What is VSCO?

The Vendor Statement Certificates Online project is an initiative managed by Land Victoria.

In Victoria you need a Vendor's Statement or a Section 32 when you sell a property. A Vendor's Statement contains all the information necessary for the sale of a property such as the property title, site plan, council land information certificates, water rates and any building permits.

Under the paper-based system, compiling a Vendor's Statement can take up to three weeks. The VSCO project will decrease certificate delivery turnaround times, improve access to land information and increase the accuracy of property identification.

VSCO introduced the Property Translation Service (PTS) in April 2003. The PTS simplifies, speeds up and increases the accuracy of property identification, which is important for ensuring that the correct vendor statement certificates are compiled.

VSCO has enhanced the current certificate ordering system in close co-operation with LANDATA®. The service allows electronic payments and the ability to send and receive automated emails and faxes.

The VSCO project is now working on the Technology Improvement Program (TIP) to provide funds to councils and water authorities to help improve their systems so they can provide online certificate transactions.