Office Circular No. 9/2026
DATE: 1 SEPTEMBER 2026
DISTRIBUTION: GENERAL
SUBJECT: EFFECTIVE DATE – VERSION 3 OF THE RECORDER’S DIRECTIONS

From today – 1 September 2026 – Certificates of Title are removed from the land titling processes of the Land Titles Office.

Version 3 of the Recorder’s Directions take effect on 1 September 2026 and make binding Directions relating to the preparation and lodgement for registration of applications, dealings, instruments, and other documents for the purposes of the Land Titles Act 1980.

The effective date for Version 3 of the Directions is 1 September 2026.

These Directions apply to all Registry Instruments and other Documents dated on or after 1 September 2026, other than those excluded as determined from time to time by the Recorder of Titles. The list of excluded Registry Instruments or other Documents and the Directions are available on the Land Titles Office website, linked below:

Recorder’s Directions | Department of Natural Resources and Environment Tasmania

For more information regarding

  • the removal of Certificates of Title (including confirmation of registration);
  • Consent and
  • Final Plan – Subdivisions (Request For Final Plan To Be Made Effective and Endorsement)

refer to the following links:

Consent | Department of Natural Resources and Environment Tasmania

Final Plans for Subdivisions | Department of Natural Resources and Environment Tasmania

Removal of CTs | Department of Natural Resources and Environment Tasmania

ROBERT MANNING
Recorder of Titles

Contact
Land Titles Office
Level 1, 134 Macquarie Street, Hobart TAS 7000
Email: ltoreform@nre.tas.gov.au

LTO Circular – Version 3 Directions Effective Date