn't decide whether native title exists. It makes decisions regarding whether 'future acts' can proceed and mediates negotiations.For more information, see the. For gas emergencies call 000 and the emergency contact numbers displayed at the incident location.
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For other enquiries contact your nearest regional office, Monday to Friday, 8.30am to 4.30pm.(PDF, 891KB) and refer to the following information for the relevant region contact details. Visit us at to access standards, forms, calibration baselines and other surveying information. Submission of survey plans and recordsTo submit Form 6 or PSM maintenance forms not associated with a plan submission, email.For GNSS enquiries, emailTo deposit or submit copies of survey plans, survey records or to request surveying advice, please email the relevant surveying group below. Surveying groupEmailBeenleigh, Brisbane, Bundaberg, Caboolture, Ipswich, Maryborough, Nambour, Robina, ToowoombaMackay, RockhamptonCairns, TownsvilleLegislation and policyFor enquiries about surveying legislation and policies, contact:Survey IntegrationLand and Spatial InformationGPO Box 2454Brisbane QLD 4001Email General survey enquiries. Visit us at to access forms, application guides, maps and data.
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For help with storm damage or floods, contact the (SES) or phone 132 500.ElectricityFor emergencies or loss of electricity supply, contact your energy distributor:.Gas leaksIn case of a suspected gas leak (i.e.