Landlord and Tenant Amendment (Fees) Regulation 2016 (NSW)

New South Wales

Landlord and Tenant Amendment (Fees)

Regulation 2016

under the

Landlord and Tenant (Amendment) Act 1948

His Excellency the Governor, with the advice of the Executive Council, has made the following

Regulation under the Landlord and Tenant (Amendment) Act 1948.

VICTOR DOMINELLO, MP

Minister for Innovation and Better Regulation

Explanatory note
The object of this Regulation is to increase the fees payable in connection with the administration of the
Landlord and Tenant (Amendment) Act 1948.
The fee increases are generally in line with movements in the Consumer Price Index (rounded to the nearest
dollar).
This Regulation is made under the Landlord and Tenant (Amendment) Act 1948, including sections 5A,
17A, 44, 52, 57, 58, 94 and 96 (the general regulation-making power).
Landlord and Tenant Amendment (Fees) Regulation 2016

under the

Landlord and Tenant (Amendment) Act 1948

1      Name of Regulation

This Regulation is the Landlord and Tenant Amendment (Fees) Regulation 2016.

2      Commencement

This Regulation commences on 1 July 2016 and is required to be published on the
NSW legislation website.

Schedule 1 Amendment of Landlord and Tenant Regulation
2015

[1]      Clause 6 Fees

Omit “Column 4” and “Column 2” wherever occurring.
Insert instead “Column 3” and “Column 1”, respectively.

[2]      Schedule 2

Omit the Schedule. Insert instead:

Schedule 2 Fees

(Clause 6)

Item	Column 1	Column 2	Column 3
Section of	Type of fee	Fee
Act
1	5A (11) (c)	Application for a certificate that a section 5A lease has been	$20
registered
2	17A (7) (b)	Application for registration of a section 17A agreement to fix	$20
rent
3	17A (11) (c)	Application for a certificate that a section 17A agreement has	$20
been registered
4	44 (1A)	Request for issue of a summons	$25
5	52 (1A)	Applications for information as to a fair rent on shared accommodation:

(a)	each application (unless paragraph (b) applies)	$20
(b)	applications made simultaneously in respect of 2 or	$20
more prescribed premises contained within the same premises (each application relating to a separate prescribed premises)—fee for all the applications

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52 (2)

Applications for information as to a fair rent on prescribed
premises:

(a)	each application (unless paragraph (b) applies)	$20
(b)	applications made simultaneously in respect of 2 or	$20

more prescribed premises contained within the same
premises (each application relating to a separate

prescribed premises)—fee for all the applications

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57 (1B)

Enquiries as to a fair rent on prescribed premises:

(a)	each enquiry (unless paragraph (b) applies)	$20
(b)	enquiries made simultaneously in respect of 2 or more	$20

prescribed premises contained within the same
premises (each enquiry relating to a separate

prescribed premises)—fee for all the enquiries

8	58 (3)	Application for a certificate as to a fixed fair rent	$20
9	94 (4)	Application for a certificate as provided for under section 6A,	$20
7, 86, 86A, 87, 87B or 94