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2018/2019 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 for the 2019/2020 NSW LRS Fees
NSW LRS regulated fees are based on the following regulations:

Real Property Regulation 2014
Conveyancing (General) Regulation 2018
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 $4.15 levy paid to Torrens Assurance Fund

** No GST applicable

*** For manual NOS forms only. This fee is applicable immediately. As an alternative, electronic Notice of Sale (eNOS) is a free service available via the NSW LRS online portal online.nswlrs.com.au

Document Registration Services - Dealings and related documents

	2018/19 Fee ($) Excl GST	2018/19 Fee ($) Incl GST
Amendment of a folio of the Register, Crown Grant or Certificate of Title (minimum)	*129.10	141.60
Annulment of Bankruptcy	*129.10	141.60
Application, dealing, request or caveat referring to more than 20 folios of the Register	128.73	141.60
Application, request or dealing that results in making, altering or removing more than one recording, for each additional recording	128.73	141.60
Application for replacement Certificate of Title	*129.10	141.60
Application to Record a New Registered Proprietor	*129.10	141.60
Application to record a subsisting interest	*129.10	141.60
Authentication of forms	128.73	141.60
Bankruptcy Application	*129.10	141.60
Cancellation of a Writ	128.73	141.60
Cancellation of an abandoned or extinguished easement	*129.10	141.60
Caveat	*129.10	141.60
Change of address of an Owners Corporation	*129.10	141.60
Change of name or address for service of notice on caveator	*129.10	141.60
Charge	*129.10	141.60
Consolidation/Change of by-laws	*129.10	141.60
Dealing Requisition	47.18	51.90
Determination of lease	*129.10	141.60
Determination of title boundary (Part 14A Real Property Act)	*129.10	141.60
Discharge of Mortgage or Charge	*129.10	141.60
Extinguishment of Restrictive Covenant, and in addition:	*129.10	141.60
fee set by the Registrar General for advertising costs	*129.10	141.60
Foreclosure, and in addition:	*129.10	141.60
fee set by the Registrar General for advertising costs	*129.10	141.60
Lease	*129.10	141.60
Memorandum	128.73	141.60
Miscellaneous Application in relation to Crown Land (forfeiture, purchase of a term Crown Lease etc)	*129.10	141.60
Mortgage	*129.10	141.60
Notice of conversion of a strata lot to common property	*129.10	141.60
Notice of Death (section 101 Real Property Act)	*129.10	141.60
Order of Court (including extension of a caveat)	*129.10	141.60
Order of NSW Civil and Administrative Tribunal (NCAT)	*129.10	141.60
Order terminating a neighbourhood scheme (section 72 Community Land Development Act 1989)	*129.10	141.60
Order terminating a strata scheme	*129.10	141.60
Plan, sketch or diagram accompanying a dealing, application, request or instrument	128.73	141.60
Possessory title, Application for (section 45D Real Property Act)	*129.10	141.60
Postponement of Mortgage	*129.10	141.60
Preparation of lapsing notice (section 74I or 74J Real Property Act)	*129.10	141.60
Primary Application under section 14 of the Real Property Act	*1,937.10	2130.40
Primary Application under section 31A of the Real Property Act	*349.56	384.10
Production of a document for a single purpose	39.64	43.60
Priority Notice – Lodgment	35.14	38.65
Priority Notice – Withdrawal	14.55	16.01
Priority Notice – Extension	14.55	16.01
Production of a document once for period of up to three months for multiple purposes (no more than eight)	79.36	87.30
Request to record a Reserve Trust as Registered Proprietor	*129.10	141.60
Surrender of a Crown Lease to the State of NSW	*129.10	141.60
Transfer (pursuant to section 46 Real Property Act)	*129.10	141.60
Transfer by way of discharge of mortgage	*129.10	141.60
Transfer including Covenant (minimum)	*257.92	283.30
Transfer including Easement (minimum)	*257.92	283.30
Transfer and Road Closure	*257.56	282.90
Transfer of an estate in land that changes tenancy without altering shares	*129.10	141.60
Transfer unilaterally severing a joint tenancy	*129.10	141.60
Transmission Application	*129.10	141.60
Variation of Mortgage or Lease	*129.10	141.60
Withdrawal of Caveat	*129.10	141.60
Writ	128.73	141.60

Document Registration Services - General Register of Deeds

	2018/19 Fee ($) Excl GST	2018/19 Fee ($) Incl GST
Deed - recording or registering any instrument in the General Register of Deeds	128.73	141.60
Power of attorney	128.73	141.60
Preparation of registration copy of an instrument (minimum)	13.18	14.50
Writ, Order or Legal Proceeding - registration or renewal or vacation of registration	128.73	141.60

Titling and Plan Services - Plans and related documents

	2018/19 Fee ($) Excl GST	2018/19 Fee ($) Incl GST
Amendment of a plan (minimum)	128.73	141.60
Building Management Statement	349.55	384.50
By-laws accompanying a plan	349.55	384.50
Community land development contract	349.55	384.50
Community land management statement	349.55	384.50
Community land plan, lodgment for examination, and in addition	581.09	639.20
For each lot after the first lot	581.09	639.20
Deposited plan or strata plan, lodgment for examination, and in addition	271.18	298.30
For each lot after the first lot	271.18	298.30
For preparation and supply of a Certificate of Title for common property in a strata scheme	271.18	298.30
Plan of consolidation - for each title consolidated	128.73	141.60
Plan requisition	94.45	103.90
Pre-allocated Plan Number (PPN)	No charge	No charge
Pre-Examination of a community land plan and, in addition:	639.18	703.10
For each lot in the plan after the first lot	639.18	703.10
Pre-Examination of a deposited plan or strata plan and, in addition:	298.27	328.10
For each lot in the plan after the first lot	298.27	328.10
Recording a plan prepared solely for the purpose of placing survey information on public record	128.73	141.60
Re-examination of a plan if survey information has been added to an original compiled plan as a result of requisition	128.73	141.60
Section 88B Instrument (Conveyancing Act 1919) – for each affecting interests (ie easement etc created or released)	128.73	141.60
Strata development contract	349.55	384.50
Strata management statement	349.55	384.50
Substitute plan or any sheet thereof or additional sheet	128.73	141.60

Information Products and Services

	2018/19 Fee ($) Excl GST	2018/19 Fee ($) Incl GST
Causes, Writs and Orders, search against each name (over the counter delivery)	13.18	14.50
Certified copy (minimum)	128.73	141.60
Copies of Documents (over the counter delivery - includes title searches, images of dealings and plans and other documents, first twenty pages) (minimum)	13.18	14.50
Copy of an Official Search	128.73	141.60
Dealing images (over the counter delivery)	13.18	14.50
Deposited documents, inspection of	35.09	38.60
Deposited documents, permanent lodgment or return of up to four documents, and in addition:	35.09	38.60
For each additional document	8.82	9.70
Initial search of the Register (including a copy of relevant folio and delivery fee) and in addition:	349.55	384.50
For any additional document	13.18	14.50
Lease folio data extract report	31.91	35.10
Lease folio caveats, writs and other dealings report	31.91	35.10
Owner/lessee inquiry (over the counter delivery)	13.18	14.50
Request for Official Search	349.55	384.50
Request for search, or continuation of a search of the General Register of Deeds	349.55	384.50
Subpoena, lodgment of (minimum)	128.73	141.60
Title searches (over the counter delivery)	13.18	14.50
Plan images (DP/SP images) (over the counter delivery)	13.18	14.50
Plan image associated documents e.g. 88Bs (over the counter delivery)	13.18	14.50

Lodgment Support Services

	2018/19 Fee ($) Excl GST	2018/19 Fee ($) Incl GST
LSS 1	13.27	14.60
LSS 2	8.85	9.73
LSS 3	4.43	4.87

Water Access Licence (WAL) registration and search fees

	2018/19 Fee ($) Excl GST	2018/19 Fee ($) Incl GST
WAL dealing lodgment (excluding Application for replacement WAL Certificate)	128.73	141.60
Application for replacement WAL Certificate	128.73	141.60
WAL searches (over the counter)	13.18	14.50
WAL owner name search (over the counter delivery)	13.18	14.50

Miscellaneous

	2018/19 Fee ($) Excl GST	2018/19 Fee ($) Incl GST
Dishonoured cheque fee	**100.00	100.00
Operator hourly rate where above regulated fees are not appropriate (per hour)	236.18	259.80
Notice of sale forms (over the counter delivery)	***13.18	14.50
Handling fee (includes regular postage only)	**5.00	5.00

Torrens Assurance levy

Ad Valorem Torrens Assurance Levy

Some transfers of ownership under section 46 of the Real Property Act 1900 attract an additional Torrens assurance levy, based on ad valorem - a sliding scale according to purchase price.

The additional levy applies where the purchase price is $500,500 or more. See our Fact sheet (PDF 151.9 KB) on the Torrens assurance levy for details of transfer types that attract the additional levy.

For transfers where the purchase price is at least $500,500 but not more than $1,000,000, the ad valorem levy is 0.2% of the amount by which the purchase price exceeds $500,000.

For properties purchased for more than $1,000,000, the levy is $1000 plus 0.25% of the amount by which the purchase price exceeds $1,000,000.

Levies are payable to NSW LRS when the transfer is lodged for registration. Lodgment fees (including a basic $4.00 Torrens assurance levy) are also payable.

Purchase price Ad Valorem value

Land Title Fees

2018/2019 Fees for NSW LRS

Torrens Assurance levy

Ad Valorem Torrens Assurance Levy

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