Crown land - Land administration fees

All fees payable to the Department of Planning, Lands and Heritage for land administration can be found in Schedule 1 of the Land Administration Regulations 1998.
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The following 3-tiered fee structure applies for the preparation of documents for the purposes of the Land Administration Act 1997. The tiers are differentiated according to the complexity of each document and fees are calculated based on the time taken by staff to administer the document preparation.

I. Document preparation fees

Cost
Simple Request (E.g. Revocation of Management Orders/Lease extension)$218.90
Moderate Request (E.g. Issue of a lease, grant of an easement)$844.80
Complex Request (E.g. Variation of a lease, prepare Contract of Sale)$1,542.20
  
II. Permit fees under Part 7 Division 5 of the LAA 
Issue of a permit$993.00

Application fee

Plus moderate document preparation fee

$172.70

$844.80

Total fee for issue of a permit$1,017.50
  
Renewal, transfer or amendment of a permit 

Application fee

Plus simple document preparation fee

$172.70

$218.90

Total fee for renewal, transfer or amendment of a permit$391.60

Please note:

  1. All the above fees are inclusive of GST.
  2. All the above fees will also incur an additional Landgate document lodgement fee. Please refer to the Landgate website for further details.
  3. The Department of Planning, Lands and Heritage may waive document preparation fees if the Crown land concerned is used for community benefit.
  4. All other fees under Schedule 1 of the Land Administration Regulations 1998 will continue to apply where applicable.
  5. These fees are subject to regular reviews. 

If you require more information please contact the department.

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