Legal and property ownership
Property law
Legal Aid answers common questions about buying property, ways to own property, and provides links to organisations that can support you through the process.
Property disputes
Dispute with a neighbour over fences and trees
Know the laws for diving fences and trees and follow our tips to resolve disputes.
Dispute with a real estate agent
Read the steps to resolving a property dispute with an agent about a sale or the agent’s actions.
Dividing property in a family dispute
Read Legal Aid’s advice on how to best settle disputes with family about property.
Dividing property and money after divorce and separation
Ways couples can divide their properties and how the Australian Family Law Court makes it decisions.
Property development laws in Queensland
Association for property owners
Get advice and support as a property owner from the Property Owners Association of Queensland.
Get advice and support as a property developer by joining the Urban Development Institute of Australia.
Read about how planning and zoning works in Queensland, including the steps to making a development application.
Local, regional and state-wide planning laws and policies
Planning policies, land and community planning and building codes for managing population growth in Queensland.
Find Queensland standards for building, pool or spa fencing, decks and balconies, and plumbing.
Brisbane’s online planning and development system
Track development applications, make property inquiries and find out what development is planned for the developments in Brisbane City Council area.
Access to property for mining
Land laws about CSG mining access
Read how the laws protect you as a landholder when mining companies wish to access your land, including your rights and fair compensation.
When the government reclaims land
Land resumption for transport and roads
What happens when we need to reclaim land for road and transport projects, including how long it takes, how you can object and what compensation we provide.
Find out what process we follow to reclaim land and the various reasons we may need to do this.
Reclaiming coastal wetlands and marshes (land under tidal water)
Guidelines and policies you must follow to reclaim land under tidal water as a developer, and the permits and approvals you would need.
Native title
How to make a claim and whether the government can help with your claim.
Role of the National Native Title Tribunal
Read about the tribunal’s services, including assisting with native title applications and mediating between parties to reach agreement about future acts that might take place on areas where native title may exist.
Read about our role in native title, including carrying out assessments to determine native title.
Obligations of mining companies
How exploration and mining companies must comply with native title laws if they want to access land.
Applying for a charter fishing licence
Find out what information we may provide to Native Title claimants when you apply for a charter fishing licence, including the location and activity you’re applying for.
