{"id":"registration-regulations-2009","name":"REGISTRATION REGULATIONS 2009","slug":"registration-regulations-2009","collection":"regulation","jurisdiction":"nt","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":177140,"registerId":"nt-registration-regulations-2009-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-05","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"REGISTRATION REGULATIONS 2009","content":"NORTHERN TERRITORY OF AUSTRALIA\nREGISTRATION REGULATIONS 2009\nAs in force at 1 August 2025\nTable of provisions\n1 Citation ............................................................................................ 1\n2 Commencement .............................................................................. 1\n3 Fees, charges and levies ................................................................. 1\n4 Repeals ........................................................................................... 1\nSchedule 1 Fees, charges and levies\nSchedule 2 Repealed regulations\nENDNOTES\n\n\n\nNORTHERN TERRITORY OF AUSTRALIA\n____________________\nAs in force at 1 August 2025\n____________________\nREGISTRATION REGULATIONS 2009\nRegulations under the Registration Act 1927\n1 Citation\nThese Regulations may be cited as the Registration\nRegulations 2009.\n2 Commencement\nThese Regulations commence on the commencement of\nsection 109 of the Unit Title Schemes Act 2009.\n3 Fees, charges and levies\nSchedule 1 prescribes the fees, charges and levies payable under\nthe Acts mentioned in it.\n4 Repeals\nThe Regulations specified in Schedule 2 are repealed.\n\nSchedule 1 Fees, charges and levies\nRegistration Regulations 2009 2\nSchedule 1 Fees, charges and levies\nregulation 3\nPart 1AA Advance Personal Planning Act 2013\nItem Dealing or other matter Section of\nAct\nFee\n(revenue\nunits )\n1 Registering an advance personal plan: 55C(1)(a)\n(a) if a power of attorney under the Powers of\nAttorney Act 1980 is lodged for registration with\nthe plan and the donor of the power is the\nrepresented adult under the plan\n20\n(b) otherwise 115\n2 Registering an amendment to an advance personal plan 55C(1)(b) 115\n3 Registering a notice that a person who was a decision\nmaker has ceased to be a decision maker\n55C(1)(c) 115\n4 Registering a notice that an advance personal plan has\nceased to be in force\n55C(1)(d) 115\n5 Endorsing a copy of an original document mentioned in\nitems 1 to 4 – for each document\n48\n6 Search of an advance personal plan registered under\nsection 55C of the Act\n17\n7 Photocopy or facsimile of an advance personal plan\nregistered under section 55C of the Act (per page)\n2\nPart 1 Land Title Act 2000\nItem Dealing or other matter Section of\nAct\nFee\n(revenue\nunits)\nLevy\n1 Issue of certificate as to title, per certificate as to\ntitle\n44 115\n2 Application to correct land register to note death\nby surviving proprietor\n17 115 $10\n3 Application to correct land register to amend plan\nof survey\n17 115 $10\n\nSchedule 1 Fees, charges and levies\nRegistration Regulations 2009 3\nItem Dealing or other matter Section of\nAct\nFee\n(revenue\nunits)\nLevy\n4 Application for any other correction of land\nregister (unless correction by Registrar-General\non his or her own initiative)\n17 115 $10\n5 Lodgment and registration of memorandum for\npurposes of caution notice\n34 115 $10\n6 Direction to remove memorial of caution notice 36 115 $10\n7 Creation of a single title for 2 or more lots that\nhave the same registered owner (in addition to fee\nfor each certificate as to title issued)\n41 115 $10\n8 Creation of separate titles for lots for which a\nsingle title was created under section 41 of the Act\n(in addition to fee for each certificate as to title\nissued)\n42 115 $10\n9 Lodgment of notice of forfeiture or determination\nof whole or part of crown lease\n48(5) and\n(6)\n115 $10\n10 Registration of surrender of whole or part of crown\nlease\n48(7), (8)\nand (9)\n115 $10\n11 Application to subdivide lot by registration of plan\nof subdivision of lot (in addition to fee for each\ncertificate as to title issued)\n51 115 $10\n12 Registration of a scheme statement (other than a\nsubsequent scheme statement reflecting an\napproved reinstatement process)\n54B 115\nplus 115\nfor each\nunit of the\nscheme\n$10\n13 Application for reservation or extension of\nreservation of scheme name or body corporate\nname, or withdrawal of application\n54C 191\nfor each\nname\n$10\n14 Registration of subsequent scheme statement\nreflecting an approved reinstatement process\n54D 1 143\nplus 115\nfor each\nunit\ncreated\n$10\n15 Registration of documents required for termination\nof scheme (in addition to fee for issue of certificate\nas to title for lot)\n54E 1 143 $10\n16 Registration of a disclosure statement or\nreplacement scheme disclosure statement\n54F 10 $10\n\nSchedule 1 Fees, charges and levies\nRegistration Regulations 2009 4\nItem Dealing or other matter Section of\nAct\nFee\n(revenue\nunits)\nLevy\n16A Registration of documents required for termination\nof development under Termination of Units Plans\nand Unit Title Schemes Act 2014 (in addition to\nfee for issue of certificate as to title for lot)\n54G 1 143 $10\n17 Registration of transfer of lot or interest in lot,\nincluding transfer of a mortgage or lease\n60 115 $10\n18 Application for registration or other noting of\nparticulars in land register of statutory vesting or\ngrant of land or interest in land (in addition to fee\nfor each certificate as to title issued)\n64 115 for\neach\ninterest\nvested or\ngranted for\nfirst\n5 interests\nor, if more\nthan\n5 interests\nvested or\ngranted,\n762\n$10\n19 Registration of lease or sublease 65 115 $10\n20 Registration of notice of renewal or extension of\nlease or sublease\n68 115 $10\n21 Registration of amendment of lease or sublease 69 115 $10\n22 Lodgment of request to register re-entry under\nregistered lease\n70 115 $10\n23 Lodgment of surrender of lease or sublease\n(whether whole or partial surrender)\n71 115 $10\n24 Lodgment of disclaimer of lease or other interest\nunder law about bankruptcy and request to\nregister disclaimer\n72(1) 115 $10\n25 Application to register notice of foreclosure by\nmortgagee of lease subject to disclaimer in\nbankruptcy\n72(3) 477 $10\n26 Registration of instrument of mortgage for a lot or\ninterest\n74 115 $10\n27 Registration of instrument of amendment of\nmortgage\n78 115 $10\n28 Registration of instrument amending priority of\nregistered mortgages\n79 115 $10\n\nSchedule 1 Fees, charges and levies\nRegistration Regulations 2009 5\nItem Dealing or other matter Section of\nAct\nFee\n(revenue\nunits)\nLevy\n29 Lodgment and registration of instrument\ndischarging mortgage other than statutory charge\n83 115 $10\n30 Lodgment and registration of instrument\ndischarging statutory charge\n83 20\n31 Application to note satisfaction and discharge of\nannuity or sum of money\n84 115 $10\n32 Application to register statutory charge 86 115 $10\n33 Application to remove statutory charge from land\nregister\n90(1) 115 $10\n34 Notice to Registrar-General about removal of\nstatutory charge from land register\n90(6) 115 $10\n35 Creation of easement or easement in gross 91 115 $10\n36 Registration of instrument of extinguishment of\nwhole or part of easement or easement in gross\n98(1) 115 $10\n37 Application to extinguish registered easement or\neasement in gross (in addition to any postage fee)\n98(6) 115 $10\n38 Notice to Registrar-General about removal of\nregistered easement or easement in gross from\nland register\n98(7) 115 $10\n39 Registration of instrument of amendment of\neasement or easement in gross\n99 115 $10\n40 Creation of covenant or covenant in gross 106 115 $10\n41 Registration of instrument of extinguishment of\ncovenant or covenant in gross\n112(1) 115 $10\n42 Application to extinguish registered covenant or\ncovenant in gross (in addition to any postage fee)\n112(7) 115 $10\n43 Notice to Registrar-General about removal of\nregistered covenant or covenant in gross from\nland register\n112(7A) 115 $10\n44 Registration of instrument amending covenant or\ncovenant in gross\n113 115 $10\n45 Registration of instrument creating profit a prendre 118 115 $10\n46 Registration of instrument of amendment of profit\na prendre\n123 115 $10\n\nSchedule 1 Fees, charges and levies\nRegistration Regulations 2009 6\nItem Dealing or other matter Section of\nAct\nFee\n(revenue\nunits)\nLevy\n47 Lodgment and registration of instrument releasing\nprofit a prendre\n124(1) 115 $10\n48 Lodgment of request to remove profit a prendre 124(3) 115 $10\n49 Lodgment and registration of instrument of\ntransfer of interest to trustee\n126 115 $10\n50 Lodgment of request to vest interest in trustee 127 115 $10\n51 Application to note appointment of new trustee in\nland register\n115 $10\n52 Lodgment of application to be registered as\npersonal representative of deceased registered\nproprietor\n129 115 $10\n53 Lodgment of request to record transmission of\ninterest under law about bankruptcy\n131 115 $10\n54 Lodgment of request to register writ of execution\nand copy of writ\n132 115 $10\n55 Lodgment of request to cancel writ of execution 134 115 $10\n56 Application to register discharge or satisfaction of\nwrit of execution\n135 115 $10\n57 Registration of transfer of lot sold under writ of\nexecution\n136 115 $10\n58 Lodgment of caveat (whether lapsing or\nnon-lapsing)\n138 200\n59 Lodgment of request to withdraw caveat 141 115 $10\n60 Notification by caveatee to Registrar-General of\nservice on caveator of notice under section 142(3)\nof the Act\n142(4) 115 $10\n61 Notification to Registrar-General by caveator of\ncommencement of proceeding\n142(6)(a) 115 $10\n62 Notification to Registrar-General by caveator\nabout not wanting caveat to lapse and\ncommencement of proceeding\n142(6)(b) 115 $10\n63 Lodgment of request to cancel caveat 144 115 $10\n64 Issue of substitute instrument to replace lost or\ndestroyed instrument (in addition to fee for each\ncertificate as to title issued)\n161 115 $10\n\nSchedule 1 Fees, charges and levies\nRegistration Regulations 2009 7\nItem Dealing or other matter Section of\nAct\nFee\n(revenue\nunits)\nLevy\n65 Lodgment of standard terms document (unless by\nRegistrar-General on his or her own initiative)\n168 115 $10\n66 Application to register court order other than writ\nof execution\n115 $10\n67 Cancellation of title to land under section 11 of the\nCrown Lands Act 1992\n115 $10\n68 Lodgment of variation of crown lease under\nsection 36 of the Crown Lands Act 1992\n115 $10\n69 Lodgment and registration of a document\nmentioned in another item in this Part (other than\na standard terms document mentioned in item 65)\nthat exceeds 2 separate pages in length (instead\nof the fee and charge that would be payable under\nthat other item), and for this purpose the front or\nthe back of a single sheet of paper on which\ninformation is printed is a separate page\n162 $10\n70 Lodgment and registration under section 7(3) of\nthe Act of an instrument that is not in the\nappropriate form (instead of the fee and charge\nthat would be payable under this Part if the\ninstrument were in the appropriate form)\n162 $10\n71 Advertising a lost certificate as to title or\ninstrument by the Registrar-General\n191\n72 If an instrument or application (other than an\napplication for the registration of a scheme\nstatement lodged under section 111(1) of the Unit\nTitle Schemes Act 2009) requires more than\n1 certificate as to title to be endorsed, noting each\ncertificate after the first\n48\n73 Access to documents in, or registered in, the land\nregister, including particulars recorded by the\nRegistrar-General, units plans under the Unit\nTitles Act 1975 and registered instruments (but\nnot including plans of survey, plans of subdivision\nor plans of consolidation):\n(a) if accessed by a person using remote\naccess facilities\n20 for\neach\ndocument\naccessed\n(b) if accessed by a person using equipment\navailable in the Land Titles Office in\nDarwin or Alice Springs\n29 for\neach\ndocument\naccessed\n\nSchedule 1 Fees, charges and levies\nRegistration Regulations 2009 8\nItem Dealing or other matter Section of\nAct\nFee\n(revenue\nunits)\nLevy\n(c) if accessed for a person by staff of the\nLand Titles Office\n29 for\neach\ndocument\naccessed\n74 Photocopy or facsimile (per page) 2\n75 Certified copy (in addition to the access fee) 58\n76 Deposit or amendment of a plan (other than a\nplan lodged for the purpose of subdivision)\n191\n77 Requisition 48\n78 Postage by registered mail 20\n79 Search of the Record of Administrative Interests\nand Information (except if it is conducted in\nconjunction with a search of the land register)\n20\n79A Application to note change of name 115 $10\n80 Lodgment, registration or other dealing not\nprovided for in another item of this Part (other\nthan a notice of a grant under the Crown Lands\nAct 1992 or Pastoral Land Act 1992,\nmemorandum for the purposes of a statutory\nrestrictions notice, direction to remove a memorial\nof a statutory restrictions notice or notice of\nchange of address)\n115 $10\n81 For a conveyancing transaction under the\nElectronic Conveyancing National Law (NT),\nprovision of particulars for a lot recorded in the\nland register to an ELNO, as defined in section 15\nof the Law, to:\n(a) complete an instrument that may be\nlodged for the transaction\n10\n(b) identify anything that is changed, lodged,\nnoted, recorded or registered for the lot\n5\n(c) confirm, for a completed instrument,\nwhether the instrument may be lodged\nelectronically\n5\n(d) correct an instrument to reflect anything\nchanged, lodged, noted, recorded or\nregistered for the lot\n5\n\nSchedule 1 Fees, charges and levies\nRegistration Regulations 2009 9\nPart 2 Law of Property Act 2000\nItem Dealing or other matter Fee\n(revenue\nunits)\n1 Application under section 98 of the Act to the Registrar-General to\noffer mortgaged property for sale by private contract\n762\nPart 3 Powers of Attorney Act 1980\nItem Dealing or other matter Fee\n(revenue\nunits)\n1 Registering a power of attorney:\n(a) in a form approved under section 23 of the Powers of\nAttorney Act 1980\n115\n(b) otherwise 162\n2 Registering a revocation of a power of attorney 115\n3 Endorsing a copy of an original instrument creating or revoking a\npower of attorney – for each instrument or other document\n48\n4 Search of a power of attorney 17\n5 Photocopy or facsimile of a power of attorney (per page) 2\nPart 4 Real Property (Unit Titles) Act 1975\nItem Dealing or other matter Fee\n(revenue\nunits)\n1 Lodgment of an application for registration of a plan as a units plan,\nunits plan relating to a staged development, units plan of subdivision,\nplan of consolidation or building alteration plan\n327\n2 Lodgment of a notification of alteration of articles of a body corporate\nas mentioned in section 78(2)(a) of the Unit Titles Act 1975\n115\n3 Lodgment of a notice of conversion 115\n4 Registration of a disclosure statement as mentioned in section 26E of\nthe Unit Titles Act 1975\n115\n5 Registration of an alteration of a disclosure statement as mentioned\nin section 26J of the Unit Titles Act 1975\n115\n\nSchedule 1 Fees, charges and levies\nRegistration Regulations 2009 10\nItem Dealing or other matter Fee\n(revenue\nunits)\n7 If an instrument or application deals with more than 1 certificate as to\ntitle for endorsement, a noting fee for each certificate\n48\n8 Issue of each certificate as to title resulting from the registration of a\nplan or an application or order for cancellation or variation\n115\n10 Objection to a cancellation under section 15A of the Act 115\n11 Lodgment, registration or other dealing not provided for in another\nitem of this Part (other than for a notification of change of address for\nservice of notices on a body corporate)\n115\n12 Photocopy or facsimile (per page) 2\nPart 4A Termination of Units Plans and Unit Title Schemes Act 2014\nItem Dealing or other matter Fee (revenue\nunits)\nLevy\n1 Lodgment of copy of notice of proposed termination and\nany document or information prescribed by regulation\nunder section 12(9) of the Act\n1 000\nrevenue\nunits plus 48\nrevenue\nunits for\neach unit\nexceeding\n10 units\n$10\nPart 5 Unit Titles Act 1975\nItem Dealing or other matter Fee\n(revenue\nunits)\n2 Lodgment of a plan under section 21B of the Act for registration as\na units plan of subdivision, if the number of units in the units plan:\n(a) does not exceed 4 units 303\n(b) exceeds 4 units but does not exceed 10 units 303\nplus 41 for\neach unit\nexceeding\n4 units\n(c) exceeds 10 units but does not exceed 20 units 557\nplus 33 for\neach unit\nexceeding\n10 units\n\nSchedule 1 Fees, charges and levies\nRegistration Regulations 2009 11\nItem Dealing or other matter Fee\n(revenue\nunits)\n(d) exceeds 20 units but does not exceed 50 units 880\nplus 21 for\neach unit\nexceeding\n20 units\n(e) exceeds 50 units $1 577\nplus 13 for\neach unit\nexceeding\n50 units\n3 Application under section 21FA of the Act (including an application\nunder that section as applied by section 26P of the Act) to change\nland comprised in a parcel by adding land to, or removing land\nfrom, the parcel, if the number of affected units:\n(a) does not exceed 4 affected units 303\n(b) exceeds 4 affected units but does not exceed 10 affected\nunits\n303\nplus 41 for\neach\naffected\nunit\nexceeding\n4 affected\nunits\n(c) exceeds 10 affected units but does not exceed 20 affected\nunits\n557\nplus 33 for\neach\naffected\nunit\nexceeding\n10 affected\nunits\n(d) exceeds 20 affected units but does not exceed 50 affected\nunits\n880\nplus 21 for\neach\naffected\nunit\nexceeding\n20 affected\nunits\n\nSchedule 1 Fees, charges and levies\nRegistration Regulations 2009 12\nItem Dealing or other matter Fee\n(revenue\nunits)\n(e) exceeds 50 affected units $1 577\nplus 13 for\neach\naffected\nunit\nexceeding\n50 affected\nunits\n4 Application for approval of a proposal under section 26B of the Act\nto subdivide and develop land in stages as a condominium\ndevelopment, if the number of units in the proposed condominium\ndevelopment:\n(a) does not exceed 4 units 303\n(b) exceeds 4 units but does not exceed 10 units 303\nplus 41 for\neach unit\nexceeding\n4 units\n(c) exceeds 10 units but does not exceed 20 units 557\nplus 33 for\neach unit\nexceeding\n10 units\n(d) exceeds 20 units but does not exceed 50 units 880\nplus 21 for\neach unit\nexceeding\n20 units\n(e) exceeds 50 units 1 577\nplus 13 for\neach unit\nexceeding\n50 units\n7 Variation of a disclosure statement lodged under section 26ZM(4)\nof the Act\n279\n\nSchedule 2 Repealed regulations\nRegistration Regulations 2009 13\nSchedule 2 Repealed regulations\nregulation 4\nRegistration Regulations 1991 Subordinate Legislation\nNo. 63 of 1991\nAmendments of Registration Regulations 1993 Subordinate Legislation\nNo. 25 of 1993\nAmendment of Registration Regulations 1994 Subordinate Legislation\nNo. 29 of 1994\nAmendments of Registration Regulations 1996 Subordinate Legislation\nNo. 52 of 1996\nAmendment of Registration Regulations 1999 Subordinate Legislation\nNo. 22 of 1999\nAmendments of Registration Regulations 2000 Subordinate Legislation\nNo. 56 of 2000\nAmendment of Registration Regulations 2002 Subordinate Legislation\nNo. 56 of 2002\nAmendment of Registration Regulations 2003 Subordinate Legislation\nNo. 15 of 2003\n\nENDNOTES\nRegistration Regulations 2009 14\nENDNOTES\n1 KEY Key to abbreviations\namd = amended od = order\napp = appendix om = omitted\nbl = by-law pt = Part\nch = Chapter r = regulation/rule\ncl = clause rem = remainder\ndiv = Division renum = renumbered\nexp = expires/expired rep = repealed\nf = forms s = section\nGaz = Gazette sch = Schedule\nhdg = heading sdiv = Subdivision\nins = inserted SL = Subordinate Legislation\nlt = long title sub = substituted\nnc = not commenced\n2 LIST OF LEGISLATION\nRegistration Regulations (SL No. 20, 2009)\nNotified 26 June 2009\nCommenced 1 July 2009 (r 2, s 2 Unit Title Schemes Act 2009 (Act No. 14,\n2009) and Gaz S30, 26 June 2009)\nFees and Charges Amendment Regulations 2009 (SL No. 34, 2009)\nNotified 14 December 2009\nCommenced 1 January 2010 (r 2)\nUnit Title Schemes and Related Legislation Amendment Regulations 2011 (SL No. 14,\n2011\nNotified 18 May 2011\nCommenced 18 May 2011\nFees and Charges (Attorney-General and Justice Portfolio) Amendment\nRegulations 2013 (SL No. 27, 2013)\nNotified 28 June 2013\nCommenced 1 July 2013 (r 2)\nRegistration Amendment Regulations 2014 (SL No. 5, 2014)\nNotified 17 March 2014\nCommenced 17 March 2014 (r 2, s 2 Advance Personal Planning Act 2013\n(Act No. 35, 2013) and Gaz S14, 17 March 2014)\nRegistration Amendment Regulations (No. 2) 2014 (SL No. 22, 2014)\nNotified 1 July 2014\nCommenced 1 July 2014\nRegistration Amendment Regulations (No. 3) 2014 (SL No. 50, 2014)\nNotified 2 January 2015\nCommenced 2 January 2015\n\nENDNOTES\nRegistration Regulations 2009 15\nRegistration Amendment Regulations 2015 (SL No. 36, 2015)\nNotified 23 December 2015\nCommenced 23 December 2015\nJustice Legislation Amendment Regulations 2021 (SL No. 18, 2021)\nNotified 3 November 2021\nCommenced 3 November 2021\nRegistration Amendment Regulations 2022 (SL No. 4, 2022)\nNotified 4 April 2022\nCommenced 5 April 2022 (r 2)\nLand Title and Registration Amendment Regulations 2025 (SL No. 9, 2025)\nNotified 30 July 2025\nCommenced 1 August 2025 (r 2)\n3 GENERAL AMENDMENTS\nGeneral amendments of a formal nature (which are not referred to in the table\nof amendments to this reprint) are made by the Interpretation Legislation\nAmendment Act 2018 (Act No. 22, 2018) to: r 1 and sch 1 and 2.\n4 LIST OF AMENDMENTS\nsch 1 sub No. 34, 2009, r 8\namd No. 14, 2011, r 9\nsub No. 27, 2013, r 8\namd No. 5, 2014, r 4; No. 22, 2014, r 3; No. 50, 2014, r 3; No. 36, 2015, r 3;\nNo. 18, 2021, r 5; No. 4, 2022, r 4; No. 9, 2025, r 6","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":[]},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":4,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"Originally enacted in 2009 primarily for the Unit Title Schemes Act 2009, the regulation has expanded significantly. It now covers the Advance Personal Planning Act 2013 (added 2014), the Termination of Units Plans and Unit Title Schemes Act 2014 (added 2014/2015), and electronic conveyancing provisions (added 2022). The fee schedule has grown from a simple list to a complex matrix covering six different Acts with tiered calculations."},"complexity_factors":["Extensive tabular structure with 80+ individual fee items across 6 different Acts","Tiered fee calculations for unit title schemes based on number of units (5 different thresholds with different per-unit rates)","Cross-references to 6 separate Acts (Land Title Act 2000, Advance Personal Planning Act 2013, Powers of Attorney Act 1980, etc.)","Dual fee structures combining 'revenue units' (variable) and fixed dollar levies ($10)","Conditional logic for fees (e.g., item 69 applies 'instead of' other fees if documents exceed 2 pages)","Multiple amendments tracked in endnotes (9 amendment regulations since 2009)"],"plain_english_summary":"This is a Northern Territory regulation that sets out the fees and charges for registering property and legal documents. It acts as a price list for the Land Titles Office.\n\n**What it covers:**\nThe regulation lists fees for:\n- **Land titles and property dealings** – registering transfers of land, mortgages, leases, caveats (warnings placed on property titles), and subdivisions\n- **Advance personal plans** – registering documents that let people appoint others to make decisions for them if they lose capacity\n- **Powers of attorney** – registering documents that let someone act on another person's behalf\n- **Unit titles** – registering plans for apartments, townhouses and other strata developments\n- **Accessing records** – searching the land register and getting copies of documents\n\n**How fees work:**\nMost fees are set in \"revenue units\" (a dollar amount set by the government that changes with inflation). Some fees also include a fixed $10 levy.\n\n**Who it affects:**\n- Anyone buying, selling, or mortgaging property in the NT\n- Property developers creating unit title schemes\n- Lawyers and conveyancers handling property transactions\n- People registering advance care directives or powers of attorney\n\n**Why it matters:**\nThis regulation determines how much you pay when you buy a house, register a mortgage, or set up legal documents for future medical decisions. It ensures the Land Titles Office is funded through user fees rather than general taxes."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":6,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"Yes. The instrument has expanded beyond a narrow schedule of classic land registration fees into a consolidated fee framework covering a wider set of registry services introduced after 2009. Examples: the addition of Advance Personal Planning Act fees (Part 1AA), termination‑of‑unit‑scheme fees (Part 4A, reflecting the Termination of Units Plans and Unit Title Schemes Act 2014), detailed unit‑title scaling in Part 5, and specific electronic conveyancing interaction fees (Schedule 1, Part 1, item 81). The amendment history in the endnotes shows successive additions and rate changes (2013, 2014, 2015, 2021, 2022, 2025), indicating the regulations have been broadened to capture new types of registered dealings and electronic processes beyond the original registration subjects under the 1927 Act."},"complexity_factors":["Large Schedule 1 with dozens of discrete line items across many Parts (land title, unit titles, powers of attorney, advance personal planning, etc.)","Multiple cross‑references to sections of several different Acts (e.g. Land Title Act 2000, Unit Title Schemes Act 2009, Advance Personal Planning Act 2013, Powers of Attorney Act 1980)","Use of two parallel price metrics: fees stated in ‘revenue units’ and a separate $10 levy column for many land items","Graduated and composite fees (base fee plus per‑unit charges and fees that change depending on number of units or pages)","Special‑case items and exceptions (e.g. instruments not in appropriate form, subsequent scheme statements, additional certificates to be endorsed)","Differentiated access/interaction fees (remote access, in‑office access by equipment or staff, ELNO/electronic conveyancing actions)","Historical amendment trail (multiple amending instruments listed in endnotes) that requires readers to reconcile changes over time","Multiple small ancillary charges (photocopy per page, certified copy, postage, search fees) increasing application complexity"],"plain_english_summary":"**What this instrument does (mechanically)**\n\n- These regulations set out the specific fees, charges and small levies that must be paid for a very wide range of registration services administered by the Registrar‑General in the Northern Territory. (See regulation 3 and Schedule 1.)\n- The regulations also repeal earlier Registration Regulations and their amendments (regulation 4 and Schedule 2).\n- The fee schedule is organised into Parts. Each Part covers dealing types under a particular Act (for example: Advance Personal Planning Act 2013 (Part 1AA), Land Title Act 2000 (Part 1), Powers of Attorney Act 1980 (Part 3), and several unit‑title related Acts). Each listed item identifies the dealing, the relevant section of the underlying Act and the fee in “revenue units” (and, for many land items, a $10 levy) (Schedule 1).\n\n**Who is affected and who pays**\n\n- People and entities lodging documents or seeking registrations, endorsements, searches or certificates with the Land Titles Office / Registrar‑General pay the prescribed fees. Examples: registering an advance personal plan, lodging a transfer of land, registering a mortgage, lodging a caveat, lodging plans for unit schemes, searches and certified copies (Schedule 1, various items).\n- Some fees are scaled by the number of units or certificates involved (for example, scheme statements and unit plans have base fees plus a per‑unit charge) (Schedule 1, multiple items). Larger multi‑unit transactions therefore pay more.\n- Many land‑related entries attract a small flat levy (shown as $10 in the schedule) in addition to the fee. That levy is listed beside many items in the Land Title Act Part of Schedule 1.\n\n**Who decides and how it operates in practice**\n\n- The Registrar‑General implements and charges the listed fees when a person lodges the relevant instrument or application. The relevant Act’s provision cited in the schedule determines the type of dealing that attracts a fee (see each item’s “Section of Act” column in Schedule 1).\n- Some items treat electronic conveyancing interactions differently and assign small fees for specific electronic actions (Schedule 1, Part 1, item 81). Access methods also carry different fees (remote access, in‑office access by equipment or staff) (Schedule 1, Part 1, item 73).\n\n**Why it matters (stated purpose and practical effects)**\n\n- The stated purpose is to prescribe the prices for registration services so the Government can recover costs and fund the registry functions (regulation 3 and the fee schedule). That is the instrument’s explicit mechanical purpose.\n- Practical effects and incentive mechanisms:  \n  - Users bear the direct financial cost of lodging registers, searches and copies; this will affect the marginal cost of using formal registered rights and of searching titles. (See, for example, fees for registration of transfers, mortgages, caveats, and searches in Schedule 1.)  \n  - Per‑unit and graduated fees for unit title matters create larger absolute fees for large developments or terminations of schemes (Schedule 1, Parts 4A, 5 and Unit Titles items).  \n  - The presence of separate low‑value levies and small per‑page copy fees creates fixed and marginal charges that may shape choices between electronic and paper processes (Schedule 1, Part 1, items for access, photocopy, certified copy and electronic conveyancing fees).  \n\n**Costs, trade‑offs and implementation points to watch**\n\n- Conversion and transparency: Fees are stated in “revenue units”; the regulation assumes a conversion rate for revenue units that users must consult elsewhere (so the immediate monetary value may not be clear in isolation). (See Schedule 1 fee column.)\n- Compliance burden: The schedule lists many discrete fees for narrowly specified items (many single‑line items for specific actions). That breadth increases administrative complexity for users and for staff who must apply the correct charge to each transaction. (See the many items in Schedule 1.)\n- Concentration of costs: Developers and large scheme administrators face concentrated costs because graduated fees and per‑unit charges scale with the number of units (Parts 4A, 5 and Unit Titles items). Small users face relatively small fixed fees for basic searches and registrations, but repeated filings can accumulate cost.\n- Discretion and exemptions: The regulation relies on the underlying Acts for when an item must be lodged; it contains few discretionary exemptions. Any discretionary fee waivers or concessions would need to appear in the enabling Acts or be granted administratively by the Registrar‑General.\n- Implementation risk: Frequent amendments (noted in the endnotes) and cross‑references to multiple Acts increase the risk of inconsistency when Acts change; the schedule will need updating whenever new registration categories or electronic processes are introduced.\n\n**Concrete examples (to show mechanics)**\n\n- Registering an advance personal plan: two fee outcomes depending on whether a related power of attorney is lodged with the plan (Schedule 1, Part 1AA, item 1).\n- Lodging a caveat: a higher fixed lodgment fee is charged for caveats (Schedule 1, Part 1, item 58).  \n- Unit plan lodgment fees: a base fee plus an additional per‑unit amount that increases with the number of units (Schedule 1, Part 5, item 2).\n\n(Primary sources: regulation 3 and Schedule 1 of the Registration Regulations 2009; repeals in regulation 4 and Schedule 2.)"},"summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"Insufficient content was provided to determine whether the scope of these regulations changed from the original intent. Only metadata is present — no substantive provisions, explanatory memoranda, or amendment history are included to enable a meaningful comparison."},"complexity_factors":["No substantive legislative content was provided — only administrative metadata","The long gap between making (April 2022) and commencement (August 2025) adds a minor layer of timing complexity for compliance purposes","The title 'Registration Regulations 2009' does not clearly identify the subject matter, making it harder to assess scope without the parent Act","Without the actual regulatory text, it is impossible to assess true complexity of obligations or rights created"],"plain_english_summary":"These regulations establish a registration regime administered by the Attorney‑General’s Department. Made on 4 April 2022 and presented to the ACT Legislative Assembly in May 2022, they do not commence until 1 August 2025, so the rules will apply only from that date.\n\nWho is affected and how is unclear from the provided material — the summary contains only administrative metadata, not the substantive rules, obligations, or procedures."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/registration-regulations-2009","history":"/api/acts/registration-regulations-2009/history","analysis":"/api/acts/registration-regulations-2009/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/registration-regulations-2009/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/registration-regulations-2009/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/registration-regulations-2009/documents"}}