Request a search

• Online search request with payment via credit card
• Payment via cheque
  - Post to: City of Tea Tree Gully, 571 Montague Road, Modbury 5092

Fees and charges

• Rates only - $42.75
• Full Section 7 Search - $73.25
• Full Section 7 Search urgent - not available

Cheques received for incorrect amounts will be returned and need to be reissued with the correct amount or an alternate payment method provided.

Council has up to 8 working days to complete a search. We do not offer urgent searches.

We do endeavour to complete search requests as soon as possible.

Certificate of title

A certificate of title must be provided for full Section 7 searches in order for Council to process the search request.

Information on how to obtain a Certificate of Title can be found at Land Titles office

A full Section 7 search includes

• Rates certificate - rates levied for current financial year and any outstanding rates balance
• Health – details of any relevant notices issued
• Development assessment – listing and supporting decision notification forms for approved development applications with ongoing conditions
• Building indemnity insurance - if held by Council

Searches can be requested by any person with an interest in the land. Under the Local Government Act 1999 (Section 187), a person has an interest in land if that person is:

• the owner of a registered estate or interest in the land
• an occupier of the land
• a person who has entered or declares to Council that he or she proposes to enter into a contract to purchase the land
• a mortgagee or prospective mortgagee of the land.