Other systems

Legal practitioners may encounter old system title land in New South Wales, Victoria, Western Australia, South Australia and Tasmania. It is therefore practical to understand the nature of old system title land. This guidance note describes the nature of old system title land, and considers whether conversion from old system title to Torrens title should be part of a matter or transaction that a legal practitioner is acting or advising on. The old system title concept of “good root of title” is also explained.

It is common for legal practitioners to encounter shared title in all jurisdictions, and this guidance note provides legal practitioners with the essentials of shared title, which includes strata and community title.

Company title is a method or ownership which enables apartments in residential flat buildings held under a single title to be separately owned. In addition to providing legal practitioners with the essentials of company title, this guidance note also considers the practical aspects of taking security over company title property.

See Other systems.