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News and information from Land Services Group Issue 2, March 2007
In this issue:
Message from the
Message from the Director Director.....................1
Keeping you our Value Added Retailers have in
informed of providing innovative information products
Document preparation
developments within using property sales data licensed by LSG.
Land Services made simple ............1
Group is a vital part I hope that you find this newsletter
of our business. interesting and informative. As we advised Property Sales
in the first edition, we have chosen an
It is important that our electronic newsletter as an Data ..........................2
stakeholders know environmentally friendly initiative that
how to interact with us reaches an even larger audience. This has Electronic Plan
to ensure that they get the maximum proven to be highly successful with a large Lodgement ..............2
benefit from the services we provide. portion of clients and stakeholders already
With your feedback we can then subscribed to receive copies of LSG In Objecting to a
continue to improve our products and Brief and other publications from LSG
services to meet your business needs. online. If you have not yet subscribed we property value .........3
invite you to do so through an application
This edition brings you information about Keeping LSG
form on our website.
LTO Forms Online, a new online tool,
informed of changes
that will make the day-to-day business We would welcome any feedback through
of conveyancing easier. In addition we channels identified in this newsletter and to your business .....3
provide a background explanation of the on our website.
Section 7 Statement and clarify the role Beverley Brooks Property Interests
and Section 7
Statements ..............4
Document preparation made simple…
LSG’s response to
LSG, which is a part of the Department Division Section
for Transport, Energy and backlogs ..................4
Infrastructure, is pleased to announce
the upcoming release of LTO Forms
Online, an interactive system that
provides a simple and efficient method
for producing Panel Forms from Did you know?
information entered in web pages.
No Where Else is a
A benefit of LTO Forms Online is that real place!
members of the conveyancing industry
will no longer need to purchase forms, or LTO Forms Online provides a simple and convenient It is located on the
update their own document templates way of preparing documents west side of the Eyre
when changes occur. Through either our Peninsula and has an
application directly, or through a forms, guidance notes and an easy to interesting derivation
conveyancing application utilising a web read user guide for completing the forms. based on the inability
service to access the panel form of builders and the
templates, the current version of the form Completed forms automatically resize to station manager to
will always be used. suit the contents removing the need for an find the location of
annexure to be drafted for additional some new huts.
Another benefit is that fully completed or information.
even partially completed form data can be
saved locally to your own computer for The data required for each form is
completion at a later date. entered in the dialog window within a set
of tabs. Each tab collects the data for a
The LTO Forms Online application section of the form.
provides access to all LTO forms, blank
Continued page 2…
Property Sales Data Electronic Plan
Since 2002, LSG has issued formal Lodgement
licence agreements with The key objectives of the
commercial organisations for the Electronic Plan Lodgement
value-added retailing of property
(EPL) project is the provision of
sale records.
an Internet-based land division
These arrangements cover property plan lodgement facility for
sale records from 1 January 1993, South Australia as an alternative
including the applicable Valuer- to the current manual plan
General’s capital and site values for
lodgement process.
these properties as at the time of
sale, along with relevant property The EPL system will enable the
attributes. This initiative has enabled surveying industry to prepare, pay
broader access to information as well The Real Estate Institute of
as the development of more fees, lodge and view processing
South Australia Inc.
sophisticated information products. Residex Ltd status of plans lodged remotely
R P Data Ltd with the LTO. This system will also
Since these arrangements contribute to a reduction in internal
commenced, licensees have If you would like further information processing time for Division
developed and released a range of about these retailers and their
property sales based information Applications.
property information products, links
products catering for many different are available from the Land The Electronic Plan Lodgement
information needs. Information / Property Sales Data project has been split into two
web page on the Land Services
In implementing this initiative, we parts;
Group website at:
have been particularly mindful of the www.landservices.sa.gov.au. Part 1: Requirements definition
need to protect the privacy of
individuals and to meet the and specification
requirements of Government policies. Part 2: Construction and
Implementation
There are currently five value-added
retailers. Only the following Part 1 of the project delivered a
organisations are licensed to supply
comprehensive set of functional
South Australian property sales data
in their property information products: and technical specifications for the
system. Part 2 of the project began
Australian Property Monitors Pty in early July 2006 and is
Ltd scheduled for completion late
Veda Advantage Ltd (formerly
2007.
Baycorp Advantage)
At this time the production system
will be piloted by a limited number
Document preparation made simple from page 1 of surveying organisations before
being rolled out to the survey
To further tailor the forms, specific Once released the LTO Forms
industry.
signature blocks can be selected for Online application will be accessible
each party, whether they are a private from the Land Services Group Recently a presentation was made
individual, company, association or a website at: to the Survey Industry Reference
Government department. www.landservices.sa.gov.au
Group (SIRG) on project progress
After information has been entered If you would like more information and the expected impact of the
into LTO Forms Online, you “submit” on linking your conveyancing system on Industry once
the data which is automatically loaded package to LTO Forms Online via a implemented. Feedback from this
onto the selected panel form template, web service please contact Land presentation was positive with
and a PDF document is returned for Services Group on 8226 3983.
printing and/or saving. several SIRG members
volunteering for inclusion in the
Once the PDF document is printed, EPL pilot.
you can obtain the required
signatures, complete any outstanding
information by hand (such as the
document date) and continue as per
the current settlement process.
Objecting to a property value
The State Valuation Office (SVO) If a property owner believes the For more information on the objection
completes in excess of 822,000 site valuation of their property is incorrect in process or general information, visit
and capital values under the comparison to sales of similar properties the Land Services Group website at
Valuation of Land Act 1971. in their area, they should send an www.landservices.sa.gov.au or phone
objection in writing to the State the State Valuation Office call centre
The Valuer-General undertakes property Valuation Office. on 1300 653 345
valuations annually to reflect the site
and capital values each year at 1 The written objection should clearly
January. Valuations then come into state the grounds of their objection and
force for the ensuing financial year at include the address of the property,
midnight 30 June. contact number and details regarding
the condition of the improvements on
Site values (land only) and Capital the property along with any recent
values (land plus improvements) are market evidence.
used by Government authorities such as
SA Water, Councils and Revenue SA for There is no charge for lodging an
rating and taxing purposes. objection. An objection needs to be
submitted within 60 days of the receipt
Sales of all property types are analysed of the owners first rates notice from any
to determine market movements. This rating authority for that financial year.
analysis of sales happens throughout
the year and occurs both for site values Recent property sales can be accessed:
(land only) and capital values on the PropertyAssist website at
(improvements). Varying market www.propertyassist.sa.gov.au
movements can occur among different by phoning PropertyAssist Services
property types and locations. on 8204 9015
by visiting the Land Services Group
A property value is then calculated by Customer Service Centre on the
comparing the data for the property to Ground Floor, 101 Grenfell Street
that or for other similar properties that Adelaide
have sold, with adjustments being made through LSG’s Value Added
for any differences. Retailers (refer to article on page 2)
Keeping LSG informed of changes to your business
We are committed to the efficient The prospective purchaser must
and timely delivery of products, submit a new Account Application
customer communications and for approval.
invoices.
Notification of changes to customer
To facilitate efficient service delivery it details can be directed to:
is critical that our customers inform
us of any changes to their company PropertyAssist Services
name, address, phone, fax, email Land Information Services Branch
address and contact name for Land Services Group
invoices and communications. GPO BOX 1354 Adelaide 5001
We must be notified when an Account or via email to
Customer has sold their business. lsg.pahelp@saugov.sa.gov.au.
LSG Account Trading Terms and
Conditions clearly state that the For further clarification on any of the
transfer of LSG Accounts is not above please contact our Customer
permissible. In these instances the Relations Officer on 8207 2158.
existing owner should notify us of the
sale date and make arrangements to
finalise their account.
Property Interests and Section 7 Statements
In South Australia under Section 7 of commonly known as a Section 7 Section 7 Statements can be ordered
the Land and Business (Sale and Statement, which assists a vendor or online by account customers through
Conveyancing) Act 1994 the vendor vendor's agent to complete the Form PropertyAssist
of real property is obliged to provide 1 required in the vendor’s statement. www.propertyassist.sa.gov.au
to the purchaser a vendor's This property interest report can
statement before settlement. provide information about various LSG Fact Sheet 8 and other information
state government interests in all about property interest reports is
The Land and Business (Sale and properties in South Australia. available from our website
Conveyancing) Act 1994 and www.landservices.sa.gov.au
Regulations are administered by the Whilst the report product is neither a
Attorney-General to provide consumer vendor's statement nor a Form 1, it is We value your feedback
protection for those purchasing property the most practical way to gather the
in South Australia. following information: LSG is keen to respond to
stakeholder feedback.
The vendor's statement must include the necessary particulars for
details of all mortgages, charges and completion of Division 1 of Form 1 Tell us about your experiences with our
prescribed encumbrances affecting the certain aspects for completion of products and services, the good and the
land subject to sale along with any Division 2 of Form 1 not so good. We want to provide you
prescribed matters. Under Section 7 of Certificate for SA Water charges with the best possible services, so
the Land and Business (Sale and Certificate for Emergency please tell us what’s working and what
Conveyancing) Regulations 1994 the Services Levy Payable isn’t.
form and content of the vendor's Certificate of Land Tax Payable
statement is defined. Copy of a Register Search for the Email us at
We provide a property interest report, relevant Certificate of Title lsg.feedback@saugov.sa.gov.au
LSG response to Division Section backlogs
Over recent years we have seen a positive impact on the backlog. We
continuing increase in the number of have achieved a reduction in backlog
plans of division lodged for from 76 days (October 2006) to 23
processing. days as at 30 March 2007.
This increase in lodgements has seen a This is an outstanding achievement by
backlog develop in processing times all concerned and demonstrates a
associated with plan examination of proactive response to external forces
division of 5 or less allotments. upon our working environment.
In response to concern from Industry The challenge of reducing backlogs
and Government, we have implemented continues, with longer term strategies
a number of strategies to reduce and being investigated and action plans
manage the backlogs. being developed.
The strategies of redirecting resources
and minor policy change has had a
We look forward to receiving your If you would like to receive notification For further information:
feedback, so please send your via email when future editions of
comments to: LSG In Brief are published, please complete our General enquiries: (08) 8226 3983
online subscription form at: Country callers (toll free): 1800 648 176
Communications Officer www.landservices.sa.gov.au Valuation enquiries: 1300 653 346
(08) 8226 3879, or email: PropertyAssist Help Desk: (08) 8204 9015
lsg.feedback@saugov.sa.gov.au LSG In Brief is available on our Country callers (local call cost): 1300 855 695
website. Look for the link on our
homepage: www.landservices.sa.gov.au 101 Grenfell Street, Adelaide
South Australia 5000
GPO Box 1354, Adelaide SA 5001
