Search Environmental Management Register/Contaminated Land Register (EMR/CLR)
General information
To do a search, you will need to provide the following details:
- the Lot and Registered Plan numbers of the land (available from the Title Deed or rates notice);
- the property location and address; and
- search fee of $45.60 per lot up to 31 July 2011 and $47.20 per lot from 1 August 2011. Make cheques payable to Smart Service Queensland, PO Box 10817, Brisbane Adelaide Street, Queensland 4001 - Enquiries 13 QGOV (13 74 68).
You can lodge searches in person at the department's Customer Referral Centre, Level 3, 400 George Street, Brisbane. The result will be available for collection within five (5) working days. Alternatively, you can mail a search request to the department and the result will be mailed back within ten (10) working days.
For an immediate response you can search on-line via CITEC CONFIRM. For more information about this service, see the website or call the CITEC Hotline on 1800 773 773 or in Brisbane on (07) 3222 2700.
CITEC Confirm Express Service * by phone/facsimile/e-mail service. Phone CITEC CONFIRM on 1300 36 11 15 or e-mail confirm_express@citec.com.au between 8am - 6pm (* the search fee is $38.80 plus an extra service fee up to 31 July 2011 and $40.15 plus an extra service fee from 1 August 2011) for the express service.
Guidelines and policies
The EP Act requires the owner of the land recorded on the Registers to inform any occupier, such as persons who are renting, managing, or leasing the land, if the property is:
- listed on the CLR;
- listed on the EMR and subject to conditions of any site management plan; or
- the subject of a notice under Chapter 7, Part 8 of the EP Act.
Anyone selling or otherwise disposing of land listed on either Register is also required to give written notice of the land's listing to any potential purchaser.
If you have further queries please contact:
Contaminated Land Unit
Department of Environment and Resource Management
Level 7, 400 George Street
GPO Box 2454
Brisbane Qld 4001
Phone 13 QGOV (13 74 68)
Email contaminated.land@derm.qld.gov.au
Forms and fees
Search forms can be obtained online; contact Permit and Licence Management or email palm@derm.qld.gov.au for assistance.
Schedule 10 of the Environmental Protection Regulation 2008 lists the fees associated with Contaminated Land payable in Australian dollars.
Last updated 30 March 2012