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When you buy or acquire property in Victoria, you pay land transfer duty on your property, unless an exemption applies. The Evidentiary Requirements Manual provides guidance in relation to the evidence you need to provide the State Revenue Office so that we can assess your transaction or grant an exemption in accordance with the Duties Act 2000.

Most transactions need to be lodged through Duties Online:

  • Standard system assessed transactions prior to settlement via Electronic Lodgement Network Operator (ELNO) lodgement (DOL).  
  • Complex transactions 30 days prior to settlement via ELNO lodgement (Complex DOL).
  • After settlement, Electronic Lodgement Model (ELM) paper transactions via settlement statement.​ 

In a few rare instances, the State Revenue Office (SRO) may accept documents lodged outside of Duties Online. This is noted in the specific lodgement requirements. 

Digital duties forms

You must use the digital duties form for all contracts, or where there is no contract, all transfers, entered into on or after 1 July 2017. Any reference to these forms in the Evidentiary Requirements Manual should be read as a reference to the digital duties form.

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Section Title Lodgement category Sub category Channel
s61 - 63 First home owner exemptions and concessions — first home owner with family Other Complex DOL
s10 (1)(a) & (d) NICO transfers Partition or NICO ELM
s27 Partitions of land Partition or NICO Partition Complex DOL
s56(1)(a), (2)(a), (3)(a) Transfers of farm to relative(s) — exemption Primary Production Land Family Farm Exemption DOL
s24 (2A) Non-aggregation of primary production land Primary Production Land Complex DOL
s56 Transfers of farms to relatives or charities Primary Production Land Family Farm transfer to a company, trust or association Complex DOL
s69AD Exemption or concession for young farmers Primary Production Land Young Farmers Exemption Complex DOL
s10 (1)(a) & (d) Transfer of discontinued road Re-alignment of Boundaries Complex DOL
s10(1)(a)&(d) Transfers of land and business and licensed premises Sale of Business and/or Goods Complex DOL
s44(1)(a), (b)(i) or (ii), (c) and (d) Breakdown of marriage and domestic relationships - transfer Spouse or Domestic Partner Transfer Breakdown of Relationship - transfer to a party that is not the spouse or domestic partner of the transferor Complex DOL
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