Western Australian Current Acts

DUTIES ACT 2008 - SECT 112

112 .         Some transactions under other Acts

        (1)         Duty is not chargeable on a transfer of, or an agreement for the transfer of, the fee simple in Crown land under the Land Administration Act 1997 section 87 to complete a land exchange under section 11(1)(b) of that Act.

        (2)         Duty is not chargeable on a transfer of, or an agreement for the transfer of, the fee simple in Crown land by way of exchange where the decision to exchange the land is given effect under the Land Administration Act 1997 Schedule 2 clause 4.

        (3)         Duty is not chargeable on a transfer of, or an agreement for the transfer of, the fee simple in —

            (a)         Crown land the subject of a licence referred to in the Land Administration Act 1997 Schedule 2 clause 21; or

            (b)         Crown land the subject of a lease referred to in the Land Administration Act 1997 Schedule 2 clause 22; or

            (c)         Crown land the subject of a conditional purchase lease referred to in the Land Administration Act 1997 Schedule 2 clause 26; or

            (d)         Crown land the subject of a conditional purchase lease referred to in the Land Administration Act 1997 Schedule 2 clause 27; or

            (e)         war service land referred to in the Land Administration Act 1997 Schedule 2 clause 30; or

            (f)         Crown land referred to in the Land Administration Act 1997 Schedule 2 clause 32.

        (4)         Duty is not chargeable on a transfer of, or an agreement for the transfer of, or the grant of the fee simple or other less estate in Crown land pursuant to —

            (a)         a request under the Land Administration Act 1997 section 212; or

            (b)         an agreement under the Land Administration Act 1997 section 255; or

            (c)         an award under the Land Administration Act 1997 section 256; or

            (d)         the Land Administration Act 1997 section 257.

        (5)         Duty is not chargeable on a transfer of the fee simple in Crown land —

            (a)         pursuant to a request under the Public Works Act 1902 section 45A; or

            (b)         granted under the Public Works Act 1902 section 80,

                as in force immediately before the commencement of the Acts Amendment (Land Administration) Act 1997 ³ .

        (6)         Duty is not chargeable on a transaction —

            (a)         that is the passing of any property that occurs by operation of the Strata Titles Act 1985 Schedule 2A clause 21I; or

        [(b), (c)         deleted]

            (d)         under, or to give effect to, the Strata Titles Act 1985 Schedule 2A Part 4 Division 1 or 2,

                to the extent that the consideration for the transaction is an interest in common property, within the meaning of that term in that Act.

        [Section 112 amended: No. 30 of 2018 s. 136.]