General request (Form 14)

A General Request notifies the Registrar of a matter that affects the register. Form 14 is the prescribed form for general requests and for any request where no other specific form has been approved (Land Title Practice Manual (LTPM) [14-0000]). LTPM Part 14 sets out dozens of uses, including changing or correcting a registered owner's name, withdrawing a caveat, removing or cancelling an expired lease, merging interests, cancelling a writ, recording a court order that vests land in a person, recording a community management statement or a body corporate's change of address, updating a registered power of attorney and removing statutory charges. Each use has its own evidence requirements, and some need a duty notation (the list is at LTPM [14-5500]).

When you need it

• A registered owner's name has changed, for example on marriage or by registration of a change of name with Births, Deaths and Marriages, or was recorded incorrectly. Lodge Form 14 with a Form 20 statutory declaration explaining the circumstances (LTPM [14-2010]).
• A caveator is withdrawing a caveat, or someone is asking for a lapsed caveat or a caveat covered by a court order to be removed.
• A lessor wants an expired lease removed from the title, or a court order needs to be recorded.
• There is no other approved Titles Queensland form for what you need to record.

1. 1

   Lodger panel and Item 1: nature of request

   Complete the lodger's name, address, email and phone (lodger code only if issued; the Dealing Number box is for office use). In Item 1 state the nature of the request, for example 'Change of name' or 'Withdrawal of caveat'.

2. 2

   Item 2: land

   Insert the lot on plan description with its plan prefix (for example 'Lot 27 on RP 204939') and the title reference.

3. 3

   Items 3 and 4: who holds the interest and what it is

   Item 3 is the full name of the person or entity holding the interest affected, such as the registered owner, or the mortgagee or lessee for a secondary interest. Item 4 is the interest: fee simple, water allocation, the type of State tenure, or the lease or mortgage number (LTPM [14-4030], [14-4040]).

4. 4

   Item 5: applicant

   Insert the applicant's full name. A postal address for service of notices is needed where the request changes the registered owner, but not for a request to change or correct the registered owner's name (LTPM [14-4050]).

5. 5

   Item 6: the request

   Complete the words 'I hereby request that' with the details of what you want recorded, for example that the name of the registered owner be changed from one name to another, as shown in the deposited evidence.

6. 6

   Item 7: execution

   The applicant, or a solicitor on their behalf, signs and dates the form. A solicitor signing for the applicant must print their full name.

• Self-represented people can lodge some Form 14 requests online through the Titles Electronic Drop Box (TED): change of name (individual or company), correction of owner details, correction of company name, appointment of administrator and change of body corporate address. Other requests are lodged by post to Titles Queensland, GPO Box 1401, Brisbane Qld 4001.
• For industry professionals, a Form 14 request to withdraw a caveat is a required instrument under the eConveyancing mandate and must be lodged through an electronic lodgment network unless an exemption applies (LTPM [14-7105]). Several other Form 14 requests, such as removing a lapsed caveat or cancelling a writ, can also be lodged electronically.
• Deposit the supporting evidence the request needs, such as a marriage certificate or court order, following the deposit rules in LTPM [60-1030].
• Lodgement fees apply to most requests, including a change of name. Check the current fee with the Titles Queensland fee calculator.

• A Form 14 change of name of a natural person must be supported by a Form 20 statutory declaration setting out the circumstances (LTPM [14-2010]). Where the error was made by the registry, it is corrected internally instead.
• One Form 14 can change a name on several secondary interests (such as mortgages or leases) where the parties are the same, but a lodgement fee is payable for each interest (LTPM [14-2000]).
• Check LTPM [14-5500] to see whether your type of request needs a duty notation in the Duty Imprint space.