What is Land Exchange?

Land Exchange is a $24 million Victorian Government funded program, that began in August 2002.

Land Exchange is part of Land Victoria, a division of the Victorian Government's Department of Sustainability and Environment (DSE).

Land Exchange will enable people to exchange land related information and conduct transactions via the Internet.

Its projects are ground-breaking systems set to be Australian firsts in the area of electronic land dealings.

Key Land Exchange projects include:

• Electronic Conveyancing (EC) - allowing electronic settlement and lodgement of title transfers and of discharges and registrations of mortgages, in a system open to registered subscribers (and available to clients through subscribers).
• SPEAR electronic lodgement, referral, tracking and payment of subdivision applications and consolidations in the first release and planning applications and building permits in subsequent releases.

Land Exchange systems will run in parallel to conventional paper based land transactions and provide a secure online regulated environment for parties who choose to use the systems.

Active stakeholder participation has been a key success factor in system development so that user needs are catered for.

You can read more about the development of the Land Exchange by going to Program Development or if you have questions about Land Exchange, you can go to Frequently Asked Questions or to the Newsroom for articles and press releases.

You can also go directly to the Electronic Conveyancing (EC) or SPEAR websites or read about other Land Exchange Projects.