Conveyancing (General) Amendment (Fees) Regulation 2011 (NSW)

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New South Wales

Conveyancing (General) Amendment

(Fees) Regulation 2011

under the

Conveyancing Act 1919

Her Excellency the Governor, with the advice of the Executive Council, has made the following Regulation under the Conveyancing Act 1919.

GREG PEARCE, MLC

Minister for Finance and Services

Explanatory note
The object of this Regulation is to increase certain fees payable to the Registrar-General under the Conveyancing Act 1919. The fee increases are generally in line with movements in the Consumer Price Index.
This Regulation is made under the Conveyancing Act 1919, including sections 64 (1) and 202

(the general regulation-making power).

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Clause 1	Conveyancing (General) Amendment (Fees) Regulation 2011

Conveyancing (General) Amendment (Fees) Regulation

2011

under the

Conveyancing Act 1919

1 Name of Regulation
This Regulation is the Conveyancing (General) Amendment (Fees)
Regulation 2011.

2 Commencement
This Regulation commences on 1 July 2011 and is required to be published on the NSW legislation website.

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Amendment of Conveyancing (General) Regulation 2008	Schedule 1
Schedule 1	Amendment of Conveyancing (General) Regulation 2008

Schedule 1
Omit the Schedule. Insert instead:

Schedule 1 Fees

(Clauses 4, 5, 6, 12, 23, 25, 45, 46 and 47)

$

Registration in the General Register of Deeds

1 For each registration, or renewal or vacation of 95.50
registration, of any writ, order or legal proceedings
made under Division 2 of Part 23 of the Act
2 For each registration of an agricultural goods mortgage 95.50

or other security instrument within the meaning of the instrument relating to a registered security interest within the meaning of that Act, made under the Security Interests in Goods Act 2005
3 For registration under Division 5 of Part 6 of the Act of 95.50

a memorandum containing provisions that are capable of being covenants that may be included in a security instrument that is registered under the Security Interests
in Goods Act 2005
4 For recording or registering any instrument not 95.50
otherwise provided for in this Schedule

5 On request for preparation of a registration copy of an 13.30 for up to

instrument or part of an instrument 4 pages, and then
13.30 for each
additional 4 pages or
part of that number

In addition, for preparation of the copy

Such reasonable fee (determined by the
Registrar-General) as
is warranted by the
work involved

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Copies
6 For supplying a copy of a document or part of a document (other than a certified copy) in the custody of the Registrar-General:

(a) to any person attending an office of the Land and 13.30
Property Information Division, Department of
Finance and Services

(b) by electronic means to any agent licensed by the 6.88
Land and Property Information Division,
Department of Finance and Services

(c)

to any person by some other means

Such reasonable fee (determined by the
Registrar-General) as
is warranted by the
work involved in
providing the service

7 On lodgment of an application for a certified copy of a 99.50
document or part of a document in the custody of the
Registrar-General

In addition, if a copy is prepared by a photocopying Such reasonable fee
process (determined by the
Registrar-General) as
is warranted by the
work involved in
preparing the copy

8 In the case of a requisition for a copy available to any Such reasonable fee
person attending an office of the Land and Property (determined by the

Information Division, Department of Finance and Registrar-General in
Services that, in the opinion of the Registrar-General, is negotiation with the
a request for a copy for which the above schedule of requesting party) as
fees is not appropriate is warranted by the
cost incurred in
providing the copy

9 On lodgment of an application for a copy of a document Such reasonable fee
in the custody of the Registrar-General, other than a (determined by the

certified copy or a copy available to any person Registrar-General) as

attending an office of the Land and Property is warranted by the

Information Division, Department of Finance and work involved in

Services preparing the copy
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Schedule 1

$

Official searches (General Register of Deeds)
10 On requisition under section 197 of the Act:

(a) for an official search (including an office copy of 204.00
the certificate of the result of the search)

(b) for the continuation of an official search from 204.00
the date of the prior certificate of the result of the
search (including an office copy of the
certificate of the result of the continuation of the
search)

In addition, for each quarter-hour or part of a 51.00
quarter-hour occupied in the search or continuation of
the search after the first hour

11 On request for an office copy of the certificate of the 99.50
result of an official search or continuation of an official
search
Public searches (General Register of Deeds)

12 On requisition for a search, or the continuation of a 112.20
search, of the General Register of Deeds
In addition, for each quarter-hour or part of a 56.10
quarter-hour occupied in the search or continuation of
the search after the first half-hour
13 For supplying a copy (other than a certified copy) in 24.00

response to a facsimile request for a document in the custody of the Registrar-General if no initial search is required
In addition, for a copy of each additional document 13.30
required
Search for writs, orders or legal proceedings

14 For a search against each name (other than a search in 13.30
response to a facsimile request)
15 For a search in response to a facsimile request, in 24.00
respect of a search for 1 or 2 names
In addition, for a search of each additional name in 13.30
excess of 2

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Search for security interests in goods (General Register of Deeds)

16 For a search against each name:

(a) by any person attending an office of the Land 13.30
and Property Information Division, Department
of Finance and Services

(b) by electronic means to any agent licensed by the 6.88
Land and Property Information Division,
Department of Finance and Services

(c)

by any person by some other means

Such reasonable fee (determined by the
Registrar-General) as
is warranted by the
work involved in
providing the service
Plans
17 On lodgment for registration or recording of a plan (other than a community, precinct or neighbourhood plan under the Community Land Development Act 1989 or a plan prepared solely for the purpose of placing survey information on public record):

(a) comprising no more than 2 lots 1,073.00
(b) comprising more than 2 lots 1,289.00

In addition, for each quarter-hour or part of a quarter-hour in excess of:

(a) the first 4 hours occupied in the examination of 51.00
a plan referred to in paragraph (a) above

(b) the first 6 hours occupied in the examination of 51.00
a plan referred to in paragraph (b) above

18 On lodgment for registration of a community, precinct 1,720.00
or neighbourhood plan under the Community Land
Development Act 1989

In addition, for each quarter-hour or part of a 51.00
quarter-hour in excess of the first 8 hours occupied in
the examination of the plan
In addition:

(a) for each additional sheet in excess of 4 99.50

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(b) for the management statement accompanying 328.00
the community, precinct or neighbourhood plan,
including any associated plans or sketches
(c) for any development contract accompanying the 215.00

community, precinct or neighbourhood plan In addition, for each lot, allotment or portion shown or

128.50
separately defined on the plan
In addition, if the plan is accompanied by a section 88B 99.50

instrument, for each easement, restriction on the use of land, positive covenant or profit à prendre to be created, irrespective of the number of lots burdened or benefited
In addition, if the plan is accompanied by a section 88B 99.50

instrument, for each easement or profit à prendre to be released, irrespective of the number of lots burdened or benefited
In addition, if the plan is accompanied by a building 328.00
management statement
In addition, if the plan is lodged for the purpose of 17.00
consolidating 2 or more folios of the Register kept
under the Real Property Act 1900—for each folio of the
Register to be consolidated
In addition, if a plan lodged in connection with an 17.00
application to bring land under the Real Property Act
1900 includes land already under that Act and a
consolidated folio of the Register kept under that Act is
to be created—for each folio to be consolidated

19 On lodgment of an additional or replacement sheet in 99.50

conjunction with an application to amend a registered community, precinct or neighbourhood plan under the Community Land Development Act 1989
20 For recording a plan prepared solely for the purpose of 99.50
placing survey information on public record
21 For examining a plan if survey information has been 99.50
added to an original compiled plan as a result of a
requisition

22

For pre-examination of a plan (other than a community, precinct or neighbourhood plan under the Community Land Development Act 1989):

(a) comprising no more than 2 lots 1,180.30
(b) comprising more than 2 lots 1,417.90

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In addition, for each quarter-hour or part of a quarter-hour in excess of:

(a) the first 4 hours occupied in the examination of 56.10
the plan referred to in paragraph (a) above
(b) the first 6 hours occupied in the examination of 56.10
the plan referred to in paragraph (b) above

23 For pre-examination of a community, precinct or 1,892.00
neighbourhood plan under the Community Land
Development Act 1989

In addition, for each quarter-hour or part of a 56.10
quarter-hour in excess of the first 8 hours occupied in
the examination of the plan

24 For preparation and supply of a plan 204.00
In addition, for each quarter-hour or part of a 51.00
quarter-hour in excess of the first hour occupied in the
preparation of the plan

25 On lodgment of an application for revival of a plan Such fee as would be

previously rejected or withdrawn appropriate to the
plan as a new
lodgment

26 On lodgment of a substituted plan or any sheet of such 99.50
a plan or an additional sheet of a plan

27

On lodgment of a section 88B instrument in substitution

Such fee as would be appropriate to the instrument as an
for another such instrument or part of such instrument

original lodgment

28 On lodgment of an application to amend a plan 99.50

In addition, if the application involves the amendment of a Crown grant, a certificate of title or a folio of the Register kept under the Real Property Act 1900:

(a) for the first grant, certificate or folio 99.50

(b) for each subsequent grant, certificate or folio
a neighbourhood scheme under section 72 of the
Community Land Development Act 1989
13.30

29 On lodgment of an application for an order terminating 99.50
In addition, for each quarter-hour or part of a 51.00
quarter-hour occupied in examining the application

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Miscellaneous

30 For furnishing a certificate of ownership (Local 51.00
Government Act 1993—section 700 (2) or section 151 (2))
In addition, for each quarter-hour or part of a 51.00
quarter-hour occupied in preparing the certificate of
ownership after the first quarter-hour
31 On depositing a document or documents pursuant to 24.00
section 64 of the Act
In addition, for each document in excess of 4 4.00
32 On application for return of a document or documents 24.00
deposited pursuant to section 64 of the Act
In addition, for each document in excess of 4 4.00
33 For inspection of a packet containing a document or 24.00
documents deposited pursuant to section 64 of the Act
34 For production of documents at the Office of State 24.00
Revenue
35 On request for entry of a marginal note evidencing a 99.50
discrepancy between an original instrument and a
registered copy of the instrument

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1	For each registration, or renewal or vacation of	95.50
registration, of any writ, order or legal proceedings made under Division 2 of Part 23 of the Act
2	For each registration of an agricultural goods mortgage	95.50
or other security instrument within the meaning of the instrument relating to a registered security interest within the meaning of that Act, made under the Security Interests in Goods Act 2005
3	For registration under Division 5 of Part 6 of the Act of	95.50
a memorandum containing provisions that are capable of being covenants that may be included in a security instrument that is registered under the Security Interests
in Goods Act 2005
4	For recording or registering any instrument not	95.50
otherwise provided for in this Schedule
5	On request for preparation of a registration copy of an	13.30 for up to

instrument or part of an instrument	4 pages, and then 13.30 for each additional 4 pages or part of that number
In addition, for preparation of the copy	Such reasonable fee (determined by the
Registrar-General) as is warranted by the work involved

(b)	by electronic means to any agent licensed by the	6.88
Land and Property Information Division, Department of Finance and Services
(c)	to any person by some other means	Such reasonable fee (determined by the
Registrar-General) as is warranted by the work involved in providing the service
7	On lodgment of an application for a certified copy of a	99.50
document or part of a document in the custody of the Registrar-General

In addition, if a copy is prepared by a photocopying	Such reasonable fee
process	(determined by the Registrar-General) as is warranted by the work involved in preparing the copy

8	In the case of a requisition for a copy available to any	Such reasonable fee
person attending an office of the Land and Property	(determined by the

Information Division, Department of Finance and	Registrar-General in
Services that, in the opinion of the Registrar-General, is	negotiation with the
a request for a copy for which the above schedule of	requesting party) as
fees is not appropriate	is warranted by the cost incurred in providing the copy

9	On lodgment of an application for a copy of a document	Such reasonable fee
in the custody of the Registrar-General, other than a	(determined by the

certified copy or a copy available to any person	Registrar-General) as
attending an office of the Land and Property	is warranted by the
Information Division, Department of Finance and	work involved in
Services	preparing the copy
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(b)	for the continuation of an official search from	204.00
the date of the prior certificate of the result of the search (including an office copy of the certificate of the result of the continuation of the search)

In addition, for each quarter-hour or part of a	51.00
quarter-hour occupied in the search or continuation of the search after the first hour

11	On request for an office copy of the certificate of the	99.50
result of an official search or continuation of an official search

12	On requisition for a search, or the continuation of a	112.20
search, of the General Register of Deeds
In addition, for each quarter-hour or part of a	56.10
quarter-hour occupied in the search or continuation of the search after the first half-hour
13	For supplying a copy (other than a certified copy) in	24.00
response to a facsimile request for a document in the custody of the Registrar-General if no initial search is required
In addition, for a copy of each additional document	13.30
required

14	For a search against each name (other than a search in	13.30
response to a facsimile request)
15	For a search in response to a facsimile request, in	24.00
respect of a search for 1 or 2 names
In addition, for a search of each additional name in	13.30
excess of 2

(b)	the first 6 hours occupied in the examination of	51.00
a plan referred to in paragraph (b) above
18	On lodgment for registration of a community, precinct	1,720.00
or neighbourhood plan under the Community Land Development Act 1989

In addition, for each quarter-hour or part of a	51.00
quarter-hour in excess of the first 8 hours occupied in the examination of the plan
In addition:

(b)	for the management statement accompanying	328.00
the community, precinct or neighbourhood plan, including any associated plans or sketches
(c)	for any development contract accompanying the	215.00

community, precinct or neighbourhood plan In addition, for each lot, allotment or portion shown or	128.50
separately defined on the plan
In addition, if the plan is accompanied by a section 88B	99.50
instrument, for each easement, restriction on the use of land, positive covenant or profit à prendre to be created, irrespective of the number of lots burdened or benefited
In addition, if the plan is accompanied by a section 88B	99.50
instrument, for each easement or profit à prendre to be released, irrespective of the number of lots burdened or benefited
In addition, if the plan is accompanied by a building	328.00
management statement
In addition, if the plan is lodged for the purpose of	17.00
consolidating 2 or more folios of the Register kept under the Real Property Act 1900—for each folio of the Register to be consolidated
In addition, if a plan lodged in connection with an	17.00
application to bring land under the Real Property Act 1900 includes land already under that Act and a consolidated folio of the Register kept under that Act is to be created—for each folio to be consolidated

19	On lodgment of an additional or replacement sheet in	99.50
conjunction with an application to amend a registered community, precinct or neighbourhood plan under the Community Land Development Act 1989
20	For recording a plan prepared solely for the purpose of	99.50
placing survey information on public record
21	For examining a plan if survey information has been	99.50
added to an original compiled plan as a result of a requisition
22	For pre-examination of a plan (other than a community, precinct or neighbourhood plan under the Community Land Development Act 1989):
(a)	comprising no more than 2 lots	1,180.30
(b)	comprising more than 2 lots	1,417.90

(a)	the first 4 hours occupied in the examination of	56.10
the plan referred to in paragraph (a) above
(b)	the first 6 hours occupied in the examination of	56.10
the plan referred to in paragraph (b) above
23	For pre-examination of a community, precinct or	1,892.00
neighbourhood plan under the Community Land Development Act 1989

24	For preparation and supply of a plan	204.00
In addition, for each quarter-hour or part of a	51.00
quarter-hour in excess of the first hour occupied in the preparation of the plan
25	On lodgment of an application for revival of a plan	Such fee as would be

26	On lodgment of a substituted plan or any sheet of such	99.50
a plan or an additional sheet of a plan
27	On lodgment of a section 88B instrument in substitution	Such fee as would be appropriate to the instrument as an
for another such instrument or part of such instrument

28	On lodgment of an application to amend a plan	99.50
In addition, if the application involves the amendment of a Crown grant, a certificate of title or a folio of the Register kept under the Real Property Act 1900:
(a)	for the first grant, certificate or folio	99.50

29	On lodgment of an application for an order terminating	99.50
In addition, for each quarter-hour or part of a	51.00
quarter-hour occupied in examining the application

30	For furnishing a certificate of ownership (Local	51.00
Government Act 1993—section 700 (2) or section 151 (2))
In addition, for each quarter-hour or part of a	51.00
quarter-hour occupied in preparing the certificate of ownership after the first quarter-hour
31	On depositing a document or documents pursuant to	24.00
section 64 of the Act
In addition, for each document in excess of 4	4.00
32	On application for return of a document or documents	24.00
deposited pursuant to section 64 of the Act
In addition, for each document in excess of 4	4.00
33	For inspection of a packet containing a document or	24.00
documents deposited pursuant to section 64 of the Act
34	For production of documents at the Office of State	24.00
Revenue
35	On request for entry of a marginal note evidencing a	99.50
discrepancy between an original instrument and a registered copy of the instrument