Property Law

Landgate

www.landgate.wa.gov.au

1 Midland Square
Midland, WA 6056

P.O Box 2222
Midland 6936 WA

General Enquiries (08)9273 7373
Customer Service (08)9273 7341
Regional 1300 556 224
Fax (08) 9250 3187

customerservice@landgate.wa.gov.au

Business hours 8.30 - 5.00
Lodgement Hours 8.30 - 4.30

Other Offices

• Freehold land registration forms
• Crown land registration forms
• Strata forms

Tools

• CPI Calculator (Foolkit)
• Discharge Authorities Forms (Gadens)
• GST property tool
• Date Calculator - number of days between two dates
• Aerial Photos of Australia - Google Maps now offer the ability to enter a street address, suburb, postcode etc.. It quickly locates the address and offers a choice of street directory, satellite photography and a hybrid version (photography with streets named). Foolkit uses this for quick searches.
• Google Earth for more detailed aerial views of sites. This is now free but involves installing software. It has the advantage of being able to rotate the view, adjust the angle of view, take measurements and look at historical views of your site.
• Metric / Imperial Calculator
• Managing Mortgage Risk- LPLC - Victorian

Organisations

• Australian Property Institute
• Australian Retailers Association
• Australian Institute of Conveyancers
• Department of Environment & Heritage (Commonwealth)
• Enfironmental Defender's Office
• Environment Protection Authority
• Foreign Investment Review Board (FIRB)
• Institute of Arbitrators and Mediators
• Department of Local Government
• WA Local Government Association
• Property Council of Australia
• Real E
• Standards Australia

Transfer Duty

State Revenue Website

QBE House
200 St Georges Terrace
Perth WA 6000

GPO Box T1600
Perth WA 6845

Tel: (08) 9262 1400
Fax: (08) 9226 0842

Revenue Online
State Revenue Contacts

• Duties Calculators
• Duties Forms and Publications
• Transfer Duty home page
• Land Tax Forms and Publications

Legislation

• Building Act 2011
• Building Regulations 2012
• Home Building Contracts Act 1991
• Home Building Contracts (Home Indemnity Insurance Exemptions) Regulations 2002
• Construction Contracts Act 2004
• Construction Contracts Regulations 2004
• Dividing Fences Act 1961
• Dividing Fences Regulations 1971
• Environmental Protection Act 1986
• Environmental Protection Regulations 1987
• http://www.slp.wa.gov.au/pco/prod/FileStore.nsf/Documents/MRDocument:25413W/$FILE/Planning%20and%20Development%20Act%202005%20-%20%5B03-c0-04%5D.docx?OpenElement
• Planning and Development Regulations 2009
• Property Law Act 1969
• Real Estate and Business Agents Act 1978
• Real Estate and Business Agents (General) Regulations 1979
• Sale of Land Act 1970
• Retirement Villages Act 1992
• Retirement Villages Regulations 1992
• Transfer of Land Act 1893
• Transfer of Land Regulations 2004
• Trustees Act 1962
• Trustees (Authorized Investments) Regulations 1988
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