{"id":"sr:estate-agents-fees-regulations-2018","name":"Estate Agents (Fees) Regulations 2018","slug":"estate-agents-fees-regulations-2018","collection":"regulation","jurisdiction":"vic","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":181496,"registerId":"vic-sr:estate-agents-fees-regulations-2018-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-05","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Estate Agents (Fees) Regulations 2018","content":"Version No. 001\n\n**Estate Agents (Fees) Regulations 2018**\n\n**S.R. No. 82/2018**\n\nVersion as at  \n1 July 2018\n\n**TABLE OF PROVISIONS**\n\n*Regulation Page*\n\n1 Objective 1\n\n2 Authorising provision 1\n\n3 Commencement 1\n\n4 Revocation 1\n\n5 Definition 1\n\n6 Fees for estate agent's licence 1\n\n7 Application for extension of time fee 2\n\n8 Late payment or lodgement fee 2\n\n9 Fees applying to a branch manager approval 3\n\n10 Fee applying to a person involved in Fund claim to regain licence etc. in exceptional circumstances 3\n\n11 Fee applying to a bankrupt person to be allowed limited right to hold licence etc. 3\n\n12 Fee applying to a person with criminal record to be allowed limited right to hold licence etc. 3\n\n13 Fees applying to a corporation to be allowed to hold licence despite disqualifying factors 3\n\n14 Copy of, or extract from, register 4\n\n15 Registrar's certificate of register contents 4\n\n═════════════\n\nEndnotes 5\n\n1 General information 5\n\n2 Table of Amendments 7\n\n3 Amendments Not in Operation 8\n\n4 Explanatory details 9\n\n**Version No.** **001**\n\n**Estate Agents (Fees) Regulations 2018**\n\n**S.R. No. 82/2018**\n\nVersion as at  \n1 July 2018\n\n\t1 Objective\n\nThe objective of these Regulations is to prescribe fees for the purposes of the **Estate Agents Act 1980**.\n\n\t2 Authorising provision\n\nThese Regulations are made under section 99 of the **Estate Agents Act 1980**.\n\n\t3 Commencement\n\nThese Regulations come into operation on 1 July 2018.\n\n\t4 Revocation\n\nThe Estate Agents (Fees) Regulations 2007[[1]](#endnote-1) are **revoked**.\n\n\t5 Definition\n\nIn these Regulations—\n\n***the Act*** means the **Estate Agents Act 1980**.\n\n\t6 Fees for estate agent's licence\n\n(1) For the purpose of section 17(1A) of the Act, the prescribed application fee for a licence is—\n\n(a) in the case of an estate agent which is a corporation—\n\n(i) 27⋅79 fee units; and\n\n(ii) 18⋅94 fee units for each director of that corporation; and\n\n(b) in the case of an estate agent other than a corporation, 26⋅11 fee units.\n\n(2) For the purpose of section 23(1) of the Act, the prescribed annual licence fees are—\n\n(a) for the period beginning 1 July 2018 and ending on 31 August 2018—\n\n(i) in the case of an estate agent which is a corporation, 33⋅47 fee units; and\n\n(ii) in the case of an estate agent other than a corporation, 15⋅21 fee units; and\n\n(b) on and from 1 September 2018—\n\n(i) in the case of an estate agent which is a corporation—\n\n(A) 14⋅52 fee units; and\n\n(B) 13⋅26 fee units for each director of that corporation; and\n\n(ii) in the case of an estate agent other than a corporation, 14⋅52 fee units.\n\n\t7 Application for extension of time fee\n\nFor the purpose of section 24(1) of the Act, the prescribed application fee for an extension of time, or further extension of time, is 6⋅74 fee units.\n\n\t8 Late payment or lodgement fee\n\nFor the purpose of section 24A(1) of the Act, the prescribed late payment or lodgement fee is 6⋅52 fee units.\n\n\t9 Fees applying to a branch manager approval\n\nFor the purpose of section 30(5) of the Act—\n\n(a) the prescribed annual approval fee is—\n\n(i) for the period beginning 1 July 2018 and ending on 31 August 2018,  \n4⋅54 fee units; and\n\n(ii) on and from 1 September 2018,  \n2⋅79 fee units; and\n\n(b) the prescribed application fee for an extension of time, or further extension of time, is 6⋅74 fee units; and\n\n(c) the prescribed fee for late payment or lodgement is 6⋅52 fee units.\n\n\t10 Fee applying to a person involved in Fund claim to regain licence etc. in exceptional circumstances\n\nFor the purpose of section 31A(2A)(d) of the Act, the prescribed application fee is 80⋅09 fee units.\n\n\t11 Fee applying to a bankrupt person to be allowed limited right to hold licence etc.\n\nFor the purpose of section 31B(2A)(d) of the Act, the prescribed application fee is 80⋅09 fee units.\n\n\t12 Fee applying to a person with criminal record to be allowed limited right to hold licence etc.\n\nFor the purpose of section 31C(2A)(d) of the Act, the prescribed application fee is 80⋅09 fee units.\n\n\t13 Fees applying to a corporation to be allowed to hold licence despite disqualifying factors\n\nFor the purpose of section 31CA(2)(d) of the Act, the application fee required is—\n\n(a) 81⋅40 fee units; and\n\n(b) 63⋅58 fee units for each director of that corporation.\n\n\t14 Copy of, or extract from, register\n\nFor the purposes of section 33(5) of the Act, the prescribed fee for a copy of, or an extract from, the register is 6⋅04 fee units.\n\n\t15 Registrar's certificate of register contents\n\nThe prescribed fee payable for the issue of a certificate signed by the Registrar certifying as to any matter relating to the contents of the register is 7⋅56 fee units.\n\n ═════════════\n\nEndnotes\n\n1 General information\n\nSee [www.legislation.vic.gov.au](http://www.legislation.vic.gov.au) for Victorian Bills, Acts and current Versions of legislation and up-to-date legislative information.\n\nThe Estate Agents (Fees) Regulations 2018, S.R. No. 82/2018 were made on 26 June 2018 by the Governor in Council under section 99 of the **Estate Agents Act 1980**, No. 9428/1980 and came into operation on 1 July 2018: regulation 3.\n\nThe Estate Agents (Fees) Regulations 2018 will sunset 10 years after the day of making on 26 June 2028 (see section 5 of the **Subordinate Legislation Act 1994**).\n\nINTERPRETATION OF LEGISLATION ACT 1984 (ILA)\n\nStyle changes\n\nSection 54A of the ILA authorises the making of the style changes set out in Schedule 1 to that Act.\n\nReferences to ILA s. 39B\n\nSidenotes which cite ILA s. 39B refer to section 39B of the ILA which provides that where an undivided regulation, rule or clause of a Schedule is amended by the insertion of one or more subregulations, subrules or subclauses the original regulation, rule or clause becomes subregulation, subrule or subclause (1) and is amended by the insertion of the expression \"(1)\" at the beginning of the original regulation, rule or clause.\n\nInterpretation\n\nAs from 1 January 2001, amendments to section 36 of the ILA have the following effects:\n\n• Headings\n\nAll headings included in a Statutory Rule which is made on or after  \n1 January 2001 form part of that Statutory Rule. Any heading inserted in a Statutory Rule which was made before 1 January 2001, by a Statutory Rule made on or after 1 January 2001, forms part of that Statutory Rule.  \nThis includes headings to Parts, Divisions or Subdivisions in a Schedule; Orders; Parts into which an Order is divided; clauses; regulations; rules; items; tables; columns; examples; diagrams; notes or forms.  \nSee section 36(1A)(2A)(2B).\n\n• Examples, diagrams or notes\n\nAll examples, diagrams or notes included in a Statutory Rule which is made on or after 1 January 2001 form part of that Statutory Rule. Any examples, diagrams or notes inserted in a Statutory Rule which was made before 1 January 2001, by a Statutory Rule made on or after 1 January 2001, form part of that Statutory Rule. See section 36(3A).\n\n• Punctuation\n\nAll punctuation included in a Statutory Rule which is made on or after  \n1 January 2001 forms part of that Statutory Rule. Any punctuation inserted in a Statutory Rule which was made before 1 January 2001, by a Statutory Rule made on or after 1 January 2001, forms part of that Statutory Rule.  \nSee section 36(3B).\n\n• Provision numbers\n\nAll provision numbers included in a Statutory Rule form part of that Statutory Rule, whether inserted in the Statutory Rule before, on or after  \n1 January 2001. Provision numbers include regulation numbers, rule numbers, subregulation numbers, subrule numbers, paragraphs and subparagraphs. See section 36(3C).\n\n• Location of \"legislative items\"\n\nA \"legislative item\" is a penalty, an example or a note. As from 13 October 2004, a legislative item relating to a provision of a Statutory Rule is taken to be at the foot of that provision even if it is preceded or followed by another legislative item that relates to that provision. For example, if a penalty at the foot of a provision is followed by a note, both of these legislative items will be regarded as being at the foot of that provision. See section 36B.\n\n• Other material\n\nAny explanatory memorandum, table of provisions, endnotes, index and other material printed after the Endnotes does not form part of a Statutory Rule. See section 36(3)(3D)(3E).\n\n2 Table of Amendments\n\nThere are no amendments made to the Estate Agents (Fees) Regulations 2018 by statutory rules, subordinate instruments and Acts.\n\n3 Amendments Not in Operation\n\nThere are no amendments which were Not in Operation at the date of this publication.\n\n4 Explanatory details\n\n1. Reg. 4: S.R. No. 79/2007 as extended in operation by S.R. No. 70/2017.\n\n  ——\n\n  **Fee Units**\n\n  These Regulations provide for fees by reference to fee units within the meaning of the **Monetary Units Act 2004**.\n\n  The amount of the fee is to be calculated, in accordance with section 7 of that Act, by multiplying the number of fee units applicable by the value of a fee unit.\n\n  The value of a fee unit for the financial year commencing 1 July 2018 is $14.45. The amount of the calculated fee may be rounded to the nearest 10 cents.\n\n  The value of a fee unit for future financial years is to be fixed by the Treasurer under section 5 of the **Monetary Units Act 2004**. The value of a fee unit for a financial year must be published in the Government Gazette and a Victorian newspaper before 1 June in the preceding financial year. [↑](#endnote-ref-1)","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"A positive credit balance is required for all requests, including BYOK, so fallback providers remain available. Add credits at https://vercel.com/d?to=%2F%5Bteam%5D%2F%7E%2Fai%3Fmodal%3Dtop-up to continue.","source":"analysis-cron"},"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[],"contradictions":[]},"summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"Based on the available text, there is no indication the scope changed from its original intent. Fee regulations are typically narrow instruments designed solely to prescribe amounts payable under a parent Act, and this appears consistent with that purpose."},"complexity_factors":["Regulations of this type are typically straightforward fee schedules with tables of amounts","The document provided is largely structural/formatting metadata with no substantive content visible","Fee regulations are generally low complexity — they list amounts and what they apply to","No cross-references, definitional complexity, or multi-step legal tests apparent from available text"],"plain_english_summary":"## Estate Agents (Fees) Regulations 2018\n\nThis is a Victorian regulation (a type of law made under the authority of a larger Act) that sets out the **fees** that estate agents must pay — likely for things like licence applications, renewals, and other administrative processes regulated under the Estate Agents Act.\n\n**Who does this affect?**\n- Real estate agents and agencies operating in Victoria\n- People applying for or renewing real estate licences or registrations\n- Consumers may be indirectly affected if agents pass on regulatory costs\n\n**Why does it matter?**\nIt determines the cost of doing business as a licensed estate agent in Victoria. Without paying the correct fees, agents cannot legally operate.\n\n⚠️ **Note:** The document provided contains very limited actual content — mostly formatting headers and version history labels with no substantive fee amounts or specific provisions visible. A full analysis would require the complete regulation text."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":4,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"These Regulations continue the long-standing function of prescribing fees under the Estate Agents Act 1980 (reg 1) rather than expanding who or what the Act covers. They replace the 2007 fee rules (revocation at reg 4) and change fee amounts and timing (regs 6–15) while relying on the Monetary Units Act mechanism for converting fee units to dollar amounts (Explanatory details / Endnotes). The instrument alters cost and timing but not the statutory scope of regulated persons or activities."},"complexity_factors":["Use of fee units (not fixed dollar amounts) requires multiplying the prescribed unit count by the fee-unit value set under the Monetary Units Act and rounding rules (Explanatory details; Endnotes).","Differentiated charges by entity type and role (corporation vs. individual; per-director fees) create multiple rate lines to apply (reg 6(1)(a)(i)-(ii), reg 6(1)(b), reg 6(2)(b)(i)(B), reg 13(a)-(b)).","Transitional/two-step annual fee structure for 2018 with an initial 1 July–31 Aug rate and a different rate from 1 Sept 2018 adds timing complexity (reg 6(2)(a)-(b); reg 9(a)(i)-(ii)).","Multiple fee categories (application fees, annual licence fees, extension-of-time fees, late-payment fees, special exceptional-application fees, register/certificate fees) require different application rules (regs 6–15).","High-value, exceptional application fees (eg. 80+ fee units for Fund-claim, bankrupt, or criminal-record applications in regs 10–12; corp exceptions in reg 13) introduce significant cost spikes for particular applicants.","Interplay with substantive Estate Agents Act provisions (each fee is prescribed 'for the purpose of' specific sections of the Act) requires cross-referencing to determine when fees are payable (see headers of regs 6–15).","Revocation of the prior fees regulation means administrators and payers must map old fees to new items and dates (reg 4).","Administrative tasks (calculation, payment, lodgement timing, per-director counts, and requests for register extracts/certificates) create modest compliance burden and record-keeping requirements (regs 6, 9, 14–15)."],"plain_english_summary":"This Instrument sets the dollar amounts payable for licences, approvals and related applications under the Estate Agents Act 1980 by prescribing fees in fee units and revoking the prior fees regulation. It applies to estate agents (companies and individuals), directors, branch managers, applicants seeking special allowances (eg. after bankruptcy or criminal records), and anyone wanting register extracts or Registrar certificates. Fees, late-payment penalties and application charges are fixed by number of fee units; the Monetary Units Act determines the unit value."},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The regulations remain tightly focused on their original purpose of prescribing fees for estate agent licensing and related matters under the Estate Agents Act 1980. No scope creep is evident."},"complexity_factors":["Uses 'fee units' rather than dollar amounts, requiring cross-reference to the Monetary Units Act 2004 for actual values","Multiple fee structures based on entity type (corporation vs individual) and time periods (transitional rates for July-August 2018 vs ongoing rates from September 2018)","Per-director fee multipliers for corporations (regs 6 and 13)","Frequent cross-references to specific sections of the Estate Agents Act 1980","Tiered fee structure for branch manager approvals with three different fee types"],"plain_english_summary":"This legislation sets out the fees that estate agents (real estate agents) must pay to the Victorian government to operate legally. It covers costs for getting a licence, renewing it annually, late payments, and special applications for people or companies who wouldn't normally qualify for a licence (such as those with criminal records or bankruptcy history). The fees are calculated using 'fee units' (a system where the dollar value is adjusted yearly for inflation) rather than fixed dollar amounts. For example, a standard licence application for an individual costs 26.11 fee units, while a corporation pays more depending on how many directors it has. The regulations also specify charges for obtaining copies of the public register of licensed agents and official certificates from the Registrar."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/estate-agents-fees-regulations-2018","history":"/api/acts/estate-agents-fees-regulations-2018/history","analysis":"/api/acts/estate-agents-fees-regulations-2018/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/estate-agents-fees-regulations-2018/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/estate-agents-fees-regulations-2018/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/estate-agents-fees-regulations-2018/documents"}}