Preflight - Match and currency checks

How Preflight validates vendor names, title references, land addresses, and document dates to ensure contract data is consistent and current.

Match checks

The Match section verifies consistency between your contract and the title search data.

Vendor name

Compares vendor names from the title search against the front page of the contract.

Pass - all vendor names match between the title search and contract
Warning - discrepancies found between vendor names

The comparison normalises names by handling variations in format (such as company names versus individual names with given and last names).

Title reference

Compares title references from the title search against the contract front page.

Pass - all title references match
Warning - missing data or discrepancies found

Note: This check is omitted for unregistered (off the plan) contracts.

Land address

Uses the planning certificate to verify the property address matches.

Pass - address matches the planning certificate
Warning - address does not match

Note: This check is omitted for unregistered (off the plan) contracts.

Currency checks

The Current section validates that documents are recent enough to be reliable.

Document age threshold

Documents older than 3 months are flagged as potentially outdated. This applies to:

Title search dates
Planning certificate dates

When any document exceeds this threshold, you will see a warning indicating that one or more documents were issued more than 3 months ago.

Title search date

Checks the issue date of title search documents.

Pass - all title searches are less than 3 months old
Warning - one or more title searches are older than 3 months

Planning certificate date

Checks the issue date of planning certificates.

Pass - all planning certificates are less than 3 months old
Warning - one or more planning certificates are older than 3 months

Contract version

Verifies the contract uses the current edition.

Pass - contract uses the 2022 or 2026 edition of the contract.
- Only 2026 edition will pass from 1 June 2026
Warning - contract uses an older edition

FAQ

What if my documents are slightly over 3 months old?

A warning does not prevent you from proceeding. Review the warning and determine if updated documents are required for your matter.

Why are some checks omitted for off the plan contracts?

For unregistered contracts, the land address and title reference are not yet finalised. These checks are replaced with parent lot validation instead. See Preflight - Off the plan contracts for details.