Lodging a transfer, mortgage or title application does not guarantee it will be registered as submitted. When an examiner at the National Land Agency’s Land Titles Division finds a problem, the office issues a requisition: a written notice listing what must be fixed, explained or added before registration can proceed. In Australia and other Torrens-system countries the same word is used for the same step.
Typical causes include names that do not match the title, a missing or wrongly witnessed signature, an unstamped document, a missing property tax certificate, a wrong Volume and Folio, unpaid fees, or a plan that does not match the land described. For applications to bring land under the Registration of Titles Act, requisitions may ask for further statutory declarations, evidence of possession or a survey.
The requisition is normally sent to the attorney who lodged the document, and the application stays on hold until it is answered. Leaving one unanswered can delay a sale, hold up a mortgage disbursement or, in some cases, lead to the application being rejected so that it has to be lodged again. Buyers waiting longer than expected for a new title should ask their attorney whether any requisition is outstanding. Careful checking of names, signatures and supporting documents before lodging is the best way to avoid one.
Related terms: Registrar of Titles, Examination of Title, Land Registration Act, Registration of Titles Act, Transfer instrument, Certificate of title.
Accurate as at October 2026.
