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LAND SALES AND OTHER LEGISLATION AMENDMENT BILL 2014

  • September 07, 2017

The Property Council has provided a submission to the Legal Affairs and Community Safety Parliamentary Committee on the Land Sales and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2014.

A lengthy consultation process involving key stakeholders has resulted in the Property Council’s support for a Bill that will reduce disclosure requirements and time and cost impost on a seller, while maintaining buyer protection and a streamlined sale process.

Key issues supported by the Property Council include:

  • An increase in the purchase deposit allowed on an off-the-plan contract
  • Alignment of disclosure requirements between legislation and transfer of disclosure requirements
  • The removal of provisions for offences relating to a contravention of seller disclosure
  • Ensuring any further statements which aim to rectify inaccuracies in a building/volumetric or standard format lot plan must be certified by a surveyor 
  • The option for a seller to automatically extended to a 5 ½ year contract sunset date.

The Property Council’s submission can be found here.

 

QLD SUB 14 Land sales act