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❓ Mr. Catania inquires about protections for property owner information within Landgate's land title registry, particularly in light of its pending commercialisation. The Treasurer assures that existing privacy provisions will be retained post-commercialisation.

AnsweredQoN 5156Legislative Assembly

Asked

8 May 2019

Member

Mr V.A. Catania

Portfolio

Treasurer; Minister for Finance; Aboriginal Affairs; Lands

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I refer to the pending commercialisation of Landgate's automated land title registry, and I ask: (a) Are there any existing provisions within the State-owned land title registry protecting or exempting title information belonging to certain property owners; (b) If yes to (a), please list the categories of property owners whose information is protected or exempted; (c) Is yes to (a), will these same protections or exemptions be afforded to property owners once the partial commercialisation takes place; and (d) If yes to (c), please provide an outline of how these protections will be upheld.?

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Answered

11 June 2019

Response time

8 days

(a-d) One of the principles of the Torrens system of land title-by-registration is that the register is open and searchable. In certain circumstances, a registered proprietor can request to have their name suppressed from the name search index. Post the proposed partial commercialisation of Landgate, the titles registry will remain state-owned and all existing privacy provisions will be retained.

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