{"id":"sr:subdivision-registrars-fees-regulations-2016","name":"Subdivision (Registrar's Fees) Regulations 2016","slug":"subdivision-registrar-s-fees-regulations-2016","collection":"regulation","jurisdiction":"vic","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":181277,"registerId":"vic-sr:subdivision-registrars-fees-regulations-2016-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-05","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Subdivision (Registrar's Fees) Regulations 2016","content":"Version No. 001\n\n**Subdivision (Registrar's Fees) Regulations 2016**\n\n**S.R. No. 30/2016**\n\nVersion as at  \n1 July 2016\n\n**TABLE OF PROVISIONS**\n\n*Regulation Page*\n\n1 Objective 1\n\n2 Authorising provisions 1\n\n3 Commencement 1\n\n4 Revocation 1\n\n5 Definition 1\n\n6 Prescribed fees 1\n\n7 Miscellaneous fees and amounts 2\n\nSchedule 1—Prescribed fees 3\n\n═══════════════\n\nEndnotes 8\n\n1 General information 8\n\n2 Table of Amendments 10\n\n3 Amendments Not in Operation 11\n\n4 Explanatory details 12\n\n**Version No.** **001**\n\n**Subdivision (Registrar's Fees) Regulations 2016**\n\n**S.R. No. 30/2016**\n\nVersion as at  \n1 July 2016\n\n\t1 Objective\n\nThe objective of these Regulations is to prescribe fees payable to the Registrar under the **Subdivision Act 1988**.\n\n\t2 Authorising provisions\n\nThese Regulations are made under—\n\n(a) section 43 of the **Subdivision Act 1988**;  and\n\n(b) sections 97(1) and 120 of the **Transfer of Land Act 1958**.\n\n\t3 Commencement\n\nThese Regulations come into operation on 1 July 2016.\n\n\t4 Revocation\n\nThe Subdivision (Registrar's Fees) Interim Regulations 2015[[1]](#endnote-2) are **revoked**.\n\n\t5 Definition\n\nIn these Regulations, ***the Act*** means **Subdivision Act 1988**.\n\n\t6 Prescribed fees\n\nFor the purposes of a section of the Act specified in Column 2 of Schedule 1, the prescribed fee is the amount specified in Column 4 of Schedule 1 opposite the description of that section specified in Column 3 of Schedule 1.\n\n\t7 Miscellaneous fees and amounts\n\n(1) The prescribed fee for the lodgment of any owners corporation rules made or amended in accordance with Part 8 of the **Owners Corporations Act 2006** for recording by the Registrar is 3·32 fee units.\n\n(2) The prescribed fee for the allocation by the Registrar of a plan number is $10.00.\n\nSchedule 1—Prescribed fees\n\nRegulation 6\n\n| *Column 1* | *Column 2* | *Column 3* | *Column 4* |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| *Item* | *Section of Act* | *Description* | *Fee and amounts* |\n| 1 | 22(1) | Lodgment by the applicant of a certified plan of subdivision (excluding a staged plan of subdivision) for registration by the Registrar | 41·88 fee units |\n|  |  | for each parcel of land created | per parcel 12·95 fee units |\n| 2 | 22(1) | Lodgment by the applicant of a staged plan of subdivision for registration by the Registrar— |  |\n|  |  | (a) for the master plan | 41·88 fee units |\n|  |  | for each parcel of land created | per parcel 12·95 fee units |\n|  |  | (b) for a plan for the second or a subsequent stage | 41·88 fee units |\n|  |  | for each parcel of land created | per parcel 12·95 fee units |\n| 3 | 22(1) | Lodgment by the applicant of a plan of consolidation for registration by the Registrar | 41·88 fee units |\n| 4 | 22(1B) | Application to the Registrar for service of a notice on each mortgagee, chargee, lessee, sub-lessee, annuitant or caveator who has not consented to the registration of a plan | 6·65 fee units |\n| 5 | 23(1) | Lodgment by the applicant of a certified plan to create, remove or vary an easement or a condition in the nature of an easement in a Crown grant for registration by the Registrar | 41·88 fee units |\n| 6 | 23(1) | Lodgment by the applicant of a certified plan to create, remove or vary a restriction for registration by the Registrar | 6·65 fee units |\n| 7 | 24A(1) | Lodgment by the applicant of a certified plan to vest land (other than under item 8) for registration by the Registrar | 13·30 fee units |\n| 8 | 24A(1) | Lodgment by the applicant of a certified plan to remove, or vest and remove, a reservation for registration by the Registrar | 41·88 fee units |\n|  |  | for each parcel of land created | per parcel 12·95 fee units |\n| 9 | 26(1) | Application for approval of a boundary plan by the Registrar | 13·30 fee units |\n| 10 | 27E(1) | Lodgment of any owners corporation rules that accompany a plan creating an owners corporation or that merges owners corporations for recording by the Registrar | 3·32 fee units |\n| 11 | 27H(2) | Application by an owners corporation to the Registrar to record the alteration of the purposes of the owners corporation | 6·65 fee units |\n| 12 | 27H(3) | Application by an owners corporation to the Registrar to record the alteration of the functions or obligations of the limited owners corporation that are to be complied with by the unlimited owners corporation | 6·65 fee units |\n| 13 | 32AD(1) | Lodgment by an owners corporation of a plan for registration by the Registrar to alter the boundaries of any land under section 32(c) of the Act | 41·88 fee units |\n|  |  | for each parcel of land created | per parcel 12·95 fee units |\n| 14 | 32AD(1) | Lodgment by an owners corporation of a plan for registration by the Registrar to increase or reduce the number of lots under section 32(d) of the Act | 6·65 fee units |\n|  |  |  |  |\n| 15 | 32AD(1) | Lodgment by an owners corporation of a plan for registration by the Registrar to create new lots or new common property under section 32(e) of the Act | 41·88 fee units |\n|  |  | for each parcel of land created | per parcel 12·95 fee units |\n| 16 | 32AD(1) | Lodgment by an owners corporation of a plan for registration by the Registrar to create a new owners corporation under section 32(f) of the Act | 6·65 fee units |\n| 17 | 32AD(1) | Lodgment by an owners corporation of a plan for registration by the Registrar to dissolve itself under section 32(g) of the Act | 6·65 fee units |\n| 18 | 32AD(1) | Lodgment by an owners corporation of a plan for registration by the Registrar to merge with another owners corporation under section 32(h) of the Act | 6·65 fee units |\n| 19 | 32AD(1) | Lodgment by an owners corporation of a plan for registration by the Registrar to create, vary or remove an easement under section 32(i) of the Act | 41·88 fee units |\n| 20 | 32AD(1) | Lodgment by an owners corporation of a plan for registration by the Registrar to create, vary or remove a restriction under section 32(i) of the Act | 6·65 fee units |\n| 21 | 32AD(1) | Lodgment by an owners corporation of a plan of consolidation for registration by the Registrar under section 32(j) of the Act | 41·88 fee units |\n| 22 | 32AD(1) | Lodgment by an owners corporation of a plan for registration by the Registrar to create, alter or extinguish lot entitlement or lot liability under section 32(k) of the Act | 6·65 fee units |\n| 23 | 32AD(1) | Lodgment by an owners corporation of a plan for registration by the Registrar to amend or cancel a scheme of development under the **Cluster Titles Act 1974** under section 32(l) of the Act | 6·65 fee units |\n| 24 | 32AD(1) | Lodgment by an owners corporation of a plan for registration by the Registrar to make more than one alteration under section 32(a) to (l) of the Act | aggregate fee of each individual item to a maximum of 41·88 fee units plus 12·95 fee units for each parcel of land created |\n| 25 | 32AI(2) | Lodgment by the applicant of a plan of consolidation, subdivision or alteration for registration by the Registrar | 41·88 fee units |\n|  |  | for each parcel of land created | per parcel 12·95 fee units |\n| 26 | 32A(1) | Lodgment by the applicant of a plan of consolidation or re-subdivision for registration by the Registrar | 41·88 fee units |\n|  |  | for each parcel of land created | per parcel 12·95 fee units |\n| 27 | 32B(1) | Lodgment by the applicant of a plan to create an owners corporation for registration by the Registrar | 6·65 fee units |\n| 28 | 33(1) | Application by an owners corporation to the Registrar to alter lot entitlement or lot liability | 6·65 fee units |\n| 29 | 34(2) | Application by an owners corporation to inform the Registrar of a change of address | 2·05 fee units |\n| 30 | 34G(4) | Notice to the Registrar to record the application to the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal for an order that the owners corporation be wound up | 3·32 fee units |\n| 31 | 34H(1) | Application to the Registrar to amend or cancel a plan in accordance with an order of the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal made under section 34G | 13·30 fee units |\n| 32 | 35(1) | Lodgment by an acquiring authority of a plan for registration by the Registrar | 41·88 fee units |\n|  |  | for each parcel of land created | per parcel 12·95 fee units |\n| 33 | 44(4A) | Application by an owner to the Registrar to amend a plan to show a lot as no longer being an accessory lot—for each lot | 3·32 fee units |\n| 34 | 44(5) | Application by an owner to the Registrar to amend a plan to show a lot as no longer being a restricted lot—for each lot | 3·32 fee units |\n| 35 | 44(5A) | Application by an owners corporation to the Registrar to cancel or alter a scheme of development accompanying a plan of cluster subdivision | 6·65 fee units |\n\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 Subdivision (Registrar's Fees) Regulations 2016, S.R. No. 30/2016 were made on 19 April 2016 by the Governor in Council under section 43 of the **Subdivision Act 1988**, No. 53/1988 and sections 97(1) and 120 of the **Transfer of Land Act 1958**, No. 6399/1958 and came into operation on 1 July 2016: regulation 3.\n\nThe Subdivision (Registrar's Fees) Regulations 2016 will sunset 10 years after the day of making on 19 April 2026 (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 Subdivision (Registrar's Fees) Regulations 2016 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. 105/2015. [↑](#endnote-ref-2)","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"},"summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The regulation appears to serve its stated purpose of prescribing Registrar's fees for subdivision-related lodgements — a tightly defined administrative function consistent with standard fee-setting instruments. No evidence of scope creep from the available text."},"complexity_factors":["Narrow, single-purpose instrument — only deals with fee-setting","Fee regulations are typically straightforward schedules with minimal interpretive complexity","No substantive legal rights or obligations beyond payment requirements","The provided text contains only version/metadata information, not the actual fee schedules, limiting full analysis","Sits within the broader Subdivision Act framework but does not itself engage with that complexity"],"plain_english_summary":"This regulation sets the fees the Registrar of Titles charges for lodging subdivision-related documents in Victoria. It affects landowners, developers and any parties submitting subdivision plans or applications to the Land Registry.\n\nWhy it matters: paying these prescribed fees is mandatory for an application to be processed, so they form a necessary cost of carrying out a land subdivision."},"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[],"contradictions":[]},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The legislation remains tightly focused on its original purpose of prescribing fees for Registrar services. The scope has not expanded beyond fee-setting for subdivision and land registration processes."},"complexity_factors":["35 separate fee items in Schedule 1 with multiple sub-items and conditional calculations (per parcel fees, aggregate caps)","Use of 'fee units' rather than dollar amounts requires cross-referencing to the Monetary Units Act 2004 to determine actual cost","Multiple authorising statutes (Subdivision Act 1988, Transfer of Land Act 1958, Owners Corporations Act 2006)","Nested fee structures where some items have base fees plus per-parcel additions","Specific cross-references to 24 different sections of the Subdivision Act 1988"],"plain_english_summary":"This legislation sets out the fees that must be paid to the Registrar of Titles in Victoria when lodging various subdivision and land registration documents. It covers costs for registering plans of subdivision, creating or removing easements (rights to use someone else's land for a specific purpose), altering owners corporation rules, and various other land dealings under the Subdivision Act 1988 and related laws. The fees are calculated using \"fee units\" (a standardised monetary value set by government to allow for regular adjustments without rewriting the law) rather than fixed dollar amounts, with some specific exceptions like the $10 fee for allocating a plan number. Anyone subdividing land, creating owners corporations (body corporates for apartment buildings), or making changes to registered land titles in Victoria needs to pay these fees."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"These Regulations do not expand the statutory activities subject to fees; they implement the fee schedule authorised by the Subdivision Act 1988 and related Transfer of Land Act provisions (regs 2 and 6). They revoke the interim 2015 regulations (reg 4) and quantify charges (Schedule 1 and reg 7) — changing amounts and presentation, not the underlying scope of the Registrar's fee‑charging powers."},"complexity_factors":["Relatively short, rule-based instrument focused on a single function: prescribing fees.","Schedule 1 contains 35 discrete fee items with per-transaction and per-parcel rates.","Use of fee units rather than direct dollar amounts for many items, plus a small number of explicit dollar amounts (reg 7(2)).","Cross-references to multiple principal Acts (Subdivision Act 1988; Transfer of Land Act 1958; Owners Corporations Act 2006; Cluster Titles Act 1974) increase interpretive touchpoints.","Aggregate cap for combined alterations (Item 24) and per‑parcel calculations introduce simple arithmetic and aggregation rules.","Separate miscellaneous fees in reg 7 (owners corporation rules lodgment and plan-number allocation) sit outside the main schedule.","Administrative lifecycle features: revocation of prior interim regs (reg 4) and a statutory sunset noted in endnotes."],"plain_english_summary":"These Regulations set the exact fees the Registrar must charge for lodging and registering subdivision-related plans and related applications under the Subdivision Act 1988 (regs 6–7). The schedule lists itemised charges in fee units, including per‑parcel rates and an aggregate cap for multiple alterations. \n\nThey apply to applicants, owners corporations and acquiring authorities, who pay the listed fees when lodging plans or making specified applications; the Registrar collects fees fixed by the regulations (reg 1). Costs fall directly on those lodging documents."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/subdivision-registrar-s-fees-regulations-2016","history":"/api/acts/subdivision-registrar-s-fees-regulations-2016/history","analysis":"/api/acts/subdivision-registrar-s-fees-regulations-2016/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/subdivision-registrar-s-fees-regulations-2016/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/subdivision-registrar-s-fees-regulations-2016/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/subdivision-registrar-s-fees-regulations-2016/documents"}}