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Fees and forms - motor car traders

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Licensing fees and forms - myCAV
Licensing fees and forms - outside myCAV
Licensed motor car trader forms

The table below sets out fees for the 2025-26 financial year.

Licensing fees and forms - myCAV

Activity	Form	Fee (all amounts are GST exempt)
Create a myCAV account to apply for a licence, lodge annual statement or change licence details	Create or sign-in to your myCAV account Find more information about myCAV.	Free
Lodge annual statement and fee	Motor car traders – lodge annual statement Sign-in to your myCAV account	$1,733.10
Apply for a company licence	Apply for a motor car trader licence - company or partnership Create or sign-in to your myCAV account	Application fee: $1,153.20 plus First annual licence fee: $1,733.10
Apply for a sole trader licence	Apply for a motor car trader licence – individual sole trader Create or sign-in to your myCAV account	Application fee: $1,153.20 plus First annual licence fee: $1,733.10
Apply for a partnership licence	Apply for a motor car trader licence - company or partnership Create or sign-in to your myCAV account	Application fee: $1,153.20 plus First annual licence fee: $1,733.10
Withdraw a licence application	Sign-in to your myCAV account	N/A
Update licence details	You can update your licence details at any time. Find more information about updating your licence details.	N/A
Lodge annual statement late fee	N/A - The Business Licensing Authority (BLA) will send a late notice to you via myCAV if they do not receive your annual statement and fee by your licence anniversary date. Go to Annual statement and fees - motor car trader.	$28.60
Find and print your licence certificate	Sign-in to your myCAV account	N/A
Apply for permission	You may apply to the Business Licensing Authority (BLA) for permission if disqualifying circumstances apply. Apply for permission – individual Apply for permission – company or partnership Create or sign-in to your myCAV account Find information about spent convictions.	$2,007.10

Licensing fees and forms - outside myCAV

Activity	Form	Fee (all amounts are GST exempt)
Consent to nationally coordinated criminal history and other record checks	This form is only required if you do not complete online identity verification. Consent to Nationally Coordinated Criminal History Check (Word, 622KB)	N/A
Deed of indemnity - sole traders	Motor car traders sole trader deed of indemnity (Word, 388KB)	N/A
Deed of indemnity - partnerships and companies	Motor car traders partnership and company deed of indemnity (Word, 1.7MB)	N/A
Provide details of your proposed business plan, including your declaration of personal finances	Motor car traders proposed business plan, including the declaration of personal finances (Word, 186KB)	N/A
Revocation or variation of licence conditions	N/A – send the Business Licensing Authority (BLA) a written request via the BLA enquiry form. The BLA will contact you about the requirements and the fee.	$806.90
Surrender licence	Motor Car Traders - change of details (online form) Important note: If you surrender your licence and then decide to re-apply in future, you will be issued with a new LMCT number.	N/A
Permission application supplementary form	You must complete a supplementary permission application form and attach it to your permission application in myCAV along with any other supporting information requested.	N/A

Licensed motor car trader forms

Activity	Form	Fee (all amounts are GST exempt)
Display your licence (LMCT) number on a motor car	Licensed motor car trader form 1 (prescribed sign) (PDF, 16 KB)	N/A
Keep a record of vehicles bought, sold, or exchanged at your trading premises, or in your possession with the intention of selling or exchanging	Licensed motor car trader form 2 (dealings book) (Word, 96 KB)	N/A
As a new customer service employee, declare that you are disqualified, have committed an offence or have been involved in a claim against the Motor Car Traders Guarantee Fund	Licensed motor car trader form 3 (employee declaration) (Word, 136 KB)	N/A
Display the details of a used car or motorbike	Licensed motor car trader form 4 (used motor car price and data sheet (Word, 30 KB)	N/A
Provide to the buyer a list of faults not covered by the statutory warranty	Licensed motor car trader form 5 (defect notice) (Word, 16 KB)	N/A
Verify to an inspector that a document of your dealings book is a true record	Licensed motor car trader form 6 (verified statement) (Word, 13 KB)	N/A
Provide a notice that an item is embargoed from sale, lease or transfer	Licensed motor car trader form 7 (embargo notice) (Word, 14 KB)	N/A

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