Using Curia for Off The Plan contracts

Using Curia for Off The Plan contracts

Curia Contract Review provides full support for Off The Plan contracts (also known as unregistered contracts). The system automatically detects unregistered contracts and handles their unique requirements including proposed titles, parent titles, and draft dealings.


How are Off The Plan contracts detected?

Curia automatically identifies Off The Plan contracts based on the contract particulars. The Title registration field shows whether the contract is for a registered or unregistered property.

  • Title registration is automatically set based on the contract particulars
  • Users can manually change this setting if needed


Understanding Proposed and Parent titles

Off The Plan contracts use a different title structure than registered contracts. Instead of a single title list, unregistered contracts display two separate sections:

  1. Proposed Lot: The lot being purchased that is not yet registered. Displayed as "Proposed Lot 1", "Proposed Lot 2", etc.
  2. Parent Titles: The existing registered lots from which proposed lots will be subdivided.
For detailed information about managing titles, see Managing multiple titles.

Lot identifiers

Each proposed title includes a Proposed lot field that identifies the specific lot being purchased and a Parent Lot/Section/Plan field that identifies the parent titles to be subdivided.

  • This field is automatically extracted from the contract where possible
  • Users can manually edit values if needed


Disclosure statement and Schedule of finishes

Off The Plan contracts typically include a Disclosure statement and Schedule of finishes.

  • Both documents appear on the General tab.
  • The system detects whether these documents are present in the contract.
  • Information is included in the generated reports.


Proposed lot area variation

If enabled for your account, the Proposed lot area variation field appears on the Special Conditions tab for unregistered contracts.

  • This field captures the maximum allowed reduction in lot area as a percentage
  • Common in Off The Plan contracts where final lot sizes may vary slightly from proposed plans


Draft dealings in Off The Plan contracts

Off The Plan contracts contain draft dealings extracted from Section 88B instruments, rather than registered dealings from title searches.

For detailed information about working with dealings, see Working with Dealings in Title Searches.


Special conditions for Off The Plan contracts

Off The Plan contracts often include many specific special conditions which may not be covered by default in Curia Contract Review:

  • You can create library clauses for these conditions
  • Common Off The Plan special conditions include:
    • Defect period provisions
    • Vendor disclosure regarding:
      • Exemption from HBCF Insurance requirements
      • When HBCF Insurance will be provided if not exempt
      • Vendor's ongoing selling and letting/development activity
    • Restrictions on purchaser assigning or on-selling
    • Rate adjustments if a separate assessment has not been issued prior to settlement

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