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Land Victoria Fees Lodgement Fees from 1 July 2010

In accordance with the Monetary Units Act 2004, Land Victoria fees expressed in
number of fee units will increase from 1 July 2010.

The increases are applicable to fees contained in the:
• Transfer of Land (Fees) Regulations 2004
• Subdivision (Registrar’s Fees) Regulations 2004
• Instruments (Fees) Regulations 2004
• Property Law (Fees) Regulations 2004
• Water (Resource Management) Regulations 2007.

The fees are determined by multiplying the number of fee units contained in
the regulations by the value of the fee unit being $11.95 and rounded to the
nearest 10 cents.

Other lodgement fees expressed as dollar amounts (such as the Safe Custody Fee
and Correspondence Fee) will not be changing.

Lodgement fees expressed in number of fee units in other regulations will also
increase on 1 July.

A new fee has been introduced for the re-lodgement of a previously withdrawn
transaction. The new fee will be half of the current fee.

The tables on the following pages detail the lodgement fees for Land Victoria
transactions from 1 July 2010.

Any queries concerning the lodging fees should be directed to (03) 8636 2010.

Search Fees

Search fees expressed in number of fee units will also increase from 1 July 2010.

Any queries relating to search fees should be directed to (03) 8636 2456.

Transfer of Land Act Lodgement Fees

Common Fees

Section of Act	Description	Paper Transaction $ Fees	Electronic Transaction $ Fees
45	Transfer on sale (If there is more than one consideration, the highest one applies. The total fee is determined by rounding up if necessary to the next whole dollar.)	The sum of 122.00 plus 2.46 for every whole 1000 of the monetary consideration. Maximum fee is 1352.00	The sum of 100.90 plus 2.46 for every whole 1000 of the monetary consideration. Maximum fee is 1331.00
45	Transfer on sale if the consideration is not a dollar amount	122.00	100.90
45	Transfer on sale (other than a transfer on sale of one or more mortgages to or by an authorised deposit-taking institution under the Commonwealth Banking Act 1959) (If there is more than one consideration, the highest one applies. The total fee is determined by rounding up if necessary to the next whole dollar.)	The sum of 122.00 plus 2.46 for every whole 1000 of the monetary consideration. Maximum fee is 1352.00	The sum of 100.90 plus 2.46 for every whole 1000 of the monetary consideration. Maximum fee is 1331.00
45	Transfer on sale of one or more mortgages, to or by an authorised deposit-taking institution under the Commonwealth Banking Act 1959	69.40	48.30
45	Transfer other than a transfer on sale excluding the creation or surrender of an easement	122.00	100.90
49	Transmission application by personal representative	87.00	65.80
50	Survivorship application by joint proprietor	87.00	65.80
74	Mortgage or charge	100.10	79.10
74A	Variation of mortgage or charge	69.40	48.30
75B(3)	Variation of priority of mortgage or charge	122.00	100.90
84(1)	Application for recording of discharge of mortgage or charge, wholly or partially	100.10	79.10
84(3)	Application for recording of satisfaction of annuity	122.00	100.90
84(4)	Application for recording of discharge of mortgage or charge, wholly or partially	100.10	79.10
89	Caveat forbidding dealings with land or withdrawal of such a caveat wholly or in part	69.40	48.30
89A	Application for service of a notice – for each caveat affected	157.00	135.90

Other Fees

Section of Act	Description	Paper Transaction $ Fees
14	Application to bring land under the operation of the Act based on deeds	105.20
15	Application to bring land under the operation of the Act based on survey	105.20
23	Application to bring land under the operation of the Act by the creation of a provisional folio	105.20
26D	Application for giving of notice for the deletion of a warning under Part V of the Fifth Schedule to the Act	140.20
26F	Notice claiming an interest in an identified folio	52.60
26N	Application for the giving of notice for the deletion of a recording from an identified folio	140.20
26P	Application to remove warning relating to title dimensions from a provisional folio	467.20
26R	Caveat against creation of folio or removal of warning or withdrawal of such caveat	52.60
31	Application to produce new certificate of title to replace a certificate of title lost, destroyed or obliterated	210.30
31	plus for each additional certificate of title plus Assurance Fund Contribution – see ‘Your guide to replacing a lost or destroyed Certificate of Title’ for details	23.40
32	Application to produce new folio of the Register plus for each additional folio of the Register	105.20 23.40
35(4)	Application to issue a certificate in place of duplicate instrument lost or destroyed plus for each additional instrument	105.20 23.40
38	Application for order to deal with folios of the Register recorded ‘no survivorship’	210.30
45	Creation or surrender of easement in which the consideration is monetary (If there is more than one consideration, the highest one applies. The total fee is determined by rounding up if necessary to the next whole dollar.)	525.70 plus 2.46 for every whole 1000 of the monetary consideration. Maximum fee is 1352.00
45	Creation or surrender of easement in which the consideration is non-monetary	525.70
47	Application for vesting order in case of completed purchase	210.30
51	Transmission application by Trustee of bankrupt	70.10
52(2)	Recording of a judgement, decree, order or process of execution of the Supreme Court or County Court	140.20
52(6)	Application for recording of satisfaction of any such judgement, decree, order or process of execution	105.20
52(7)	Application for recording of a judgement, decree, order or process of execution of the High Court of Australia	140.20
54	Application by acquiring authority for issue of certificate of title in respect of lands vested in that authority	105.20
57	Notification of intention to acquire land compulsorily or of withdrawal of the notice of the acquisition	52.60
58	Application by trustee for making a recording of vesting order	210.30
59	Application for recording of a disposition	210.30
60	Application for a vesting order by person claiming title by possession supported by a survey required by the Registrar	934.50
60	Application for vesting order by person claiming title by adverse possession for which a survey is not required by the Registrar	700.90
61	Caveat forbidding granting of application for vesting order under Section 60 or withdrawal of such a caveat	52.60
66	Lease	105.20
68	Application for recording of disclaimer of lease by Trustee in bankruptcy	52.60
69	Application for recording of surrender of lease	52.60
70	Application for recording recovery of possession by legal proceedings or re-entry by lessor or abandonment by lessee	280.30
71	Sub-lease	52.60
72(2)	Application for recording of an easement	525.70
73(1)	Application for deletion of an easement from the Register	525.70
73(1B)	Application for declaration that easement has been abandoned or extinguished	525.70
73(4)	Caveat forbidding the deletion of an easement from the Register or withdrawal of such a caveat	52.60
79	Application for order for foreclosure	525.70
84(2)	Application by mortgagor for recording of discharge of mortgage on proof of payment	210.30
85(1)	Application for recording of discharge of land from mortgage on production of receipt of Treasurer	52.60
88(1)	Application to record, amend or delete a recording of a restrictive covenant	140.20
88(1B)	Application for written declaration that restrictive covenant is released, varied or modified	140.20
88(2)	Application for recording of notification of easement	525.70
88(2)	Application for recording of notification other than of an easement	105.20
91A	Lodgement of memorandum of common provisions	52.60
98A(2)	Application for inclusion of certificate of shares or other like interests in stratum estate	52.60
98C(1)	Lodgement of service agreement for registration in respect of stratum estate	52.60
98C(2)	Application for registering of cancellation or variation of service agreement in respect of stratum estate	52.60
98CA	Application for cancellation and registration of a plan if the applicant is a service company, or if the applicant is not a service company but a service company operates, or if no service company operates plus for each lot in excess of two comprised in the plan of subdivision	105.20 58.40
99	Application to amend a folio of the Register whether or not a new certificate of title is issued	467.20
100	Caveat forbidding granting of an application under Section 99 or withdrawal of such a caveat	52.60
103(2)	Application to amend a folio of the Register as to description of land supported by a survey required by the Registrar	467.20
103(2)	Application to amend a folio of the Register as to description of land for which a survey is not required by the Registrar	233.60
103(2)	Application to amend a plan of subdivision – for each plan so amended	105.20
103(2)	Application to amend a folio of the Register otherwise than as to description of land	105.20
104(5)	Application to dispense with the submission of a certificate of title	52.60
106(c)	Application for recording on folio of the Register that the folio is no longer affected by an encumbrance other than easement	52.60
106(c)	Application for recording on folio of the Register that the folio is no longer affected by an easement	525.70
113(5)	Application to amend or alter address in the Register	52.60
113(6)	Application by a caveator to amend or alter address for service	52.60
113(6A)	Application by person who lodged a notice under Section 26F of the Act to amend or alter address for service	52.60
121(2)(c)	Licence to print and sell an approved form	105.20
121(4)	Licence to print and sell an approved form prepared by a person with the object of selling it for use by other persons	105.20
121(7)	Approval of a form for use by a person and authority to print sealed copies for use by that person	52.60
121(10)	Registration or granting of an instrument or application containing departures otherwise than in matters of substance from an approved form	52.60

Miscellaneous Fees and Amounts

Section of Act	Description	Paper Transactions $ Fees
108(10)	For re-lodgement of a transaction that has previously been withdrawn or rejected (where there is no material change to the transaction document)	Half the current fee at the time of re-lodgement
120(2)	In addition to any specific fee or to the miscellaneous fee, a fee shall apply if more than five folios of the Register are affected. However, if the specific fee provides for the payment of additional amounts related to the number of folios affected, the fee under this item shall not apply. This fee does not apply to lodgements under Sections 35(4), 37, 61, 73(4), 89A, 91A, 100, 104(5), 113(6), 113(6A), 116(1), 121(2)(c), 121(4), 121(7), and 121(10), or to an application to amend a Plan of Subdivision under Section 103(2). For each additional folio affected	10.00
120(2)	Correspondence lodgement for each dealing	5.00
120(2)	Any other instrument or application for which a fee is not specified (‘Miscellaneous Fee’)	105.20
120(2)	Safe custody of each document left with the Registrar for use by a third party in the lodgement of a subsequent dealing . Note: Fee is payable by the third party when the subsequent dealing is lodged.	10.00
120(2)	For creating a folio of the Register arising out of amendment under Section 207E of the Local Government Act 1989	105.20

Search Fees and User Charges Related to Electronic Conveyancing

Description	$ Fees
For a pre-population search	9.15
For a title activity check	1.15
Assurance fund contribution	2.00
Financial settlement fee	24.75

Ready Reckoner for Paper Transactions

Subdivision Act Lodgement Fees

Section of Act	Description	$ Fees
22	Plan of Subdivision For registering a plan of subdivision plus for each lot in excess of two plus for each owners corporation in excess of one plus for every plan supported by a survey	596.40 130.10 116.90 292.80
22	Staged Plan of Subdivision For staged plans of subdivision (a) For registering a master plan of subdivision plus for each lot in excess of two plus for each owners corporation in excess of one plus for every plan supported by a survey (b) For a plan for the second or subsequent stage plus for each lot in excess of two plus for each owners corporation in excess of one plus for every plan supported by a survey	596.40 130.10 116.90 292.80 596.40 130.10 116.90 292.80
22	Plan of Consolidation For registering a plan of consolidation other than under Section 32(j) plus for every plan supported by a survey	596.40 292.80
22 (1B)	Service of Notice for Consent Application for service of a notice – for each mortgage, charge, lease, sub-lease, annuity or caveat	52.60
23	Easements – Creation, Removal, Variation Plan to create, vary or remove an easement or condition in the nature of an easement in a Crown grant other than under Section 32(i) plus for each lot in excess of two over which the easement or condition is created, varied or removed	596.40 130.10
23	Restrictions – Creation, Removal, Variation Plan to create, vary or remove a restriction other than under Section 32(i) plus for each lot in excess of two over which the restriction is to be created, varied or removed	105.20 130.10
24A	Removal of Reservation Plan to remove or vest and remove a reservation under Section 24A of the Act plus for each reserve in excess of two affected plus for every plan supported by a survey	596.40 130.10 292.80
24A	Vesting Plan to vest land referred to in column 2 of the table in Section 24A of the Act plus for each reserve in excess of two vested	210.30 58.40
26	Boundary Plans On every application for approval of a boundary plan	327.10
27E(1)	Owners Corporation Rules For any rules for an owners corporation, including recording rules which accompany a plan creating an owners corporation or merging owners corporations	52.60
27H(2)	Owners Corporation Application to alter the purposes of the owners corporation	105.20
27H(3)	Owners Corporation Application to alter the functions or obligations of owners corporations A separate application is required for each owners corporation	105.20
142 of OC Act	Owners Corporation Rules To make or amend rules under Section 142 of the Owners Corporation Act 2006	52.60
32(c)	Owners Corporation Plan to alter the boundaries of any land affected by the owners corporation plus for each lot in excess of two plus for each owners corporation in excess of one plus for every plan supported by a survey	596.40 130.10 116.90 292.80
32(d)	Owners Corporation Plan to increase or reduce the number of lots affected by the owners corporation	105.20
32(e)	Common Property Plan to create new lots or new common property plus for each lot in excess of two plus for each owners corporation in excess of one plus for every plan supported by a survey	596.40 130.10 116.90 292.80
32(f)	Owners Corporation Plan to create an owners corporation plus for each owners corporation in excess of one created in the plan	116.90 116.90
32(g)	Owners Corporation Plan dissolving an owners corporation plus for each owners corporation in excess of one comprised in the plan	52.60 52.60
32(h)	Owners Corporation Plan to merge with another owners corporation	52.60
32(i)	Easements – Creation, Removal, Variation Plan to create, vary or remove an easement or condition plus for each lot in excess of two over which the easement or condition is to be created, varied or removed	596.40 130.10
32(i)	Restrictions – Creation, Removal, Variation Plan to create, vary or remove a restriction plus for each lot in excess of two over which the restriction is to be created, varied or removed	105.20 130.10
32(j)	Plan of Consolidation Plan of consolidation plus for every plan supported by a survey	596.40 292.80
32(k)	Entitlement/Liability Plan to create, alter or extinguish a lot entitlement or lot liability	105.20
32(l)	Scheme of Development Plan to amend or cancel a scheme of development under the Cluster Titles Act 1974	105.20
	Multiple Applications Plan containing more than one alteration as referred to in Sections 32(a), (b), (c), (d), (e), (f), (g), (h), (i), (j), (k), (l) of the Act instead of the fees that would otherwise be payable for each alteration separately plus for each lot in excess of two comprised in the plan plus for each owners corporation in excess of one created by the plan plus for every plan supported by a survey	596.40 130.10 116.90 292.80
32AI (1A), 32A & 35	For a plan referred to in Sections 32AI(1A), 32A and 35 of the Act the appropriate fee under Section 22 applies
32B	Owners Corporation Plan to create an owners corporation plus for each owners corporation in excess of one created by the plan	116.90 116.90
33(1)	Entitlement/Liability Application to alter a lot entitlement or lot liability other than under Section 32(k)	105.20
34(2)	Owners Corporation Address Application to change the address for service of notices on the owners corporation	52.60
34G(4)	VCAT Order – Owners Corporation Notice of application to VCAT for an order that the owners corporation be wound up	52.60
34H(1)	VCAT Order – Plan Application to amend or cancel a registered plan in accordance with an order of VCAT	525.70
44(4A)	Accessory Lot – Removal Amendment of a plan to no longer show an accessory lot as an accessory lot on a plan of strata subdivision or a plan of cluster subdivision – for each lot amended	52.60
44(5)	Notice of Restriction – Removal Application to amend a plan to remove a restriction on a plan of strata subdivision or a plan of cluster subdivision – for each lot amended	52.60
44(5A)	Scheme of Development Application to cancel or alter a scheme of development accompanying a plan of cluster subdivision	105.20
	Miscellaneous Fees Where no fee is prescribed Any other instrument, application or document for which a fee is not specified in these Regulations or under the Transfer of Land Act 1958	105.20
	Made Available Fee Safe custody of each document left with the Registrar for use by a third party in the lodgement of a subsequent dealing Note: fee is payable by the third party when the subsequent dealing is lodged	10.00
22A(3)	For re-lodgement of a transaction that has previously been withdrawn or rejected (where there is no material change to the transaction document)	Half the current fee at the time of re-lodgement
	Other Fees Supply of Plan Number Plan number to be used on plans submitted to councils and referral authorities	10.00
	Vesting Date For recording the vesting date of a compulsory acquisition	105.20
	Correspondence Fee Correspondence lodgement for each plan or application	5.00

Water Register Lodgement Fees

Action legend: * you must start by applying to your water authority for approval
# you must log directly with the Water Registrar

Transaction	Action	$ Fees
Transfer of Water Share	*	104.10
Limited Term Transfer	*	104.10
Surrender of Limited Term Transfer	#	52.10
Mortgage of Water Share	#	52.10
Discharge of Mortgage of Water Share	#	52.10
Transfer of Water Share by Mortgagee	#	104.10
Variation of Recorded Mortgage of Water Share	#	52.10
Transfer of Recorded Mortgage of Water Share	#	52.10
Variation in Priority of Recorded Mortgages of Water Share	#	52.10
Application by Surviving Owner of a Water Share	#	104.10
Application by Legal Personal Representative in Respect of Water Share (LPR)	#	104.10
Transmission Application by Trustee in Bankruptcy of Water Share	#	104.10
Application to Correct or Amend Name in Register	#	104.10
Memorandum of Common Provisions for Water Share Mortgage	#	104.10

Water Register Search Fees

Search type	$ Fees
By applicant accessing an online facility established by the Registrar	12.00
By Registrar on behalf of applicant (a hard copy of the results provided to the applicant): Water share record search Instrument search	22.80 12.00