LAND TITLES
OFFICE OF REGULATORY SERVICES
ACT Justice and Community Safety Directorate

APPLICATION FOR 
NEW CERTIFICATE OF TITLE		
Form 011 - CT	

	Land Titles Act 1925		

IMPORTANT INFORMATION
This form is to be used to lodge an application for new certificate of title under the Land Titles Act 1925 (the Act).  You can access the Act at www.legislation.act.gov.au.  You may also obtain further information and forms at www.ors.act.gov.au. 
	
PRIVACY INFORMATION
The Act authorises the Registrar-General to collect the information required by this form.  The Registrar-General provides identifiable information to various agencies including, but not limited to, the ACT Environment and Sustainable Development Directorate, ACT Treasury Directorate, Canberra Connect and ACTEWAGL for conveyancing, municipal account administrative, statistical and valuation purposes.  These agencies may also use this information to prepare and sell property sales reports to commercial organisations concerned with the development, sale or marketing of land.
	
CONTACT INFORMATION	
Lodge in person at the Office of Regulatory Services:	255 Canberra Avenue, Fyshwick ACT 2609	
Office Hours:	9:00am to 4:30pm Monday to Friday	
General enquiries telephone number:	(02) 6207 0491	
Website address:	www.ors.act.gov.au 
	
INSTRUCTIONS FOR COMPLETION
•	Satisfactory evidence in support of this application must be provided to the Registrar-General.
•	All information should be typed or clearly printed.  If completing this form by hand please use a solid black pen only.  
•	This office will not accept lodgement of this form if it is not completed in full.
•	Any alteration to information provided on this form must be struck through with a black pen.  Substitute information must be clear and all parties must sign in the margin.  Do not use correction fluid or tape.
•	Ensure all required documents are attached.  If there is insufficient space in any panel, please use an Annexure Sheet.
•	Execution by:
a)	A Natural Person – Should be witnessed by an adult person who is not a party to the document.
b)	Attorney – if this document is executed by an Attorney pursuant to a registered power of attorney, it must set out the full name of the attorney and the form of execution must indicate the source of his/her authority e.g. “AB by his/her attorney XY pursuant to Power of Attorney ACT Registration No…… of which he/she has no notice of revocation”.  (This execution requires a witness).
c)	Corporation – Section 127 of the Corporations Act provides that a company may now validly execute a document with or without using a Common Seal if the document is signed by:
i.	Two directors of the company;
ii.	A director and a secretary of the company; or
iii.	Where the company is a proprietary company and has a sole director who is also the sole company secretary, that director. (No witness is required for this execution).
•	The following forms of execution are suggested –
a)	With A Common Seal
The common seal of ABC Pty Ltd/Ltd ACN…………………
was affixed in the presence of-
...................................(signature)	
...................................(director/secretary)*
(*repeat if necessary i.e. if two directors signing.  If signing as sole director and sole secretary, state ‘director/secretary’) - (No witness is required for this execution).
b)	Without A Common Seal
Signed by ABC Pty Ltd/Ltd ACN……………………
...................................(signature)	
...................................(director/secretary)*
(*repeat if necessary i.e. if two directors signing.  If signing as sole director and sole secretary, state ‘director/secretary’) - (No witness is required for this execution).

	LAND TITLES
OFFICE OF REGULATORY SERVICES
ACT Justice and Community Safety Directorate

APPLICATION FOR
NEW CERTIFICATE OF TITLE		
Form 011 - CT	

	Land Titles Act 1925		

LODGING PARTY DETAILS	
Name	Postal Address	Contact Telephone Number	
     	     	     	

TITLE AND LAND DETAILS	
Volume & Folio	District/Division	Section	Block	Unit	
     	     	     	     	     	

APPLICANT/S (Provide Full Name, Surname Last)	FULL POSTAL ADDRESS (including postcode)	
     	     	

CAPACITY OF APPLICANT/S (tick whichever is applicable)	

 Registered Proprietor/s       or         Legal Practitioner        or         Mortgagee in Mortgage No

 Executor                                  or        Other (please state)

NAME AND ADDRESS OF REGISTERED PROPRIETOR/S (Complete where the Applicant is NOT a registered proprietor)	
     	

NOTE – The consent of the Registered Proprietors is required unless the applicant is the Registered Proprietor and/or if the Applicant is a Mortgagee and the Certificate of Title was lost whilst in the possession of the Mortgagee.

I consent hereto and state that the registered proprietor is not presently an undischarged bankrupt or insolvent, and has not assigned the estate for the benefit of creditors and is not subject to the Confiscation of Criminal Assets Act 2003.

CONSENT 	

Print full name of person consenting and the capacity under which consenting (eg, Registered Proprietor)

     

Signature or common seal of Consenting Party

Dated -      	
Print full name and address of witness 

     

Signature of witness

Dated -      	

SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS (the following documents are required in support of this application)	
 Statutory Declaration/s                   AND                       Rates Notice (Required unless applicant is Mortgagee in Possession)	

I apply pursuant to section 62 of the Land Titles Act 1925 for the issue of a new Certificate of Title. The grant/current edition of the Certificate of Title described in Item 1 has been lost, mislaid or destroyed.  The Certificate of Title in Item 1 is subject to any mortgages, encumbrances and other instruments affecting the land, including any created by dealings lodged prior to this application.  In support of this application, attached are the following documents:

1.	Statutory declaration by me stating details of the loss of the grant/certificate of title; whether or not the registered proprietor resides at the property; that the grant or certificate of title is not held by any person as security for a loan or any other purpose whatsoever; and that the registered proprietor is not presently an undischarged bankrupt or insolvent, and has not assigned the estate for the benefit of creditors and is not subject to the Confiscation of Criminal Assets Act 2003.

2.	Statutory declaration by mortgagee or legal practitioner for the mortgagee as to the facts of the loss.

3.	A current A.C.T. Government General Land Rates Notice relating to the property.

APPLICANT’S EXECUTION	

Print full name of Applicant 

     

Signature or common seal of Applicant

Dated -      	
Print full name and address of witness 

     

Signature of witness

Dated -      	

OFFICE USE ONLY	
Lodged by		Certificate of title lodged		
Data entered by		Certificates attached to title		
Registered by		Attachments / Annexures		
Registration date		Production number		

Commonwealth of Australia
STATUTORY DECLARATION
Statutory Declarations Act 1959

1	Insert the name, address and occupation of person making the declaration	
I/We,1

make the following declaration under the Statutory Declarations Act 1959:	

2	Set out matter declared to in numbered paragraphs	
2

I/We understand that a person who intentionally makes a false statement in a statutory declaration is guilty of an offence under section 11 of the Statutory Declarations Act 1959, and I believe that the statements in this declaration are true in every particular.
	
3	Signature of person making the declaration	3

4	Place
5	Day
6	Month and year	Declared at 4                                            on 5                             of 6  

Before me,
	
7	Signature of person before whom the declaration is made (see over)
	7

8	Full name, qualification and address of person before whom the declaration is made (in printed letters)	8

Note 1   A person who intentionally makes a false statement in a statutory declaration is guilty of an offence, the punishment for which is imprisonment for a term of 4 years — see section 11 of the Statutory Declarations Act 1959.
Note 2   Chapter 2 of the Criminal Code applies to all offences against the Statutory Declarations Act 1959 — see section 5A of the Statutory Declarations Act 1959.
A statutory declaration under the Statutory Declarations Act 1959 may be made before–
(1) a person who is currently licensed or registered under a law to practise in one of the following occupations:
Chiropractor		Dentist			Legal practitioner
Medical practitioner		Nurse			Optometrist
Patent attorney		Pharmacist			Physiotherapist
Psychologist		Trademarks attorney		Veterinary surgeon
(2) a person who is enrolled on the roll of the Supreme Court of a State or Territory, or the High Court of Australia, as a legal practitioner (however described); or
(3) a person who is in the following list:
Agent of the Australian Postal Corporation who is in charge of an office supplying postal services to the public
Australian Consular Officer or Australian Diplomatic Officer (within the meaning of the Consular Fees Act 1955)
Bailiff
Bank officer with 5 or more continuous years of service
Building society officer with 5 or more years of continuous service
Chief executive officer of a Commonwealth court
Clerk of a court
Commissioner for Affidavits
Commissioner for Declarations
Credit union officer with 5 or more years of continuous service
Employee of the Australian Trade Commission who is:
(a) in a country or place outside Australia; and
(b) authorised under paragraph 3 (d) of the Consular Fees Act 1955; and
(c) exercising his or her function in that place
Employee of the Commonwealth who is:
(a) in a country or place outside Australia; and
(b) authorised under paragraph 3 (c) of the Consular Fees Act 1955; and
(c) exercising his or her function in that place
Fellow of the National Tax Accountants’ Association
Finance company officer with 5 or more years of continuous service
Holder of a statutory office not specified in another item in this list
Judge of a court
Justice of the Peace
Magistrate
Marriage celebrant registered under Subdivision C of Division 1 of Part IV of the Marriage Act 1961
Master of a court
Member of Chartered Secretaries Australia
Member of Engineers Australia, other than at the grade of student
Member of the Association of Taxation and Management Accountants
Member of the Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy
Member of the Australian Defence Force who is:
(a) an officer; or
(b) a non-commissioned officer within the meaning of the Defence Force Discipline Act 1982 with 5 or more years of continuous service; or
(c) a warrant officer within the meaning of that Act
Member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia, the Australian Society of Certified Practising Accountants or the National Institute of Accountants
Member of:
(a) the Parliament of the Commonwealth; or
(b) the Parliament of a State; or
(c) a Territory legislature; or
(d) a local government authority of a State or Territory
Minister of religion registered under Subdivision A of Division 1 of Part IV of the Marriage Act 1961
Notary public
Permanent employee of the Australian Postal Corporation with 5 or more years of continuous service who is employed in an office supplying postal services to the public
Permanent employee of:
(a) the Commonwealth or a Commonwealth authority; or
(b) a State or Territory or a State or Territory authority; or
(c) a local government authority;
with 5 or more years of continuous service who is not specified in another item in this list
Person before whom a statutory declaration may be made under the law of the State or Territory in which the declaration is made
Police officer
Registrar, or Deputy Registrar, of a court
Senior Executive Service employee of:
(a) the Commonwealth or a Commonwealth authority; or
(b) a State or Territory or a State or Territory authority
Sheriff
Sheriff’s officer
Teacher employed on a full-time basis at a school or tertiary education institution