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Landholder Duty

A landholder is any corporation or unit trust scheme that has an entitlement to land in Western Australia, either directly or through a linked entity, with an unencumbered value of $2 million or more.

An acquisition of a 50% or greater interest in a landholder that is not on the official list of a prescribed financial market, or a 90% or greater interest in a landholder that is on the official list of a prescribed financial market, is subject to landholder duty.

Landholder duty is payable on a relevant acquisition of an interest in a landholder.

The rates at which landholder duty are calculated are the same as the general rate of transfer duty.

More detailed information can be found in our Landholder Duty Fact Sheet.

A person who is liable for landholder duty must submit a completed Landholder Acquisition Statement to the Office of State Revenue within two months of the acquisition occurring:


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