Pay your land tax assessment
Pay an assessment notice
You can pay a land tax assessment notice by credit card, BPAY or via AutoPay Instalments. If the options of paying at a Westpac branch or in person at Australia Post outlets are listed on your assessment you can also pay by those methods.
You can set up a payment plan to pay your assessment by instalments via our online self-service facility, AutoPay.
You can also set up a payment plan for overdue assessments via AutoPay instalments. All payment plans for overdue assessments attract late payment interest.
You can view your land tax assessments in our online application My Land Tax, which allows you to manage your land tax information quickly and easily. Register for My Land Tax to view and pay assessments, update property ownership information, apply for land tax exemptions, track the progress of enquiries and update your contact details for land tax.
Credit card
To pay by credit card, select ‘Land Tax’ from the ‘Revenue Line’ drop-down menu on the credit card payment page. You need:
- a current Visa or Mastercard
- the Customer Number and Reference Number on your assessment notice.
A card payment fee of 0.45% applies to all credit card transactions.
BPAY
Pay directly from your cheque or savings account using your financial institution's internet or telephone service. Please note that BPAY payments may take up to 3 days to be cleared.
You need the Biller Code and Reference Number on your assessment notice.
For more information about BPAY, contact your financial institution.
AutoPay
With AutoPay, you can pay land tax in instalments, which can be spread over up to 38 weeks from the issue date of the assessment, with payments scheduled:
- fortnightly
- monthly, or
- in four equal instalments.
This service is available daily between 2 am and 10 pm AEST/AEDT.
As your tax liability can change each year, you must log into AutoPay each year to create a new payment schedule.
Create a payment plan using AutoPay
Terms and conditions of AutoPay
Westpac branch
This option is now only available if your land tax assessment notice displays it as a payment method. If it does, you can pay at any Westpac branch by providing the teller with these details:
- BSB: 033 222
- account number: 170110 (SRO Land Tax Revenue Account)
- the first seven (7) digits of your Assessment Number.
While payment can be made at any bank, other banks may charge a fee.
If you are paying at a Westpac branch, you must take in your original assessment notice that has the Westpac payment reference on it. Overdue notices cannot be paid at a Westpac branch unless you also take in your original assessment notice with the Westpac payment reference on it.
Australia Post Billpay
You can pay your land tax in person at any Australia Post outlet if your assessment lists this as an option and you must take your land tax assessment notice with you.
Have you received an overdue land tax notice?
If you have received an overdue land tax notice, it is important for you to understand what you need to do next and by when to avoid incurring further interest and recovery action. There are a number of options available for paying overdue land tax assessments.
It is important to be aware there are a series of debt recovery processes that may be undertaken if overdue land tax notices remain unpaid.
Hardship relief
If paying your land tax will cause you to suffer serious hardship, you can apply for hardship relief. Your obligation to pay your land tax does not in itself constitute serious hardship.
Find out more about applying for hardship relief
Pay land tax shown as outstanding on a clearance certificate
You can pay the amount of land tax shown as outstanding on a property clearance certificate (previously known as a land tax clearance certificate) by credit card or BPAY.
Credit card
To pay by credit card, select ‘Land Tax’ from the ‘Revenue Line’ drop-down menu on the credit card payment page. You need:
- a current Visa or Mastercard
- the Reference Number in the ‘Payment Options’ section of your clearance certificate.
A card payment fee of 0.45% applies to all credit card transactions.
BPAY
Pay directly from your cheque or savings account using your financial institution's internet or telephone service. Please note that BPAY payments may take up to 3 days to be cleared.
You need the Biller Code and Reference Number from the ‘Payment Options’ section of your property clearance certificate.
For more information about BPAY, contact your financial institution.
Last modified: 8 April 2024
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