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Land Title Fees

Fees for NSW LRS

This page provides an overview of fees charged by NSW Land Registry Services (NSW LRS) for products and services involving land titles, plans, property information and the Water Access Licence Register.

These fees are subject to change each financial year.

Click here to down the 2020/2021 NSW LRS Fees.

NSW LRS regulated fees are based on the following regulations: Real Property Regulation 2019, Conveyancing (General) Regulation 2018, and Strata Schemes Development Regulation 2016. These regulations are published on the NSW Legislation website: www.legislation.nsw.gov.au.

Please note in table below:
* Includes $4.28 levy paid to Torrens Assurance Fund

Document Registration Services - Dealings and related documents

	2020/21 Fee ($) Excl GST	2020/21 Fee ($) Incl GST
Amendment of a folio of the Register, Crown Grant or Certificate of Title (minimum)	*133.48	146.40
Annulment of Bankruptcy	*133.48	146.40
Application, dealing, request or caveat referring to more than 20 folios of the Register	133.09	146.40
Application, request or dealing that results in making, altering or removing more than one recording, for each additional recording	133.09	146.40
Application for replacement Certificate of Title	*133.48	146.40
Application to Record a New Registered Proprietor	*133.48	146.40
Application to record a subsisting interest	*133.48	146.40
Authentication of forms	133.09	146.40
Bankruptcy Application	*133.48	146.40
Cancellation of a Writ	133.09	146.40
Cancellation of an abandoned or extinguished easement	*133.48	146.40
Caveat	*133.48	146.40
Change of address of an Owners Corporation	*133.48	146.40
Change of name (Real Property Act)	*133.48	146.40
Change of name or address for service of notice on caveator	*133.48	146.40
Charge	*133.48	146.40
Consolidation/Change of by-laws	*133.48	146.40
Dealing Requisition	48.82	53.70
Determination of lease	*133.48	146.40
Determination of title boundary (Part 14A Real Property Act)	*133.48	146.40
Discharge of Mortgage or Charge	*133.48	146.40
Extinguishment of Restrictive Covenant, and in addition: fee set by the Registrar General for advertising costs	*133.48	146.40
Foreclosure, and in addition: fee set by the Registrar General for advertising costs	*133.48	146.40
Lease	*133.48	146.40
Memorandum	133.09	146.40
Miscellaneous Application in relation to Crown Land (forfeiture, purchase of a term Crown Lease, etc)	*133.48	146.40
Mortgage	*133.48	146.40
Notice of conversion of a strata lot to common property	*133.48	146.40
Notice of Death (section 101 Real Property Act)	*133.48	146.40
Order of Court (including extension of a caveat)	*133.48	146.40
Order of NSW Civil and Administrative Tribunal (NCAT)	*133.48	146.40
Order terminating a neighbourhood scheme (section 72 Community Land Development Act 1989)	*133.48	146.40
Order terminating a strata scheme	*133.48	146.40
Plan, sketch or diagram accompanying a dealing, application, request or instrument	133.09	146.40
Possessory title, Application for (section 45D Real Property Act)	*133.48	146.40
Postponement of Mortgage	*133.48	146.40
Preparation of lapsing notice (section 74I or 74J Real Property Act)	*133.48	146.40
Primary Application under section 14 of the Real Property Act	*2,001.84	2,201.60
Primary Application under section 31A of the Real Property Act	*361.30	397.00
Production of a document for a single purpose	41.00	45.10
Priority Notice – Lodgment	36.31	39.94
Priority Notice – Withdrawal	15.05	16.55
Priority Notice – Extension	15.05	16.55
Production of a document once for period of up to three months for multiple purposes (no more than eight)	82.00	90.20
Request	*133.48	146.40
Request to record a Reserve Trust as Registered Proprietor	*133.48	146.40
Surrender of a Crown Lease to the State of NSW	*133.48	146.40
Transfer (pursuant to section 46 Real Property Act)	*133.48	146.40
Transfer by way of discharge of mortgage	*133.48	146.40
Transfer including Covenant (minimum)	*266.57	292.80
Transfer including Easement (minimum)	*266.57	292.80
Transfer and road closure	*266.12	292.30
Transfer of an estate in land that changes tenancy without altering shares	*133.48	146.40
Transfer unilaterally severing a joint tenancy	*133.48	146.40
Transmission Application	*133.48	146.40
Variation of Mortgage or Lease	*133.48	146.40
Withdrawal of Caveat	*133.48	146.40
Writ	133.09	146.40

Document Registration Services - General Register of Deeds

	2020/21 Fee ($) Excl GST	2020/21 Fee ($) Incl GST
Deed - recording or registering any instrument in the General Register of Deeds	133.09	146.40
Power of attorney	133.09	146.40
Preparation of registration copy of an instrument (minimum)	13.64	15.00
Writ, Order or Legal Proceeding - registration or renewal or vacation of registration	133.09	146.40

Titling and Plan Services - Plans and related documents

	2020/21 Fee ($) Excl GST	2020/21 Fee ($) Incl GST
Amendment of a plan (minimum)	133.09	146.40
Building Management Statement	361.27	397.40
By-laws accompanying a plan	361.27	397.40
Community land development contract	361.27	397.40
Community land management statement	361.27	397.40
Community land plan, lodgment for examination, and in addition:	600.55	660.60
For each lot after the first lot	600.55	660.60
Deposited plan or strata plan, lodgment for examination, and in addition:	280.18	308.20
For each lot after the first lot	280.18	308.20
For preparation and supply of a Certificate of Title for common property in a strata scheme	280.18	308.20
Plan of consolidation - for each title consolidated	133.09	146.40
Plan requisition	97.64	107.40
Pre-allocated Plan Number (PPN)	No charge	No charge
Pre-Examination of a community land plan and, in addition:	660.55	726.60
For each lot in the plan after the first lot	660.55	726.60
Pre-Examination of a deposited plan or strata plan and, in addition:	308.27	339.10
For each lot in the plan after the first lot	308.27	339.10
Recording a plan prepared solely for the purpose of placing survey information on public record	133.09	146.40
Re-examination of a plan if survey information has been added to an original compiled plan as a result of requisition	133.09	146.40
Section 88B Instrument (Conveyancing Act 1919) – for each affecting interests (i.e. easement etc created or released)	133.09	146.40
Strata development contract	361.27	397.40
Strata management statement	361.27	397.40
Substitute plan or any sheet thereof or additional sheet	133.09	146.40

Information Products and Services

	2020/21 Fee ($) Excl GST	2020/21 Fee ($) Incl GST
Causes, Writs and Orders, search against each name (over the counter delivery)	13.64	15.00
Certified copy (minimum)	133.09	146.40
Copies of Documents (over the counter delivery - includes title searches, images of dealings and plans and other documents, first twenty pages) (minimum)	13.64	15.00
Copy of an Official Search	133.09	146.40
Dealing images (over the counter delivery)	13.64	15.00
Deposited documents, inspection of	36.27	39.90
Deposited documents, permanent lodgment or return of up to four documents, and in addition:	36.27	39.90
For each additional document	9.00	9.90
Initial search of the Register (including a copy of relevant folio and delivery fee) and in addition:	361.27	397.40
For any additional document	13.64	15.00
Lease folio data extract report	33.00	36.30
Lease folio caveats, writs and other dealings report	33.00	36.30
Owner/lessee inquiry (over the counter delivery)	13.64	15.00
Request for Official Search	361.27	397.40
Request for search, or continuation of a search of the General Register of Deeds	361.27	397.40
Subpoena, lodgment of (minimum)	133.09	146.40
Title searches (over the counter delivery)	13.64	15.00
Plan images (DP/SP images) (over the counter delivery)	13.64	15.00
Plan image associated documents e.g. 88Bs (over the counter delivery)	13.64	15.00

Lodgment Support Services

	2020/21 Fee ($) Excl GST	2020/21 Fee ($) Incl GST
LSS 1	13.71	15.08
LSS 2	9.15	10.06
LSS 3	4.58	5.04

Water Access Licence (WAL) registration and search fees

	2020/21 Fee ($) Excl GST	2020/21 Fee ($) Incl GST
WAL dealing lodgment (excluding Application for replacement WAL Certificate)	133.09	146.40
Application for replacement WAL Certificate	133.09	146.40
WAL search (over the counter)	13.64	15.00
WAL owner name search (over the counter delivery)	13.64	15.00

Miscellaneous

	2020/21 Fee ($) Excl GST	2020/21 Fee ($) Incl GST
Dishonoured cheque fee	**46.40	46.40
Handling fee (includes regular postage only)	1.00	1.10
Notice of sale forms (over the counter delivery)	0.23	0.25
Token Replacement fee	70.00	77.00
Operator hourly rate where above regulated fees are not appropriate (per hour)	244.09	268.50

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