Meeting papers

STEP 5 – OWNERSHIP CHANGE / DE-REGISTRATION

  Ownership Change/                      •   Indicators
                                         •   Change of Ownership
  De-registration                        •   De-registration
                                         •   Enquire Input




Indicators of Change of Ownership or De-registration of Property
    • Information gained from general correspondence with members.
    • Information gained during a property Revisit.
    • Internal council flag (e.g. mapping or rates notice) that a LfW property has sold.
    • Quarterly newsletter or other correspondence returned to sender.
    • Community report or complaint about activities on LfW properties.

Change of Ownership
   • If council wants the property to remain in LfWSEQ program, contact new landholder and
       invite them to join LfWSEQ.
   • If council decides that the property does not meet current Eligibility Criteria the following
       De-registration steps would be enacted.

De-registration
     • Council may decide to De-register a LfW property due to the following circumstances:
                o Property is sold or ownership is transferred.
                o Landholder asks to leave the program.
                o Death of the landholder.
                o Property size changes and no longer meets the Eligibility Criteria.
                o Habitat condition changes and no longer meets the Eligibility Criteria.
                o Landholder fails to uphold LfW Agreement.
                o Landholder is uncontactable after multiple attempts over an extended
                     timeframe as reasonably determined by the relevant council.
                o Landholder undertakes land management contrary to LfWSEQ principles, as per
                     the LfWSEQ Technical Notes (section 7.2).
                o Activities on the property may bring the LfWSEQ program into disrepute.
                o It is deemed unsafe for council officers to visit the property.
    • Letter notifying/formalising De-registration sent to the landholder.
    • Collect LfW sign (depending on access may need landholder permission). Council may need
        to involve a Local Government Compliance Officer to retrieve the LfW sign.

Enquire Input
   • Record any change of ownership or De-registration (including reason for De-registration) in
       Enquire.




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