Each agency in the the Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action (DEECA) procurement framework, activity plan, suppliers guide, and feedback process.charges a range of fees and penalties. These charges include planning and heritage permit application fees, penalties for planning infringements, houseboat licences, exemptions and permits.

Fees

Some fees are indexed to increase annually with inflation and are fixed in fee units. For the complete listing of fees, please visit the related departmental pages. For the financial year 2019-20, the value of a fee unit is $14.81.

Fines and penalties

Penalties are calculated on the basis of penalty units. For example, the penalty for a planning infringement is set at 5 penalty units for an individual (a ‘natural person’ under the Planning and Environment Act 1987) and at 10 units for a company.

The Treasurer fixes a penalty unit's value for a financial year under section 5(3) of the Monetary Units Act 2004. For the financial year 2019-20, the value of one penalty unit is $165.22.

Planning

Planning fees

Planning penalties

Planning infringement notices

Council and referral authority fees under the Subdivision Act

Property and Land Titles

Property and land titles forms, guides and fees

Guide to Transfer of Land Act lodgement fees (DOC, 403.0 KB)

Guide to Subdivision Act lodgement fees (DOC, 242.5 KB)

Guide to Registrar-General's office lodgement fees (DOC, 181.5 KB)

Guide to Water Share transaction fees (DOC, 176.0 KB)

Guide to Landata service charges (DOC, 189.5 KB)

List of fees for other Acts (DOC, 282.0 KB)

Surveyors Registration Board of Victoria registration fees

Building

Architects Act and Regulations – Fee and Penalty Schedule 2018-19 (Excel, 28.1 KB)

Building Act and Regulations – Fee and Penalty Schedule 2018-19 (Excel, 48.2 KB)

Building and Construction Industry Security of Payment Act 2002 – Fee and Penalty Schedule 2018-19 (Excel, 30.4 KB)

Plumbing Regulations 2008 – Fee and Penalty Schedule 2018-19 (Excel, 30.4 KB)

Residential Tenancies Act and Regulations – Caravan Parks and Movable Dwellings – Fee and Penalty Schedule 2018-19 (Excel, 34.2 KB)

Heritage

Heritage permits

How to apply for a heritage permit

Heritage infringement notices

Heritage Permit Application Fees (DOCX, 29.8 KB)

Heritage Consent Application Fee Schedule

Energy, Environment and Climate Change

ECC Penalties and Fees (Excel, 319.0 KB)

Energy Penalties and Fees (Excel, 114.0 KB)

LMP Penalties and Fees (Excel, 149.6 KB)

Wildlife

Private wildlife licences

Commercial wildlife licences

Marine mammal tour permits

Water

Water Penalties and Fees (Excel, 50.8 KB)

More information

Victorian Government departments and agencies charge a range of:

  • fees and charges for services and regulatory purposes, including licensing and registering certain activities
  • fines for improper conduct and to discourage unlawful behaviour.

Fees and fines are officially set and revised by legislation relevant to their application and contribute to the Victorian Government's consolidated revenue.

Other Government fees

Visit the Department of Treasury and Finance to access lists from other departments.

Contact us

For information about the operation or payment of specific fees or fines, please contact us.

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