These notes are to be used as a guide in determining the number of new titles to include in the Lodgement Fees Calculator.

New Title Fees apply when:

• A new title is to issue other than for the convenience of the LTO in effecting registration or redesignation
• Lodging party requests a new title to issue on a document where the duplicate title is produced
• One new title is requested to issue for each allotment/section in an existing title
• Balance of the land remaining in a title is to be issued
• Separate titles are requested to issue from a title disclosing the current proprietors each holding shares. Eg each proprietor requires a separate title for their share.
• It is requested to issue a consolidated title from a number of titles.
• The transfer being lodged may transfer the whole of the land in a title expressly excluding an easement or right of way (or lease of an easement) appurtenant thereto.
• Transfer lodged for non-payment of rates pursuant to Local Government Act 1999
• New title to issue in the name of an Authority as result of an Acquisition (AQ) document
• New title to issue as result of cancellation of a community/strata plan (CS) document
• New title to issue as result of application for substituted title (SC) document
• New titles requested to issue from a Grant of Easement (TG) document
• New titles requested to issue from a Variation of Easement (VE) document
• New title to issue as a result of a vesting pursuant to Section 66b of the Crown Lands Act (VM document)
• New title to issue as result of application for closed road/ closed road merger pursuant to the Highways Act 1926 (VM document)

No New Title Fees apply when:

• A new title issues as a result of a 223J Correction or as result of a Plan For Correction of data
• A new title issues as a result of Revocation of Community Land
• New titles issue as a result of a Power of Sale document. (Mortgagee exercising power of sale) or Foreclosure Application
• New titles issue for a Life Estate and Remainder Estates
• New title to issue following lodgment of Application to Register Death on a Life Estate title
• New title to issue following lodgment of Transfer of Life Estate and Remainder Expectant title
• New title is to issue for road, reserve (or similar open space) or common property
• New title to issue as result of application for closed road/ closed road merger pursuant to the Roads (Opening and Closing) Act 1991 (VM document)
• New title to issue as a result of land first brought under the Real Property Act
• New title to issue for LTO convenience in effecting registration

Note: where documents are lodged in series for which a new title fee applies (except if a SC is in series) more than once to a specific title, then the new title fee is only to be paid once.