QueenslandStamp Act
1894STAMPDUTIESREGULATION1999Reprinted as in force on 1 March 2002(includes amendments up to SL No. 66 of
2001)This is the reprint current on the repeal
dateReprint No. 1CThis reprint is
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2Stamp Duties Regulation 1999PART
3—COMMISSIONER’S REQUIREMENTS20Requirement to produce stamped instrument
with instrument of transfer . .921Requirement to lodge declaration with
transfer of interest in lot . . . . . . . . .922Requirement to produce instrument with
application for refund . . . . . . . . .923Requirement to lodge declaration about
certain shares and units . . . . . . . . .924Requirement to lodge declaration with
instrument effecting orevidencing a disposition of units under
s 56B
of the
Act .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . .1025Requirement to lodge declaration with
instrument effecting orevidencing a disposition of shares under s
56C of the Act . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1026Requirement to lodge declaration with
claim for credit under s 70 of the Act1027Requirement to lodge declaration with
certain instruments about certainshares. . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1128Requirement to lodge declaration with
lease. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. .1129Requirement to
lodge declarations for prescribed first
principal place ofresidence or prescribed principal place of
residence. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1130Requirement to lodge declaration for
prescribed short-term debentures . . .1231Requirement to lodge declaration if
claiming exemption for
home mortgage12SCHEDULE 1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13PRESCRIBED BUSINESS ACTIVITIESSCHEDULE 2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15APPROVED REQUESTSSCHEDULE 3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18FEESSCHEDULE 4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19REPEALED SUBORDINATE LEGISLATIONENDNOTES1Index to endnotes . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .212Date to which amendments incorporated. .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .213Key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .214Table of earlier reprints . . . . . .
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reprints. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .226List of legislation . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .227List of annotations . . . . . . .
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s13s4Stamp
Duties Regulation 1999STAMP DUTIES REGULATION 1999[as
amended by all amendments that commenced on or before 1 March
2002]PART 1—PRELIMINARY1Short
titleThis regulation may be cited as theStamp Duties Regulation 1999.2CommencementThis regulation
commences on 1 July 1999.PART 2—GENERAL3Interest rate for refund in respect of
appeal—Act, s 24For section 24(4A) of the Act, the
prescribed rate is 5.5% a year.4Declared States—Act, s 31BForthedefinition“declaredState”insection31B(1)oftheAct,thefollowing States and Territories are
declared States—(a)Australian Capital Territory;(b)New South Wales;(c)Northern Territory;(d)South Australia;(e)Tasmania;(f)Victoria;(g)Western Australia.
s54s9Stamp
Duties Regulation 19995Prescribed
corporation—Act, s 31JForsection31J(2)oftheAct,Sepon(Australia)PtyLimitedACN 005 738 518
is a prescribed corporation.6Short-term discount transaction and
short-term loan electionsand declarations—Act, s 35B(1)Forthedefinition“short-termdiscounttransaction”insection 35B(1AC) of the Act, an election to
treat a discount transaction as ashort-term
discount transaction may be made by giving the commissionerwritten notice in the approved form.(2)Forthedefinition“short-termloan”insection35B(1AC)oftheAct—(a)an election to treat a loan as a
short-term loan is made by givingthe commissioner
written notice in the approved form; and(b)a
loan is declared to be a special account current if the
instrumentevidencingtheloanisendorsedwithamemorandumthattheloan is a special account
current.(3)Anendorsementundersubsection(2)(b)mustbemadewithin1
month after the loan is made.7Form
of certain declarationsA declaration under section 49(3)(b)
or section 68(3) or (3A) of the Actmust be in the
approved form.8Exemption—Act, s 54ABFor
section 54AB(5) of the Act, the vesting of property in the State
undera forfeiture order under theCrimes (Confiscation) Act 1989is
exempt fromthe operation of section 54AB of the
Act.9Business activities—Act, s 55C(1)For the definition “prescribed business
activities” in section 55C(1)oftheAct,theclassesofactivitieslistedinschedule1arebusinessactivities to
which section 55C of the Act applies, except if the activities
arecarried on as an adjunct of, or ancillary to,
a class of business mentioned insubsection
(3).
s95s9Stamp
Duties Regulation 1999(2)Forparagraph(e),definition“prescribedfamilybusiness”insection 55C(1) of the Act, a class of
business to which section 55C of theAct applies is a
class of business—(a)involving carrying on only prescribed
business activities on landthatis,oranestateorinterestinwhichis,thesubjectofaninstrument for which an application
under section 55C(2) of theAct is made;
or(b)carriedonbyafamilycompanyorunderafamilyunittrustscheme
if—(i)an application is made under section
55C(2) of the Act foran instrument about—(A)shares, or a right in respect of
shares, in the company;or(B)aninterestin,orrightof,abeneficiaryunderthescheme; and(ii)allland,orestatesandinterestsinland,heldbythecompanyorundertheschemeislandonwhichonlyprescribed business activities are carried
on.(3)Forparagraph(f),definition“prescribedfamilybusiness”insection 55C(1) of the Act, each of the
following is a class of business towhich section 55C
of the Act does not apply, except if the business alsoinvolves the carrying on of a prescribed
business activity—(a)owning and managing—(i)a caravan park; or(ii)an
hotel; or(iii)a motel;
or(iv)a reception and
convention centre; or(v)a tavern;
or(vi)a wine
saloon;(b)leasing or letting land;(c)managing investment property;(d)practising a profession;(e)building, constructing and developing
land.
s
106s 12Stamp Duties
Regulation 1999(4)In this section and in schedule
1—“family company”see section
55C(1) of the Act.“family unit trust scheme”see
section 55C(1) of the Act.“rental business”see section
35(1) of the Act.10Approved unit trust schemes—Act, s
56BForthedefinition“unittrustscheme”insection56B(1)ofthe Act,aclass
of deed for a unit trust scheme is approved if—(a)thetrusteeoftheschemeistheQueenslandInvestmentCorporation;
and(b)the scheme existed before 22 July
1994.11Prescribed stock exchange—Act, s
56CFor paragraph (c), definition “company” in
section 56C(1) of the Act,each recognised stock exchange is
prescribed.11A Prescribed stock exchange—Act, s
56FLForsection56FL(1)(a)ofthe
Act,eachrecognisedstockexchangeisprescribed.12Universities—Act, s 59EFor section
59E(1)(a)(i) of the Act, each of the following is declared
tobe a university—(a)Australian Catholic University Limited ACN
050 192 660;(b)the Central Queensland University
established under theCentralQueensland
University Act 1998;(c)theUniversityofSouthernQueenslandestablishedundertheUniversity of Southern Queensland Act
1998;(d)theUniversityoftheSunshineCoastestablishedundertheUniversity of the Sunshine Coast Act
1998.
s
137s 15Stamp Duties
Regulation 199913Dealing with spoiled stamps—Act, s
75For section 75(4) of the Act, the
commissioner must retain—(a)a stamp for
which an allowance is made under section 75(3) ofthe
Act; and(b)adocumenttowhichastampmentionedinparagraph(a)isattached or impressed.14Trustee corporation—Act, sch 1(1)For exemptions 14(b)(iv) and (d)(iv)
under the heading ‘Conveyanceor transfer’ in
schedule 1 of the Act, a corporation is a trustee if—(a)all shares in the corporation are
owned by—(i)a broker; or(ii)a
dealer; or(iii)a market maker;
and(b)thecorporation’sbusinessmainlyinvolvesholdingmarketablesecurities as
trustee or nominee for—(i)thebroker,dealerormarketmakermentionedinparagraph (a); or(ii)a
client of the broker, dealer or market maker.(2)A
corporation is also a trustee for exemptions 14(b)(iv) and (d)(iv)
ifitholdsitselfouttothepublicascarryingonthebusinessofholdingmarketable
securities as a person’s trustee or nominee.(3)In
this section—“broker”see section
31J(1) of the Act.“dealer”see section
31B(1) of the Act.“market maker”see section
31J(1) of the Act.15Approved requests—Act, sch 1For
the exemption under the heading ‘Request’ in schedule 1 of the
Act,a request is approved if it is listed in
schedule 2.
s
15A8Stamp Duties Regulation 1999s
1915A Recognised stock exchanges—Act, sch
2For the definition “recognised stock
exchange” in schedule 2 of the Act,the following are
prescribed—(a)Bendigo Stock Exchange Ltd ACN 087 708
898;(b)Stock Exchange of Newcastle Limited
ACN 000 902 063;(c)a stock exchange that is a member of
Federation Internationaledes Bourses de Valeurs.16Method of payment under the ActA
payment of duty, or another amount payable under the Act—(a)may be made to the
commissioner—(i)if paid at an office of the
commissioner—only by cash orcheque;
or(ii)if posted to an
office of the commissioner—only by cheque;and(b)mustbemadeattheofficeofthecommissioneratwhichtheinstrumentonwhichthedutyischargedwaslodgedforassessment.17Payments by instalments with commissioner’s
approvalA person may only pay duty, or another
amount payable under the Act,by instalments
with the approval of the commissioner.18Documents given to commissionerA
document to be given to the commissioner under the Act is given
tothe commissioner when the document is
received by the commissioner.19FeesThe fees payable
to the commissioner under the Act are in schedule 3.
s
209s 23Stamp Duties
Regulation 1999PART 3—COMMISSIONER’S REQUIREMENTS20Requirement to produce stamped
instrument with instrument oftransfer(1)This section applies if—(a)a transfer is lodged with the
commissioner under section 26 ofthe Act;
and(b)another instrument of conveyance or
instrument chargeable withduty as if it were an instrument of
conveyance, under which thetransfer is
made, has been stamped (the“stamped instrument”).(2)The stamped
instrument must be lodged with the transfer.(3)Ifthestampedinstrumentcannotbelodgedwiththetransfer,adeclarationmustbelodgedwiththetransferstatingwhythestampedinstrument can not be lodged.21Requirement to lodge declaration with
transfer of interest in lot(1)If a person
lodges with the commissioner a transfer of an interest in alot,thepersonmustalsolodgewiththetransferadeclarationintheapproved form.(2)In
this section—“lot”seeLand
Title Act 1994, schedule 2.22Requirement to produce instrument with
application for refundIf an application is made to the
commissioner for a refund of all or partofthedutypaidonaninstrumentundersection54oftheAct,theinstrument must be lodged with the
application.23Requirement to lodge declaration about
certain shares and units(1)Thissectionappliesifapersonlodgeswiththecommissioneraninstrument transferring, or providing for the
transfer of—(a)a share, or a right in respect of a
share, in a corporation listed onthe Australian
Stock Exchange Limited ACN 008 624 691; or(b)a
unit in a public unit trust scheme.
s
2410s 26Stamp Duties
Regulation 1999(2)Thepersonmustlodgewiththeinstrumentadeclarationintheapproved form.(3)In
this section—“public unit trust scheme”see
section 56B(1) of the Act.24Requirement to
lodge declaration with instrument effecting orevidencing a
disposition of units under s 56B of the Act(1)If a
person lodges with the commissioner an instrument effecting
orevidencingadispositionofaunit,thepersonmustalsolodgewiththeinstrument a declaration in the approved
form.(2)In this section—“disposition”see section
56B(1) of the Act.“unit”see section
56B(1) of the Act.25Requirement to lodge declaration with
instrument effecting orevidencing a disposition of shares
under s 56C of the Act(1)If a person
lodges with the commissioner an instrument effecting orevidencing a disposition of a share in a
company to which section 56C(2)oftheActapplies,thepersonmustalsolodgewiththeinstrumentadeclaration in the approved form.(2)In this section—“disposition”see section
56C(1) of the Act.26Requirement to lodge declaration with
claim for credit under s 70of the Act(1)This
section applies if—(a)a person lodges with the commissioner
an instrument chargeablewithdutyundertheheading‘Mortgage,bond,debenture,andcovenant’ in schedule 1 of the Act;
and(b)the person seeks a credit under
section 70 of the Act.(2)Thepersonmustlodgewiththeinstrumentadeclarationintheapproved form.
s
2711s 29Stamp Duties
Regulation 199927Requirement to lodge declaration with
certain instruments aboutcertain shares(1)This
section applies if a person lodges with the commissioner—(a)aninstrumenttransferringorprovidingforthetransferof,ashare,orarightinrespectofashare,inacorporationifthecorporation—(i)isnotlistedontheAustralianStockExchangeLimitedACN
008 624 691; and(ii)is not a
corporation to which section 56C of the Act applies;or(b)aninstrumentofakindmentionedundertheheading‘Declaration of
trust’ in schedule 1 of the Act relating to a share,orarightinrespectofashare,inacorporationifthecorporation—(i)isnotlistedontheAustralianStockExchangeLimitedACN
008 624 691; and(ii)is not a
corporation to which section 56C of the Act applies.(2)The person must lodge with the
transfer a declaration in the approvedform.28Requirement to lodge declaration with
lease(1)If a person lodges with the
commissioner a lease or an instrumenttransferring,
surrendering or cancelling a lease, the person must also
lodgewith the lease or instrument a declaration in
the approved form.(2)In this section—“lease”includes an agreement for lease to which
sections 62 to 64B of theAct apply, but does not
include—(a)a lease or agreement for lease of
premises as a private dwellinghouse; or(b)a relevant agreement under theMobile Homes Act 1989.29Requirement to lodge declarations for
prescribed first principalplace of residence or prescribed
principal place of residence(1)This
section applies if—
s
3012s 31Stamp Duties
Regulation 1999(a)apersonlodgeswiththecommissioneraninstrumentunderwhich the person is acquiring a prescribed
first principal place ofresidence or a prescribed principal
place of residence; and(b)thepersonclaimsthebenefitofparagraph(4)(a)(i)or(ii)orparagraph4(b)undertheheading‘Conveyanceortransfer’ inschedule 1 of
the Act.(2)Thepersonmustlodgewiththeinstrumentadeclarationintheapproved form.(3)In
this section—“prescribed first principal place of
residence”see section 55A(1) of theAct.“prescribed principal place of
residence”see section 55A(1) of the Act.30Requirement to lodge declaration for
prescribed short-termdebenturesIfapersonlodgeswiththecommissioneradebentureandclaimsthebenefit of section 68B of the Act, the person
must lodge with the debenturea declaration in
the approved form.31Requirement to lodge declaration if
claiming exemption for homemortgage(1)This
section applies if—(a)apersonlodgeswiththecommissionerahomemortgageorahome refinance
mortgage; and(b)thepersonclaimsthebenefitofexemption4or4Aundertheheading‘Mortgage,bond,debenture,andcovenant’inschedule 1 of the Act.(2)The
person must lodge with the home mortgage or home refinancemortgage a declaration in the approved
form.(3)In this section—“home
mortgage”see section 69D of the Act.“home
refinance mortgage”see section 69H of the Act.
13Stamp Duties Regulation 1999SCHEDULE 1PRESCRIBED
BUSINESS ACTIVITIESsection 91.Excavating and earthmoving.2.Framing pictures.3.Gun
smithing.4.Lock smithing.5.Manufacturing, processing and
packaging.6.Operating any 1 or more of the
following—(a)a beauty salon or barber shop;(b)a bus service;(c)a
cinema;(d)a crematorium;(e)an
engineering workshop;(f)a laundry or
laundrette;(g)a newsagency, travel agency or real
estate agency;(h)a repair and service workshop;(i)a rental business;(j)a
restaurant or cafe;(k)a service station;(l)a
sports complex or gymnasium;(m)as
an undertaker or funeral director;(n)a
warehouse or bulk storage complex.7.Printing and publishing.8.Repairing boots and shoes.
14Stamp Duties Regulation 1999SCHEDULE 1 (continued)9.Retailingandwholesaling,whetherornotinvolvingrepairingorinstalling of goods sold.10.Upholstering.
15Stamp Duties Regulation 1999SCHEDULE 2APPROVED
REQUESTSsection 151.Application for title.2.Request for substitute instrument.3.Request to amalgamate.4.RequesttocorrectdeedofgrantundertheLandAct 1994,section 359.5.Request to cancel caveat (other than caveat
of equitable mortgagee)under theLand Title Act
1994, section 128.6.Request to dispense with production of
instrument.7.Request to record cessation of the
public trustee as administrator.8.Request to record a change of name by a
natural person.9.Request to record correction of
name.10.Request to record death.11.Request to record the public trustee
as trustee.12.Request to register realignment of
road under theAcquisition of LandAct 1967,
sections 16 and 17.13.Request to register realignment of
road under theAcquisition of LandAct 1967,
section 5.14.Request to merger or partial merger of
a bill of mortgage, easement orlease.15.Request to register power of
attorney.16.Requesttoregisterrevocationorpartialrevocationofpowerofattorney.17.Requesttoremovesuccessiondutyencumbrancebyregisteredproprietor.
16Stamp Duties Regulation 1999SCHEDULE 2 (continued)18.Request to register writ or warrant of
execution under theLand TitleAct 1994,
section 116.19.Request to cancel a writ of execution
under theLand Title Act 1994,section 118.20.Requesttoregisteradischargeorsatisfactionofwritofexecutionunder theLand
Title Act 1994, section 119.21.Request to register a direction, licence or
order (other than a vestingorder) of the
Supreme Court.22.Requesttowithdrawacaveat(otherthancaveatofequitablemortgagee).23.Request to register or enter a
transmission.24.Request to record cessation of deed of
grant under theLand Act 1994,section 10.25.Requesttoregisteratransmissionapplicationbypersonalrepresentative.26.Request to register transmission application
as devisee or legatee.27.RequesttoregisteragreementundertheRuralLandProtectionAct 1985,
parts 5, 8 and 10.28.RequesttoregisteragreementundertheRiverImprovementTrustAct
1940, section 11.29.Request to record expiry of lease over
freehold.30.Request to record first community
management statement under theBody Corporate
and Community Management Act 1997, section
48.31.Request to record new community
management statement under theBody Corporate
and Community Management Act 1997, section
51.32.Request to record reservation of name
for a community title schemeundertheBodyCorporateandCommunityManagementAct 1997,section 24.33.Request to record change of address of a
body corporate under theBody Corporate and Community
Management Act 1997, section 262.34.Request to record removal of profit a prendre
under theLandTitleAct
1994, section 97L.
17Stamp Duties Regulation 1999SCHEDULE 2 (continued)35.Request to register standard terms
document.36.Request to record notice of actions or
proceedings.37.RequesttoregisteramendmentofpriorityofmortgagesundertheLand Title Act 1994,
section 77.38.RequesttoregistercovenantundertheLandTitleAct
1994,section 97A, and theLand
Act 1994, section 373A.39.Request to register building management
statement under theLandTitle Act
1994, section 54A.40.Request to register release of covenant
under theLand Title Act 1994,section 97D.41.Request to register extinguishment of
building management statementunder theLand
Title Act 1994, section 54H.
19Stamp Duties Regulation 1999SCHEDULE 4REPEALED
SUBORDINATE LEGISLATIONsection 321.Stamp Duties Regulation 1926.2.TheinstrumentmadeasanorderincouncildeclaringSepon(Australia) Pty
Limited to be a prescribed corporation and gazetted on19
April 1986 at page 1853.3.Theinstrumentmadeasanorderincouncilprescribing
AustralianStockExchange(Brisbane)Limitedtobeaprescribedstockexchange and gazetted on 4 April 1987 at
page 1642.4.The instrument made as an order in
council exempting a vesting ofproperty under
theCrimes (Confiscation of Profits) Act
1989from theoperation of
section 54AB of the Act and gazetted on 24 June 1989 atpage
1812.5.The instrument made as an order in
council exempting certain typesof requests from
payment of duty and gazetted on 30 June 1990 atpage
1339.6.The instrument made as an order in
council approving the UniversityCollegeofCentralQueenslandandtheUniversityCollegeofSouthernQueenslandtobetertiaryeducationalinstitutionsandgazetted on 30 June 1990 at page
1340.7.The instrument made as an order in
council, gazetted on 30 June 1990at page 1340,
declaring—(a)New South Wales, Victoria, Western
Australia, South Australia,Tasmania,theAustralianCapitalTerritoryandtheNorthernTerritory to be
declared States; and(b)astockexchangeorrecognisedstockexchangewithinthemeaningoftheSecuritiesIndustry(Queensland)Codetobeaprescribed stock exchange.8.The instrument made as an order in
council exempting certain typesof requests from
payment of duty and gazetted on 13 October 1990 atpage
783.
20Stamp Duties Regulation 1999SCHEDULE 4 (continued)9.TheinstrumentmadeasanorderincouncildeclaringAustralianCatholicUniversityLtdtobeauniversityandgazettedon9
March 1991 on page 1139.10.The instrument
made as an order in council exempting an agreementbetweenTheBuderimGingerGrowers’Co-operativeAssociationLimitedandAIDCLtdfrompaymentofdutyandgazettedon9
June 1990 on page 793.11.The instrument
made as an order in council exempting from paymentof
duty all cheques drawn on a bank in Queensland by the
HonoraryConsulforandonbehalfoftheConsulateofSwedengazettedon5 June 1992 on page 1037.
22Stamp Duties Regulation 19994Table of earlier reprintsTABLE
OF EARLIER REPRINTS[If a reprint number includes a roman
letter, the reprint was released in unauthorised,electronic form only.]Reprint
No.11A1BAmendments includednoneto SL
No. 241 of 1999to SL No. 66 of 2001Reprint
date2 July 199912 November
19996 July 20015Tables in earlier reprintsTABLES IN EARLIER REPRINTSName
of tableCorrected minor errorsReprint
No.16List of
legislationStamp Duties Regulation 1999 SL No.
104made by the Governor in Council on 10 June
1999notfd gaz 11 June 1999 pp 675–8ss
1–2 commenced on date of notificationremaining
provisions commenced 1 July 1999 (see s 2)lap 1 March 2002
(2001 No. 71 s 509)amending legislation—Revenue and Other
Legislation Amendment Regulation (No. 2) 1999 SL No. 241pts
1, 5notfd gaz 29 October 1999 pp 814–7commenced on date of notificationRevenue Legislation Amendment Regulation (No.
1) 2001 SL No. 66 pts 1, 3notfd gaz 8 June 2001 pp 516–17ss
1–2 commenced on date of notificationremaining
provisions commenced 1 July 2001 (see s 2)7List
of annotationsPrescribed stock exchange—Act, s 56Cs
11amd 2001 SL No. 66 s 6