Stamp duty is a tax imposed by certain States on documents or transactions that affect or record:
- the transfer of the ownership of assets (eg land, cars), or
- the creation of rights in respect of assets (eg certain leases and the creation of a trust).
Each State handles stamp duty differently. See the table below for details.
With the authority from the State Revenue Office of Victoria to stamp deeds in-house, Castle provides a complimentary stamping service. The service is free for deeds provided by us to our clients. Read more.
Interstate deeds incur a handling fee to cover our costs in sending the deeds interstate and arranging for their return by courier. The cost is $55 for New South Wales and Tasmania, and $77 for the Northern Territory.
State/Territory |
Discretionary & Unit Trusts |
Super Funds |
Duty Payable on Original |
Duty Payable per Counterpart |
Must Be Stamped Within |
| ACT | No | No | – | – | – |
| New South Wales | Yes | No | $500 | $10 | 90 days from date of deed |
| Northern Territory | Yes | Yes | $20 | $5 | 60 days from date of deed |
| Queensland | No | No | – | – | – |
| South Australia | No | No | Nil – but deeds will be stamped if requested | Nil – but deeds will be stamped if requested | – |
| Tasmania | Yes | Yes | $50 | $0 | 90 days from date of deed |
| Victoria | Yes | No | $200 | $0 | 30 days from date of deed |
| Western Australia | No | No | – | – | – |