The Environmental Risk – Contaminated Land Search provides a search of records related to contaminated land held by state environmental regulators and selected federal government agencies on freely available public registers.
By consolidating information from various government regulators into one accessible map, this search provides the clarity needed for effective risk management. It enables you to identify potential contamination issues early in the transaction process, ensuring your clients are protected from clean-up liabilities and costly delays.
The key environmental data provided includes:
Available in Victoria only, the EPA Priority Sites Register Plus+ report provides a comprehensive search of records related to contaminated land, held by the Environmental Protection Authority (EPA). This includes the EPA Priority Sites Register, Site Management Orders, Register of Permissions, Environmental Audits, Pollution Notices, and other relevant EPA registers.
Bushfires in Australia are a major natural hazard and carry significant implications for how land can be used, developed or insured. The Lotsearch Bushfire Risk Search seeks to provide clarity in a property transaction by delivering a clear, map-based summary of bushfire hazards, including bushfire-prone land, bushfire planning overlays, and historical fire events for a property and the surrounding area. Consolidating data from multiple trusted sources into one easy-to-use document, this Search saves time, reduces compliance risks, and supports confident property decisions.
The Lotsearch Development Application Search, also known as the Planning Permit Application Search in Victoria, delivers a clear, map-based summary of development applications for a property and the surrounding area.
Consolidating information on both future and past developments affecting properties within a 200m radius into one easy-to-use document, this Search saves time, reduces compliance risks, and supports confident property decisions.
In response to Part 3 of the Seller Disclosure Regime in Queensland (Land Use, Planning and Environment), Lotsearch offer a wide array of searches to help you meet your professional due diligence and navigate the Property Law Act 2023 with confidence. These tools are designed to bridge the information gap for sellers who may be unaware of a property’s environmental history, ensuring all zoning, planning, and contamination risks are accurately disclosed before signing.
By leveraging Lotsearch products directly via the InfoTrack Seller Disclosure Solution, you can pre-empt disclosure issues that might otherwise lead to contract termination or post-settlement liability. This streamlined workflow allows you to uphold your duty of care while providing clients with the clarity and protection needed for a smooth transaction.
Read more about the searches available below.
Designed specifically for the QLD Seller Disclosure framework, the Heritage Search consolidates records of heritage designations required for disclosure under the Property Law Regulation 2024. This includes World Heritage sites that are not included in the DES: Heritage Search / Certificate of Affect.
By providing records of heritage listings and applications under the Queensland Heritage Act 1992 and sites on the World Heritage List under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act), the Search reduces the risk of missing records, prevents costly non-compliance, and safeguards all parties in a transaction.
The Lotsearch Zoning Search consolidates zoning information required for disclosure under the Property Law Regulation 2024. The report aggregates information from six planning instruments to provide the zoning that takes precedence for the property lot.
Recognising the time constraints sellers and their agents face during property transactions, this report streamlines the preparation of the Seller Disclosure Statement in an easy-to interpret format and by presenting relevant zoning information, the Search reduces the risk of missing records, prevents costly non-compliance, and safeguards all parties in a transaction.
The Lotsearch Contamination Notices Search consolidates records of contamination and environmental notices that are not included in the QLD government contaminated land search (EMR/CLR) but are required for disclosure under the Property Law Regulation 2024. This search helps sellers and their representatives identify key records to support their transaction by streamlining the preparation of the Seller Disclosure Statement in a simplified format. By providing records under relevant sections of the Environmental Protection Act 1994, the Search reduces the risk of missing records, prevents costly non-compliance, and safeguards all parties in a transaction.
