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New lodgment and search fees for land and water from 1 July 2022
On 1 July 2022, fees for lodging transactions at Land Use Victoria (LUV) will change. Some search fees will also increase.
The value of a fee unit, as announced by the Victorian Treasurer as part of the Victorian Government’s State Budget for 2022/2023 will increase to $15.29.
Updated, comprehensive fee listings and fee calculators for land transactions are now available at https://www.land.vic.gov.au/land-registration/fees-guides-and-forms/2022-23-fees
Fees for lodging transactions in the Water Register will be available soon at https://waterregister.vic.gov.au/about/forms-and-fees/fees.
End of financial year cut off times for lodging with LUV
Instruments received after the dates below may be charged the 2022/2023 fees. Please note the cut off times for the Generic residual documents ‘Record-Notice-Transfer of Land Act – Section 104’ (Generic Residual Document) in particular.
Processing cut off for end of financial year lodgments
Document delivery method | Cut off time/date |
Instruments lodged digitally using PEXA or Sympli | 30 June 2022 |
Instruments submitted using SPEAR* | 2pm 30 June 2022 |
Generic Residual Documents – submitted using PEXA | 15 June 2022 |
Instruments received by the Water Registrar by post | 29 June 2022 |
*Customer must pay and lodge on 30 June 2022
Page last updated: 11/07/23