Fees and forms - conveyancers

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Licensing fees and forms
Trust account forms
Other forms

Important note: You must use our myCAV online system to apply for a licence, access your licence information, lodge your annual statement and renewal fees, and change and update your licence details.

To start using myCAV, you will need to create your own myCAV account, using a personal email address to verify your identity and sign in to your account. If you already have a myCAV account, sign in to perform these tasks.

For more information, view About myCAV.

The table below sets out fees for the 2023-24 financial year.

Licensing fees and forms

Activity	Form	Fee (all amounts are GST exempt)
Create a myCAV account to apply for a licence, lodge an annual statement or change licence details	Create or sign-in to your myCAV account	Free
Apply for a company licence	Conveyancers - company licence application (myCAV)	Application fee: $480.00 plus First annual licence fee: $968.90
Apply for an individual licence	Conveyancers - individual licence application (myCAV)	Application fee: $284.30 plus First annual licence fee: $957.50
National criminal history and other record checks	Consent to national criminal history and other record checks (Word, 235KB)	N/A
Update licence details	Conveyancers - change of details (myCAV)	N/A
Apply for permission	Apply for permission (myCAV)	Individuals $1,728.50 Companies $2,421.90
Apply for exemption to appoint a licensed branch office manager	Application for exemption from appointing a licensed branch manager (Word, 166KB)	$293.40
Apply for exemption to employ a disqualified person	Conveyancer non-licensed employee eligibility/exemption (Word, 168KB)	$293.40
Lodge annual statement and fee	Conveyancers - lodge annual statement (myCAV) Your annual statement will be sent to you either via email or post within the six weeks prior to your anniversary date. If you do not receive this notification, call the Business Licensing Authority on 1300 135 452. Calling this number costs the same as a local call. Additional charges may apply if you are calling from overseas, on a mobile or payphone.	Individuals $957.50 Companies $968.90
Apply for extension of time to lodge annual statement	N/A	$144.20
Lodge late fee	Create or sign-in to your myCAV account The Business Licensing Authority will notify you via your myCAV account if they do not receive your annual statement and fee by your licence anniversary date.	$127.70
Registrar’s certificate of contents of Register	Create or sign-in to your myCAV account	$133.10

Trust account forms

Activity	Form	Fee (all amounts are GST exempt)
Open a trust account	Create or sign-in to your myCAV account	N/A
Close a trust account	Create or sign-in to your myCAV account	N/A
Report an irregularity in your trust account	Notice of trust account irregularity - conveyancers (Word, 94KB)	N/A
Lodge an independent audit report of your trust account	Create or sign-in to your myCAV account	N/A
Cease receiving and holding trust money	Create or sign-in to your myCAV account	N/A

Other forms

Activity	Form	Fee (all amounts are GST exempt)
Delegate to an employee to sign and authorise transactions on your behalf	Instrument of delegation (Word, 88KB)	N/A
Disclose costs of conveyancing work to client	Costs disclosure (Word, 94KB)	N/A