What is stamp duty and where do you have to pay it?

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 stamping service for a nominal fee. Read more.

State/Territory
Duty Payable on Original
Must Be Stamped Within
ACT N/A N/A
New South Wales $750 90 days from date of deed
Northern Territory $20 60 days from date of deed
Queensland N/A N/A
South Australia Nil – but deeds will be stamped if requested
Tasmania N/A N/A
Victoria $200 30 days from date of deed
Western Australia N/A N/A