Queensland Consolidated Regulations

LOCAL GOVERNMENT REGULATION 2012 - REG 161

161 Notice of change of owner of land for sale or other ownership changes for land

(1) This section applies if the owner of land changes—

(a) because the land is sold; or

(b) for another reason, including, for example, if the land, or an entitlement to occupy the land, is forfeited or surrendered to the State.

(2) The new owner of the land must give the local government notice of the change of owner within 30 days after the change, unless the new owner has a reasonable excuse.

Penalty—

Maximum penalty—5 penalty units.

(3) The new owner may comply with subsection (2) by giving the following documents to the registrar of titles—

(a) a properly completed combined form for the change of owner of the land;

(b) the instrument of transfer of the land.

(4) However, subsection (2) does not prevent the previous owner of the land giving the local government the notice about the change of owner for the land.

(5) In this section—

"combined form" means a form that—

(a) gives information required by this section; and

(b) may be given to the registrar of titles.