Registry guide
Land titles offices in Australia, state by state
There is no national land titles office. Each state and territory keeps its own land register, and most sell title searches online rather than over a counter. Here is who runs each one, how the public searches it, and the registry fee. Title Registry is an independent service, not a land titles office.
See the exact lot and title before you pay. No title, no charge.
Who runs the land titles office in each state?
Registry fees for one current title search, 2026-27:
| State | Land titles office or registry | How the public searches | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|
| NSW | NSW Land Registry Services (NSW LRS) | Authorised brokers online; counter in Sydney | A$18.70 |
| VIC | Registrar of Titles, Land Use Victoria; searches through LANDATA (SERV) | LANDATA online, with an account | A$8.30 by volume and folio; A$17.87 by address |
| QLD | Titles Queensland | OTIS online shop, phone or post | A$25.71 |
| WA | Landgate | Land Enquiry Services online, guest checkout | A$33.90 |
| SA | Land Services SA | SAILIS online, as a guest or with an account | A$36.75 |
| TAS | Land Titles Office, Land Tasmania | theLIST online, with a login | A$39.20 |
| ACT | ACT Land Titles, Access Canberra | ACTLIS online, as a member of the public or subscriber | A$36.00 |
| NT | Land Titles Office, NT Government | Online, phone, email or in person | About A$29.00 online |
The land titles office in NSW
In New South Wales the register is run by NSW Land Registry Services, which took over from Land and Property Information (LPI) in 2017. It is the one state where the public can't buy a title search online from the registry: online searches go through authorised information brokers and their resellers.
From 19 October 2026 the NSW LRS Lodgment Office is at Level 44, 680 George Street, Sydney, open 8:30am to 4:30pm on weekdays, where a title search costs A$18.70. More in our guide to NSW Land Registry Services.
Victoria and Queensland
In Victoria the Register of Land is kept by the Registrar of Titles, and searches are sold through LANDATA, operated by SERV. You need an account with multi-factor authentication, and the Register Search Statement is emailed as a PDF. See LANDATA title search.
In Queensland, Titles Queensland sells the Current Title Search through its OTIS online shop, by phone or by post. You can search by address, lot on plan or title reference. See Titles Queensland search.
WA, SA, Tasmania, the ACT and the NT
- Western Australia: Landgate sells titles to anyone through Land Enquiry Services, with guest checkout, and emails them within 30 minutes. See Landgate title search.
- South Australia: Land Services SA runs SAILIS, which anyone can use as a guest. See SAILIS title search.
- Tasmania: the Land Titles Office in Land Tasmania sells title searches on theLIST, which needs a login. The fee covers the folio text and the face plan.
- ACT: ACTLIS lets the public search by address, volume and folio, or block and section, pay by Visa or Mastercard and download the PDF. Access Canberra says no refunds are given.
- Northern Territory: the Land Titles Office takes searches online, by phone, by email or in person, and says online is the quickest and most affordable. Frequent users (10 or more searches a week) can apply for an ILIS account.
What a land titles office can and can't do for you
A land titles office keeps the register and sells copies of titles, plans and registered documents. It doesn't give legal advice, and it can't give you an owner's phone number or email, because no title records them.
Paper titles are largely gone: NSW and Queensland stopped issuing paper certificates of title in 2019, every new Victorian title has been electronic since August 2024, and Landgate holds WA titles in digital form. Changes to a title, such as a transfer, a discharge of mortgage or removing a deceased joint owner, are lodged with the registry, usually by a conveyancer or solicitor.
Using Title Registry instead
Title Registry orders the same official title from each state's registry through an authorised information broker. It costs more than going direct, and the registry fees above are what you'd pay on their own sites.
What you get for the difference: one search box for every state, the address matched and the exact lot, plan and title reference shown before you pay, a one-page plain-English summary where the state allows it, and help by email at any hour. Most titles arrive within minutes; some ACT and NT titles take up to 1 business day. If we can't deliver, the hold on your card is released and you pay nothing. See pricing.
Common questions
Is there a national land titles office in Australia?
No. Each state and territory runs its own land titles register, so you search the one where the property is.
Where is the land titles office in NSW?
The NSW LRS Lodgment Office is at Level 44, 680 George Street, Sydney from 19 October 2026, open 8:30am to 4:30pm on weekdays. Online title searches go through authorised brokers.
Can I get a free title search from the land titles office?
No state gives free copies of a title. In 2026-27 registry fees range from A$8.30 (LANDATA, by volume and folio) to A$39.20 in Tasmania.
What is the land titles office called in Victoria?
The register is kept by the Registrar of Titles at Land Use Victoria, and title searches are sold through LANDATA, operated by SERV.
Can the land titles office tell me who owns a property?
A title search names the registered owners in every state. No title shows a phone number or email.
Do I need to go to a land titles office in person?
Rarely. Every registry sells title searches online; in NSW the public buys them online through authorised brokers rather than from the registry itself.
Is Title Registry a land titles office?
No. Title Registry is an independent service that orders the official title from the state registry through an authorised information broker.