Property searches

There are two searches available to customers and their solicitors looking to purchase a property.

• Land record search: provides current rating information, zoning and all relevant property conditions. Searches will be emailed within 10 business days.
• Building and plumbing search: provides information held by Council in relation to building and plumbing, including conditions, applications, backflow devices and any applicable requisitions. Searches will be emailed within 20 business days.

Note: Quick rate check of outstanding rate balances is not available, if you need the current balance for settlement contact Council. 

Requesting a search

• Sign in to MBRC Online Services (Instructions)
• Go to 'Enquiries'
• Find 'Information Request - Searches and Certificates' and select 'Start' to begin the process.

Request search

Contains details of the property owner including the property owner's name and postal address. Issued by email within 10 business days.

Requesting a search

• Sign in to MBRC Online Services (Instructions)
• Go to 'Enquiries'
• Find 'Information Request - Searches and Certificates' and select 'Start' to begin the process.

Request search

Building plumbing records request

Authorised persons can request copies of building and plumbing plans and/or applications submitted to Council either online or through a building plumbing records request application, to assist them with renovating, alterations, commercial fit outs, placing a new structure or to provide finalisation proof for fire regulations. Searches will be emailed within 20 business days.

Building Envelope plans can be located using DA Tracker. If you are unable to locate the information via DA Tracker, contact Council on (07) 3205 0555. 

Fees are charged primarily for the time taken to search council records and to a much lesser degree to provide a copy of the requested item. Consequently, there will be no refunds in the event the search was not successful or withdrawn prior to completion.

Requesting plans online

• Sign in to MBRC Online Services (Instructions)
• Go to 'Enquiries'
• Find 'Information Request - Searches and Certificates' and click 'Start' to begin the process.

Request plans

Building compliance inspection

If you intend to sell your property, prospective purchase may require proof that the building work has been approved and built according to the approved plans and all building inspections have been carried out. Council conducts building compliance inspections that determine these issues.

A Planning certificate contains information about how the Planning scheme affects a property as at the date the certificate is requested. There are three types of planning certificates that can be requested and legislative time frames apply.

Limited planning and development certificate

Contains information specifically relating to the property in respect to planning scheme provisions, state planning provisions and designations, and infrastructure charges register. Certificate will be provided within five working days.

Standard planning and development certificate

Includes information provided within a Limited certificate plus a copy of every decision notice or negotiated decision notice for a development approval not lapsed; details of any changes made to a development approval or any extensions to the currency period; details of any deemed approval; details of any decision to approve or refuse an application to amend a planning scheme; details of any continuing approval (repealed IPA, section .1.23(1)(a)to(d); copy of any compliance certificate given under the Sustainable Planning Act 2009; copy of any exemption certificate given under the Planning Act 2016; copy of any judgement or order of the P & E Court about the development approval; copy of any agreement about a condition of the development approval; copy of any infrastructure agreement; description of each proposed amendment of a planning scheme that has been decided to proceed, but has not been adopted; and details of any current master plan. Certificate will be provided within 10 working days.

Full planning and development certificate

Includes information provided within both a Limited and Standard certificate plus where a development approval with conditions is currently in force - a statement about the fulfilment or non-fulfilment of each condition, if an infrastructure agreement is in place - details of nature and extent of any obligations under the agreement that have not been fulfilled and details of the giving of any security and whether any payment required to be made under the security has been made; advice of any prosecution for a development offence that the Council is aware of and proceedings for a prosecution; if a master plan applies and contains conditions - a statement about the fulfilment or non-fulfilment of each condition. Certificate will be provided within 30 working days.

Requesting a search

• Sign in to MBRC Online Services (Instructions)
• Go to 'Enquiries'
• Find 'Information Request - Searches and Certificates' and select 'Start' to begin the process.

Request search

Contains all property notes, search of council records for the last order or current status and inspection of premises with copy of compliance results.

Licensed food premises search application(PDF, 224KB)