Recording land access agreements with Titles Queensland

Conduct and compensation agreements (CCA) and opt-out agreements must be recorded on the landholder's property title as an administrative advice. This is to ensure that any future buyers of the property can be made aware of the existence of any such agreement prior to purchase.

• Find out more about CCAs and opt-out agreements.

This requirement was introduced by the Mineral and Energy Resources (Common Provisions) Act 2014 (MERCP Act), which commenced on 27 September 2016.

New agreements

To record new CCAs, the resource authority holder must lodge a request with Titles Queensland within 28 days of both parties having signed the agreement.

In the case of opt-out agreements, the 10 business day cooling-off period must have passed before the application is lodged.

Recording new agreements is a condition of the resource authority.

Prior agreements

CCAs that were signed prior to the commencement of the MERCP Act need to be registered on title within 6 months of the Act commencing, or before 27 March 2017.

How to comply

The resource authority holder must complete and lodge a Form 14 – General request for each agreement to be recorded. There is no requirement to include a copy of the CCA or opt-out agreement with the form.

For further information:

• see an example of a completed Form 14 for recording a CCA (DOCX, 21KB) or an example of a completed Form 14 for an opt-out agreement (DOCX, 22KB)
• use the fee calculator to calculate fees (a fee will be charged for each form lodged)
• read about how to lodge Titles Registry forms.

Deposit and removal fees are the responsibility of the resource authority holder.

Removing an agreement from title

The administrative advice remains on the property title until the resource authority holder or the landholder applies to remove it (when the agreement ends or no longer applies to land as the result of a subdivision).

The resource authority holder must lodge a Form 14 – General request with Titles Queensland within 28 days of the agreement ending or becoming aware that the agreement no longer applies to subdivided land. The administrative advice may also be removed by the landholder.

Removing an agreement from title is a condition of the resource authority.

If a CCA or opt-out agreement is amended, there is no requirement to remove or amend the administrative advice. The existing administrative advice can remain on the property title.