Vendor disclosure by state
Queensland's Form 2: the seller disclosure statement
What a Queensland seller must give you before you sign, what is in the Form 2 and its certificates, and what you can do if it is missing or wrong.
Key points
- What the seller gives you: Seller disclosure statement (Form 2) and prescribed certificates (Queensland Government, verified 22 Oct 2026)
- When you get it: Before you sign; at auction, before the hammer falls (Queensland Government, verified 22 Oct 2026)
- What it covers: Title and encumbrances, tenancy, zoning, transport and resumption notices, contamination, heritage, pools and building notices (Queensland Government, verified 22 Oct 2026)
- If it is missing or wrong: You may be able to terminate at any time up to settlement (Queensland Government, verified 22 Oct 2026)
What the seller must give you, and when
- Since 1 August 2025, under Queensland's Property Law Act 2023, a seller of existing residential, commercial or vacant land must give the buyer a completed seller disclosure statement (Form 2) and the prescribed certificates before the buyer signs the contract. At an auction they must be given or made available before the fall of the hammer. (Queensland Government, verified 22 Oct 2026)
- Some sales are exempt from Queensland's seller disclosure scheme, for example where the buyer is the State, a government body or a listed corporation, where the buyer and seller are related parties, or where the sale price is over $10 million and the buyer waives disclosure. (Queensland Government, verified 22 Oct 2026)
What is in the Form 2
- Queensland's Form 2 has four parts: seller and property details; title details, encumbrances (including unregistered ones such as informal leases or easements) and any residential tenancy or rooming accommodation agreement; land use, planning and environment (the lot's zoning, proposed transport infrastructure notices, any notice of intention to resume the property, listing on the contaminated land or environmental management registers, tree applications or orders, and heritage listing); and buildings and structures (whether there is a pool, and notices under building and planning laws). The prescribed certificates may include a title search and survey plan, certain notices, a tree order and a pool safety certificate; for a lot in a community titles scheme, a community management statement and body corporate certificate. (Queensland Government, verified 22 Oct 2026)
If it is missing or wrong
- Even if the failure was unintentional, a Queensland buyer may have a right to terminate the contract at any time up to settlement if the seller did not give the disclosure documents at all, or gave inaccurate or incomplete information. For inaccurate or incomplete information, the buyer must show it was material, that they were unaware of it when they signed, and that they would not have signed the contract had they known the truth. (Queensland Government, verified 22 Oct 2026)
What to look for
- Check you were given the Form 2 and the prescribed certificates before you signed, or before the hammer fell at auction. (Queensland Government, verified 22 Oct 2026)
- Read the land use, planning and environment part closely: zoning, proposed transport infrastructure, any notice of intention to resume the property, contaminated land listings and heritage listing are all there. (Queensland Government, verified 22 Oct 2026)
- For a unit or townhouse in a community titles scheme, look for the community management statement and the body corporate certificate. (Queensland Government, verified 22 Oct 2026)
When to call a solicitor or conveyancer
Some rights here run for days, not weeks. These are the moments to get advice:
- Before you sign: the Form 2 and certificates are meant to be read before the contract is signed. (Queensland Government, verified 22 Oct 2026)
- As soon as you find something missing or wrong: the right to terminate may last up to settlement, but for inaccurate or incomplete information you must show it was material and that you would not have signed had you known. (Queensland Government, verified 22 Oct 2026)
Buying in another state
Each state sets its own disclosure rules. Compare them on vendor disclosure documents by state, or go straight to Victoria, New South Wales, Western Australia, South Australia.
Practical checklist
Before you sign in Queensland
- Get the seller's disclosure documents, and the contract, before you sign or bid
- Have your own conveyancer, settlement agent or solicitor read them with you
- List anything the documents do not cover, and find it out or make it a condition of the contract
- Write down every deadline that runs from signing, receiving a document, or settlement
Relevant Delora tool
Questions for a professional
- Have I been given every document the seller must give me, and on time?
- Does anything in these documents limit how I can use the property, or cost me money later?
- If something turns out to be missing or wrong, what can I do, and by when?
- What does this document not cover, and how do I find that out?
Official resources
Important limitations: This is general information about the documents a seller gives a buyer in Queensland, not legal advice about any contract or property. The rules change; the date on each citation is when Delora last checked that source. A conveyancer, settlement agent or solicitor should confirm how they apply to your purchase before you rely on them.
Sources and methodology
- Seller disclosure scheme | Queensland Government — Queensland Government (retrieved 22 Oct 2026). Licence: CC BY 4.0
Figures on this page are drawn from Delora's local knowledge graph, refreshed from these primary sources and checked for changes on a regular schedule. If a figure here looks out of date, the official source above is always the authority — please let us know.
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