Stamp Act 1921



Second Schedule
[Section 16(1)]
Duties payable on instruments
Item
Nature of instrument
Duty payable
$
Person liable to pay duty

[1-2

deleted]

3.

CATTLE SALES STATEMENT


The vendor

(1) Any statement written out or caused to be written out by the owner or his agent, pursuant to the Cattle Industry Compensation Act 1965 in respect of the sale of any cattle or carcasses of cattle, whether payment of the purchase money therefor is or is not made in full at the time of the sale or is to be made by instalments or is otherwise deferred ¾


    for every $1 and also for any fractional part of $1 ¾


(a) of the amount of the purchase money in respect of one animal or one carcass sold singly .........................5/12 cent
or
(b) of the total amount of the purchase money in respect of any number of cattle or carcasses, as the case may be, sold in one lot ...............5/12 cent
    or such amount, not being more than 5/12 of a cent, as the Governor may, from time to time, by proclamation declare.



(2) Notwithstanding the provisions of subitem (1), the duty in respect of the amount of the purchase money of any one animal, or any one carcass, whether sold singly or as part of a lot, shall not exceed the sum of 50 cents or such lesser sum as the Governor may, from time to time, by proclamation declare.



4.

CONVEYANCE OR TRANSFER ON SALE OF PROPERTY


(1) Transfer of land under the Transfer of Land Act 1893 on a sale thereof or conveyance or transfer of any other property ¾ The purchaser
Where the amount or value of the consideration ¾
(a) does not exceed $80 000 ........$2.00 for every $100 of the amount or value of the consideration and every fractional part of $100
(b) exceeds $80 000 but does not exceed $100 000 ....................$1 600 and $3.00 for every $100 of the amount or value of the consideration and every fractional part of $100 by which the consideration exceeds $80 000
(c) exceeds $100 000 but does not exceed $250 000 .............$2 200 and $4.00 for every $100 of the amount or value of the consideration and every fractional part of $100 by which the consideration exceeds $100 000
(d) exceeds $250 000 but does not exceed $500 000 .............$8 200 and $5.00 for every $100 of the amount or value of the consideration and every fractional part of $100 by which the consideration exceeds $250 000
(e) exceeds $500 000 ..................$20 700 and $5.40 for every $100 of the amount or value of the consideration and every fractional part of $100 by which the consideration exceeds $500 000
(2) Transfer under the Transfer of Land Act 1893 of land that includes a home within the meaning of section 75AG, where duty on the instrument of transfer becomes chargeable under that section the transferee as defined in section 75AG
Where the amount or value of the consideration ¾
(a) does not exceed $250 000......nil
(b) exceeds $250 000 but does not exceed $350 000 ...................$13.20 for every $100 and any fractional part of $100 by which the amount or value of the consideration exceeds $250 000
(3) Transfer under the Transfer of Land Act 1893 of vacant land, where duty on the instrument of transfer becomes chargeable under section 75AG the transferee as defined in section 75AG
Where the amount or value of the consideration ¾
(a) does not exceed $150 000.......nil
(b) exceeds $150 000 but does not exceed $200 000......................$12.40 for every $100 and for any fractional part of $100 by which the amount or value of the consideration exceeds $150 000

[(4), (4a) deleted]

(5) Transfer of land under the Transfer of Land Act 1893 on a sale thereof or conveyance or transfer of any other property where the conveyance or transfer is chargeable under section 75AE with duty under this subitem ¾ The purchaser
(a) where the amount or value of the consideration does not exceed $100 000..................... $1.50 for every $100 of the amount or value of the consideration and every fractional part of $100
(b) where the amount or value of the consideration exceeds $100 000 ................................$1 500 and $4.70 for every $100 and every fractional part of $100 by which the amount or value of the consideration exceeds $100 000
5.CONVEYANCE OR TRANSFER The transferee
(1) Conveyance or transfer of a lot by the responsible authority for a planning scheme, to a person who on the date of the coming into operation of the scheme was the owner of ¾
(a) the land comprised in the lot; or
(b) land comprised in the scheme and to whom the lot is conveyed or transferred in substitution or exchange for that land or part thereof,
where the lot is comprised in the scheme and the conveyance or transfer is made in order to carry out or facilitate the carrying out of the scheme ................................................20.00
(2) Expressions used in this item have the same meaning as they have in the Planning and Development Act 2005.

6.

CONVEYANCE OR TRANSFER

The transferee
Conveyance or transfer of any kind not described elsewhere in this Schedule and not being ¾
(a) a settlement;
(b) a deed of gift; or
(c) an exchange.
The lesser of ¾
(a) $20; and
(b) the duty that would be payable under item 4 if the conveyance or transfer was chargeable with duty under that item

[7.

deleted]

8.

DEED OR DECLARATION
(1) Deed of any kind not otherwise chargeable with duty ..........................20.00The parties thereto
(2) Declaration of any use or trust of any property by any writing and not being a will or an instrument chargeable with ad valorem duty as a settlement or gift .................................20.00The person making the declaration

9.

DUPLICATE OR COUNTERPART
Duplicate or counterpart of a stamped instrument ....................................................$5.00 or the same duty as the original if less than $5.00The person liable to duty on the original instrument

10.

EXCHANGE
For any instrument effecting an exchange of any property ............................................See section 75ACThe person to whom any property is conveyed by way of exchange

[11.

deleted]



12.

LEASE OR AGREEMENT FOR LEASE


(1) Any lease made in perpetuity or for a term of years or for a period terminable with one or more lives, or otherwise contingent, in consideration of a sum of money paid by way of premium, fine or the like, if without rent, or an agreement for such a lease.Duty on the amount payable. (See item 4)The lessee
[(2) deleted]
(3) A lease of any lands or tenements at a rent and in consideration of a premium, fine or the like, or an agreement for such a leaseDuty equal to the amount of duty payable on a conveyance in consideration of the premium, fine or the like under item 4 The lessee

13.

MORTGAGES (INCLUDING HOME MORTGAGES)



(1) If no advance has been made under the mortgage ......................


$20.00
Mortgagor


(2) For the amount secured by a mortgage other than a home mortgage.......................................



$20.00 for any amount up to and including $10 000,

plus $0.20 for each additional $100 and every fractional part of $100

Mortgagor
(2a) For the amount secured by a home mortgage where the whole of the secured amount is used for the mortgagor's dwellinghouse as provided in section 85(2)......................$20.00 for any amount up to and including $16 000
plus $0.125 for each additional $100 and every fractional part of $100
Mortgagor
(2b) For the amount secured by a home mortgage where only part of the secured amount is used for the mortgagor's dwellinghouse as provided in section 85(2)......................$20.00 for any amount up to and including $16 000 plus $0.125 for each additional $100 and every fractional part of $100 that is used for the mortgagor's dwellinghouse, plus $0.20 for each $100 and every fractional part of $100 that is not used for the mortgagor's dwellinghouseMortgagor
(3) An instrument setting out the transfer or assignment of any mortgage ¾
(a) by way of sale for a consideration in money or money's worth for not less than market value .................. 20.00Transferee
(aa) by way of sale, other than a sale to which paragraph (a) of this subitem applies ...............See item 4Transferee
(b) by way of gift .........................See item 19Donee
[(c) deleted]
(d) of any other kind ....................20.00Transferee
The duty payable under item 13 is to be rounded down to the nearest 5 cents.

14.

VEHICLE LICENCES, GRANT OR TRANSFER
(1) On the grant or transfer of a licence for a vehicle that is not a heavy vehicle ¾The person in whose name the licence is granted or the transferee; and see section 76H(2)
(a) where the market value of the vehicle does not exceed $15 0002.75% of the market value
(b) where the market value of the vehicle exceeds $15 000 but does not exceed $40 000 .......
(rounded to 2 decimal places) of the market value (MV)
(c) where the market value of the vehicle exceeds $40 000 .........6.5% of the market value
(2) On the grant of a licence for a heavy vehicle that has not previously been used nor licensed or registered under the Road Traffic Act 1974 or a corresponding State law .................The lesser of ¾
(a) 3% of the market value; and
(b) $12 000
(3) On the grant or transfer of a licence for any other heavy vehicle ¾
(a) where the market value of the vehicle does not exceed $15 0002.5% of the market value
(b) where the market value of the vehicle exceeds $15 000 but does not exceed $40 000 ........

(rounded to 2 decimal places) of the market value (MV)
(c) where the market value of the vehicle exceeds $40 000 .........The lesser of ¾
(a) 5% of the market value; and
(b) $20 000
The duty payable under item 14 is to be rounded down to the nearest 5 cents

14A.

ORDER TO WHICH SECTION 112UB(2) APPLIES

See item 4. Property transferred or vested under an order. On the value of the property referred to the same duty as that set out in item 4, references to consideration in that item being construed as references to the amount or value of the property concerned

Transferee or the person in whom the property is ordered to be vested

15.

PARTITION


(1) Any instrument effecting a partition of any property .................................20.00The parties
thereto
(2) Any instrument setting out any amount required to achieve equality ...See section 75AD

16.

POLICY OF INSURANCE
(1) A return under section 94 ..................See section 94AThe insurer
(2) A statement under section 95A .........See section 95AThe person required to lodge the statement

17.

RELEASE OR RENUNCIATION OF ANY PROPERTY OR OF ANY RIGHT OR INTEREST IN ANY PROPERTY
An instrument of release or renunciation referred to in the heading to this item ¾
(a) by way of sale .......................See item 4Purchaser
(b) by way of gift ........................See item 19Donee

18.

HIRE OF GOODS
(1) A return under section 112L ..............See section 112LBThe commercial hire business
(2) A statement under section 112M .......See section 112MAThe hirer of the goods

19.

SETTLEMENT, DEED OF, OR DEED OF GIFT

See item 4

The person on whom the property is settled or the donee.
(1) Any instrument, whether voluntary or upon any good or valuable consideration other than a bona fide pecuniary consideration whereby any property is settled or agreed to be settled in any manner whatsoever, or is given or agreed to be given in any manner whatsoever.References to consideration in item 4 being construed as references to the amount or value of the property concerned
(2) Any instrument declaring that the property vested in the person executing the same shall be held in trust for the person or persons mentioned therein.

[Second Schedule inserted by No. 37 of 1979 s. 108; amended by No. 81 of 1981 s. 8 and 9; No. 45 of 1982 s. 4; No. 93 of 1982 s. 8; No. 99 of 1982 s. 5; No. 14 of 1983 s. 6; No. 61 of 1983 s. 13; No. 81 of 1984 s. 37; No. 19 of 1985 s. 22; No. 85 of 1985 s. 3; No. 98 of 1986 s. 20; No. 16 of 1989 s. 4; No. 58 of 1990 s. 6; No. 42 of 1993 s. 5; No. 39 of 1994 s. 12 and 14; No. 22 of 1995 s. 4; No. 20 of 1996 s. 44; No. 48 of 1996 s. 37; No. 13 of 1997 s. 23 and 28; No. 57 of 1997 s. 113(6); No. 18 of 1998 s. 12; No. 22 of 1998 s. 53; No. 25 of 1999 s. 7(1); No. 53 of 1999 s. 30; No. 6 of 2000 s. 7; No. 4 of 2001 s. 8; No. 11 of 2002 s. 4, 7 and 11; No. 46 of 2002 s. 10; No. 2 of 2003 s. 141; No. 21 of 2003 s. 33; No. 44 of 2003 s. 4(2)-(6) and 5; No. 59 of 2003 s. 4; No. 66 of 2003 s. 87, 99 and 107(7); No. 11 of 2004 s. 6 and 7; No. 83 of 2004 s. 8; No. 35 of 2005 s. 4; No. 38 of 2005 s. 15; No. 31 of 2006 s. 15.]


Third Schedule
[Section 16(2)]
Exemptions from duty
Item
Nature of instrument

[1. deleted]

2.

CONVEYANCE OR TRANSFER ON SALE OF PROPERTY:

(1) A conveyance or transfer of a marketable security or right in respect of shares or an agreement under which an option is given or taken to purchase or sell a marketable security or right in respect of shares.

[(2)-(4) deleted]

(5) Conveyance, transfer or surrender of the fee simple or other less estate in land to the Crown.

(6) A conveyance or transfer of the fee simple in ¾

(a) Crown land by way of exchange where the decision to exchange the land is given effect under clause 4;

(b) Crown land the subject of a licence referred to in clause 21;

(c) Crown land the subject of a lease referred to in clause 22;

(d) Crown land the subject of a conditional purchase lease referred to in clause 26;

(e) Crown land the subject of a conditional purchase lease referred to in clause 27;

(f) war service land referred to in clause 30; or

(g) Crown land referred to in clause 32,

of Schedule 2 to the Land Administration Act 1997.

(6a) A transfer of the fee simple in Crown land ¾

(a) pursuant to a request under section 45A; or

(b) granted under section 80,

of the Public Works Act 1902 as in force immediately before the commencement of the Acts Amendment (Land Administration) Act 1997 4.

(6b) A grant of a mining tenement under the Mining Act 1978.

(6c) A conveyance of the fee simple in Crown land under section 87 of the Land Administration Act 1997 to complete a land exchange under section 11(1)(b) of that Act.

(6d) A conveyance, grant or transfer of the fee simple or other less estate in Crown land pursuant to ¾

(a) a request under section 212;

(b) an agreement under section 255;

(c) an award under section 256; or

(d) section 257,

of the Land Administration Act 1997.

(7) A conveyance or transfer of any estate or interest in any real or personal property locally situated out of Western Australia.

(7a) A conveyance or transfer of any estate or interest in goods, wares or merchandise that are ¾

(a) stock-in-trade held or used in connection with a business;

(b) held for use in, or are under, manufacture; or

(c) prescribed to be exempt.

(7b) A conveyance or transfer of any estate or interest in any ship or vessel, or part interest or share or property of or in any ship or vessel.

(7c) The conveyance or transfer of any estate or interest in goods, wares or merchandise not referred to in subitems (7a) and (7b), except as provided in sections 70(2) and (3) and referred to in section 31B(3)(b) or (c).

[(8)-(10) deleted]

(11) A transfer to a person of the whole or any part of, or an interest in ¾

(a) a trade debt;

(b) cash or money in an account at call;

(c) money on deposit with any person;

(d) a negotiable instrument;

(e) choses in action with respect to work in progress.

[(12)-(14) deleted]

(15) A conveyance or transfer of property to the representative in Australia of the Government of another country, a foreign consul, or a trade commissioner of another country, if that property is intended for official use.

[(16), (17) deleted]

(18) Any of the following matters under the Strata Titles Act 1985 ¾

(a) the passing of any property that occurs by operation of section 21I, 21M or an order under section 103P;

(b) a transfer or other document or a disposition statement referred to in section 21V or 31H;

(c) anything that occurs by operation of section 21W, 21Y, 31G, 31J or an order under section 103P; or

(d) anything done under, or to give effect to, Division 2A of Part II or Division 3 of Part III,

but this subitem does not apply to the extent that the consideration for the passing of property, or for any other thing referred to in this subitem, is other than an interest in common property.

(19) A timber sharefarming agreement under the Conservation and Land Management Act 1984 or the Forest Products Act 2000 under which a profit à prendre is created but this subitem does not apply to such an agreement if a profit à prendre had been previously created in respect of a crop of trees to which the agreement applies.

(20) An agreement under the Tree Plantation Agreements Act 2003 in respect of which a plantation interest, as defined in that Act, is created but this subitem does not apply to such an agreement if a plantation interest had been previously created in respect of a plantation to which the agreement applies.

3.

DEED OR DECLARATION:

(1) Any instrument for the purpose of ¾

(a) discharging or releasing any stamped instrument of security which discharge or release is not made to effect a voluntary disposition inter vivos or a conveyance or transfer on sale; or

(b) extending the terms of repayment of the amount secured by a stamped security.

(2) Any instrument or undertaking given by a society registered under the Housing Societies Act 1976 to the Treasurer where the instrument is associated with a guarantee given by the Treasurer securing advances to the society.

(3) Any instrument executed on or after 1 July 1992 granting a power of attorney.

(4) An instrument described in item 8(1) of the Second Schedule to which an exempt body (as defined in section 119) is a party.

(5) Any of the following matters under the Strata Titles Act 1985 ¾

(a) anything that occurs by operation of section 21W, 21Y, 31G or 31J; or

(b) anything done under, or to give effect to, Division 2A of Part II or Division 3 of Part III,

but this subitem does not apply to the extent that the consideration for the passing of property, or for any other thing referred to in this subitem, is other than an interest in common property.

(6) Draft or order drawn by any financial institution in Western Australia on any other financial institution in Western Australia not payable to bearer or order, and used solely for the purpose of settling or clearing any account between those financial institutions.

(7) Letter written by a financial institution in Western Australia to any other financial institution in Western Australia directing the payment of any sum of money, the same not being payable to bearer or to order, and that letter not being sent or delivered to the person to whom payment is to be made or to any person on his behalf.

(8) Letter of credit granted in Western Australia authorising drafts payable in Western Australia to be drawn out of Western Australia.


(9) A deed that evidences ¾

(a) a lease or an agreement to lease; or

(b) a bond, debenture, covenant, bill of sale, guarantee, lien or other instrument of security that is not subject to duty under item 13 of the Second Schedule.


4.

DUPLICATE OR COUNTERPART:

Duplicates or counterparts of insurance policies.

5.

DEEDS OF SETTLEMENT OR DEEDS OF GIFT:

An instrument otherwise dutiable under item 19 of the Second Schedule which would be exempt if it effected, or evidenced, a conveyance or transfer that is exempt under item 2 of the Third Schedule.

6.

LEASE OR AGREEMENT FOR LEASE:

(1) All leases or agreements for leases from ¾

(a) the Crown;

(b) the Minister to whom the administration of the Land Administration Act 1997 is for the time being committed, under that Act; or

(c) the Minister to whom the Mining Act 1978 is for the time being committed, under that Act.

[(2) deleted]

(3) A lease or an agreement for a lease to the representative in Australia of the Government of another country, a foreign consul, or a trade commissioner of another country, if the property subject to the lease or agreement is intended for official use.

7.

MORTGAGES (INCLUDING HOME MORTGAGES)

[(1), (2) deleted]

(3) Any mortgage when the total amount secured is less than $100.

[(4)-(10) deleted]

(11) Any instrument charging the assets of a society registered under the Housing Societies Act 1976 in favour of the Treasurer where the instrument is associated with a guarantee given by the Treasurer securing advances to the society.

(12) Any instrument securing the repayment of moneys borrowed for the purchase by, or lease to, the representative in Australia of the Government of another country, a foreign consul, or a trade commissioner of another country, if the property purchased or leased is intended for official use.

(13) Any of the following matters under the Strata Titles Act 1985 ¾

(a) the passing of any property that occurs by operation of section 21I, 21M or an order under section 103P;

(b) a transfer or other document or a disposition statement referred to in section 21V or 31H;

(c) anything that occurs by operation of section 21W, 21Y, 31G, 31J or an order under section 103P; or

(d) anything done under, or to give effect to, Division 2A of Part II or Division 3 of Part III,

but this subitem does not apply to the extent that the consideration for the passing of property, or for any other thing referred to in this subitem, is other than an interest in common property.

[8.

deleted]

9.

VEHICLE LICENCE

[(1) deleted]

(2) A licence granted to a person for a vehicle which was, before the grant of that licence, last licensed or registered in that person's name under ¾

(a) the Road Traffic Act 1974;

(b) a law of any other country corresponding to the Road Traffic Act 1974; or

(c) a corresponding State law,

but this subitem does not apply to a licence granted to a person for a heavy vehicle which was, before the grant of that licence, last licensed or registered in the person's name under a corresponding State law if the vehicle was registered in that person's name under the Commonwealth Act on or after 16 January 1997.

(3) A licence granted for a vehicle that is in a prescribed class of vehicles to a member of a prescribed class of persons where the vehicle is used for a purpose prescribed for the purposes of this subitem.

(4) A licence granted to a person for a heavy vehicle if ¾

(a) the vehicle was, immediately before 16 January 1997, registered in that person's name under the Commonwealth Act; and

(b) since 16 January 1997, no licence or registration has been granted under the Road Traffic Act 1974 or a corresponding State law for the vehicle in any other person's name.

(5) A licence granted to a person for a vehicle ¾

(a) that was modified and that was, before the grant of the licence, last licensed or registered in that person's name under ¾

(i) the Road Traffic Act 1974;

(ii) a law of any other country corresponding to the Road Traffic Act 1974; or

(iii) a corresponding State law;

or

(b) that was part of a vehicle that was modified and that was, before the grant of the licence, last licensed or registered in that person's name under ¾

(i) the Road Traffic Act 1974;

(ii) a law of any other country corresponding to the Road Traffic Act 1974; or

(iii) a corresponding State law.

(6) The exemption in subitem (5) applies whether or not a vehicle that results from the modification needs to meet a standard or requirement before it can be licensed that is different to the one that the original vehicle had to meet.

[Third Schedule inserted by No. 37 of 1979 s. 109; amended by No. 63 of 1980 s. 3; No. 10 of 1982 s. 28; No. 14 of 1983 s. 7; No. 61 of 1983 s. 14; No. 81 of 1984 s. 38; No. 109 of 1984 s. 3 and 12; No. 84 of 1985 s. 11; No. 98 of 1986 s. 21; No. 100 of 1987 s. 14; No. 3 of 1989 s. 8; No. 41 of 1989 s. 27; No. 73 of 1990 s. 45; No. 52 of 1991 s. 14; No. 39 of 1994 s. 13, 20 and 21; No. 79 of 1994 s. 5(1); No. 14 of 1995 s. 44; No. 14 of 1996 s. 4; No. 20 of 1996 s. 45; No. 48 of 1996 s. 30(1) and 38; No. 61 of 1996 s. 40; No. 13 of 1997 s. 30 and 47; No. 31 of 1997 s. 82 and 141; No. 22 of 1998 s. 43 and 54; No. 58 of 1998 s. 8; No. 2 of 1999 s. 23; No. 26 of 1999 s. 103(3); No. 53 of 1999 s. 31; No. 29 of 2000 s. 4 and 16; No. 10 of 2001 s. 187; No. 12 of 2001 s. 51; No. 11 of 2002 s. 8; No. 2 of 2003 s. 142; No. 56 of 2003 s. 9; No. 66 of 2003 s. 88; No. 12 of 2004 s. 35; (Correction to Reprint in Gazette 20 Jul 2004 p. 2909); No. 11 of 2005 s. 29; No. 35 of 2005 s. 5.]


Schedule 4 ¾ Transitional provisions
[s. 122]
[Heading inserted by No.31 of 2006 s. 16.]

Division 1 ¾ Provisions for Revenue Laws Amendment Act 2006

[Heading inserted by No.31 of 2006 s. 16.]


1. Application of old Part IVB

(1) In subclause (2) ¾

}old Part IVB~ has the same meaning as in section 94 of the Business Tax Review (Assessment) Act (No. 2) 2003.

(2) Despite section 94(7) of the Business Tax Review (Assessment) Act (No. 2) 2003, on 1 January 2007 the old Part IVB ceases to apply in relation to the conduct of a rental business on or after that date.

[Clause 1 inserted by No.31 of 2006 s. 16.]

2. Applications under section 75AH

Despite section 75AH(5) (as inserted by section 6 of the Revenue Laws Amendment Act 2006), an application under section 75AH in respect of a further instrument executed on or after 1 July 2004 and before the day on which the Revenue Laws Amendment Act 2006 receives the Royal Assent may be made within 12 months after the day on which that Act receives the Royal Assent.

[Clause 2 inserted by No.31 of 2006 s. 16.]

3. Application of Act to certain mortgages and advances

Despite the amendments made by section 14 of the Revenue Laws Amendment Act 2006, item 13(2), (2a) and (2b) of the Second Schedule as in force immediately before 1 July 2006 continues to apply to and in relation to ¾

(a) mortgages that were executed before 1 July 2006 or that first affected property in Western Australia before 1 July 2006; and

(b) advances or further advances made before 1 July 2006 secured under such mortgages.

[Clause 3 inserted by No.31 of 2006 s. 16.]

4. Application of Act to certain instruments referred to in the Second Schedule item 19

Despite the amendments made by sections 5(1) and 15 of the Revenue Laws Amendment Act 2006, section 75AG(8) and items 13(3)(b), 17(b) and 19 of the Second Schedule as in force immediately before the day on which the Revenue Laws Amendment Act 2006 receives the Royal Assent continue to apply to and in relation to instruments referred to in the Second Schedule item 19 that were executed before that day.

[Clause 4 inserted by No.31 of 2006 s. 16.]


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