Lodge and pay duty on a lease
Steps to lodge your documents and payment options.
Background information
You must pay duty within 30 days of the date of a dutiable transaction involving the grant, transfer, assignment or surrender of a lease.
If you do not pay on time, you may have to pay penalty tax and interest.
Step 1: Gather your documents
You need a copy of the lease, including the transfer, assignment or surrender instrument where relevant. You should also include any relevant contracts, development agreements and valuation information.
Please do not send original documents.
Step 2: Lodge your documents
You can lodge your documents by email or post. Do not lodge lease matters via Duties Online.
In your covering email or letter, please include the amount and date of any payments of duty made to us.
Postal address
Landholder Acquisitions Branch
State Revenue Office
GPO Box 1641
Melbourne VIC 3001
Step 3: Pay your duty
Payments can be made by electronic funds transfer using these bank details. Use 'LAB' and the payer's name as the payment reference number:
- Bank: Westpac Banking Corporation
- Branch: Victorian Government, Level 10, 150 Collins Street Melbourne VIC 3000
- BSB: 033 222
- Account number: 170313
- Account name: SRO Document Assessing
For international transfers, include our SWIFT code WPACAU2S.