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Note

All fees are GST inclusive.

Advertising

Code	Detail	Manual	Auto-registration or e-lodgement
-	in addition to registration fees	450	450

Accretion

Code	Detail	Manual	Auto-registration or e-lodgement
ACC	Application in respect of	180	90

Agreements for Sale & Purchase

Code	Detail	Manual	Auto-registration or e-lodgement
ASP	Agreement for Sale and Purchase	180	90
ASP	under Maori Housing Amendment Act 1938	180
ASP	under Housing Act 1955	180
ASP	under Local Government Act 1974	180
RASP	Rescission or surrender of ASP under Housing or Local Government Act	Nil
RASP	Rescission/Revocation of Agreement for Sale and Purchase	180	90
RASP	Revocation of ASP under Maori Housing Amendment Act	180
RASP	Surrender of ASP	180

Agreements

Please note some agreements might incur fees.

Code	Detail	Manual	Auto-registration or e-lodgement
AG	Electricity, forestry etc
RAG	Revocation of AG
PRAG	Partial revocation of AG

Amalgamation

See:

Local Government Act 1974

Public Works Act 1981

Resource Management Act 1991

Appellation

Code	Detail	Manual	Auto-registration or e-lodgement
NAP	Change of / new	Nil	Nil

Applications

Code	Detail	Manual	Auto-registration or e-lodgement
AP17	Application for Record of Title - ss155, 172 or 204 Land Transfer Act 2017 Registration Advertising Total + for each notice required to be sent + for each issue of each new title	180 450 630 6 145	90 450 540 6 145
A8	under s8 Housing Assets Transfer Act 1993 + new record of title to issue (where required)	180 145	90 145
A9	application to transfer ownership - s9 Health Reforms (Transitional Provisions) Act 1993	180	90
A10	under s10 Irrigation Scheme Act 1990 + new record of title to issue (where required)	180 145	90 145
A25	under s25(1) or (2) State Owned Enterprises Act 1986 + new record of title to issue (where required)	180 145	90 145
A60	under s60 New Plymouth District Council (Waitara Lands) Act 2018	180	90
A86	for ownership of minerals s86 Crown Minerals Act	180
A185	Application for Title to Access Strip under s185 LTA 2017 Application + Advertising Fee + new record of title to issue	180 450 145	90 450 145
A120	Application for Release of Statutory Land Charge - s120(3) Land Transfer Act 2017	180	90
A90	Application under s90 Land Transfer Act 2017	180	90
A143	Application to lapse caveat under s143 Land Transfer Act 2017	186 (includes $6 notice fee)	96 (includes $6 notice fee)
APOL	Application - (other legislation) + new certificate of title to issue (where required) + advertising fee (where required) + for each notice required to be sent (where required)	180 145 450 6	90 145 450 6
CFEN	Application to Cancel Fencing Covenant or Agreement - s21 LTA 2017, r19 LTR 2018	180	90
EE	Extinguishment of Easement - s113/114/ 115 LTA 2017	180	90
M143	Application under s143 LTA 2017 MLC	0	0
R55	Application under s55(7) New Plymouth District Council (Waitara Lands) Act 2018	180	90

Approving any Form

Code	Detail	Manual	Auto-registration or e-lodgement
FAP	If an instrument, as prescribed under the Land Transfer Act is presented on a form not approved by the Registrar-General of Land under regulation 6 of the Land Transfer Regulations 2018 (whether printed on a printed form or not) then a form approval fee may be payable. This fee should be added to the registration fee but the code "FAP" should not be used. This would include transfers, mortgages, encumbrances, variations of mortgage, mortgage priority instruments, leases, variations of leases, caveats, easement certificates, variations of easements and applications under the Land Transfer Act.	80

Body Corporate

See Unit Titles Act 2010

Bonds

Code	Detail	Manual	Auto-registration or e-lodgement
BON	Local Government Act 1974/Resource Management Act 1991	180	90
DBON	Discharge of	180	90
DBON	Application to have expiry of BON noted	180	90
PBON	Partial discharge of	180	90
VBON	Variation of	180	90

Building Act 2004

Code	Detail	Manual	Auto-registration or e-lodgement
C73	Notification of Condition s73(1)(c) and 73(3)	180	90
C77	Certification Imposing Condition s77(4)	180	90
RC74	Notification of Redundant Entry s74(3) and (4)	180	90
RC83	Certificate Approving Removal of Entry s83(3)	180	90

Building Line Restrictions

Code	Detail	Manual	Auto-registration or e-lodgement
CBLR	Cancellation of	180	90
PBLR	Partial cancellation of	180	90

Building Permits / Restrictions

See sections relating to the principal registration

Caveats

Code	Detail	Manual	Auto-registration or e-lodgement
X	Caveat (plus notice to registered owner)	180 6	90 6
WX	Withdrawal of	180	90
A143	Application to lapse caveat under s143 LTA 2017 (plus notice served to caveator)	180 +6	90 6
M143	Application under s143 LTA 2017 MLC	0	0
PWX	Partial withdrawal of	180	90
XAPP	Caveat against Application for Record of Title - ss162, 174 or 187 Land Transfer Act 2017	180 6	90 6
XJFH	Caveat under s6 Joint Family Homes Act 1964	180 6	90 6
XUTA	Caveat forbidding Subdivision of Land - s195 Unit Titles Act 2010	180 6	90 6

Certified Copies

Code	Detail	Manual	Auto-registration or e-lodgement
	For certification of a true copy	25

Certificates / Notices

All types refer to relevant Acts eg:

Crown Forest Assets Act
Crown Research Institutes Act
Land Transfer Act
Public Works Act
Resource Management Act

Certificates of Title (Issue of New)

See Records of Title

Changes / Correction of Name

See the Names section

Charges

See Statutory land charges

Charging Orders

Code	Detail	Manual	Auto-registration or e-lodgement
CHO	under s184 District Court Act 2016	Nil	Nil
CHO	under Rating Powers Act 1988	Nil	Nil
CHO	Family Proceedings Act 1980	Nil	Nil
CHO	under Child Support Act 1991 (or variation of charging order)	Nil	Nil
CHO	Local Government (Rating) Act 2002	180	90
CHO	Extension of Charging Orders	180	90
CHO	Charging Order - High Court	180	90
DCHO	Cancellation of	180	90
DCHO	Cancellation of CHO Rating Powers Act 1988	180	90
DCHO	Discharge of CHO Local Government (Rating) Act 2002	180	90
DCHO	Discharge of CHO Family Proceedings Act 1980	Nil	Nil
DCHO	Discharge of CHO Child Support Act 1991	Nil	Nil
DCHO	Discharge of CHO s96A District Courts Act 1947	Nil	Nil
PCHO	Partial discharge of charging order	180	90
PCHO	Discharge of CHO s96A District Courts Act 1947	Nil	Nil
DTC	Discharge of Tax Charge	Nil	Nil
PDTC	Partial discharge of Tax Charge	Nil	Nil

Charitable Trusts Act 1957

Code	Detail	Manual	Auto-registration or e-lodgement
ANT	Appointment of Trustees s4	180	90

Child Support Act 1991

Code	Detail	Manual	Auto-registration or e-lodgement
CHO	Charging order (or variation of charging order)	Nil	Nil
DCHO	Discharge of charging order	Nil	Nil

Claims

See Notices of claim

Climate Change Response Act 2002

Code	Detail	Manual	Auto-registration or e-lodgement
CCR	Climate Change Response Act 2002 - Notice of status under s195(2)	180	90
CCRC	Climate Change Response Act 2002 - Cancellation of Notice of status under s195(3)	180	90
CCRP	Climate Change Response Act 2002 - Partial cancellation of notice of status under s195(3)	180	90

Compensation Certificates

Code	Detail	Manual	Auto-registration or e-lodgement
CC	Compensation certificate	Nil	Nil
DCC	Discharge of	Nil	Nil
PDCC	Partial discharge of	Nil	Nil

Consents

Code	Detail	Manual	Auto-registration or e-lodgement
CONO	Consent to notice s221 (4)(a) Resource Management Act	180	90
CCON	Cancellation of CONO	180	90
V221	Variation of CONO	180	90

Court Orders (District and High and Family Courts)

Code	Detail	Manual	Auto-registration or e-lodgement
CHO	Charging order District Court	Nil	Nil
CHO	Charging order High Court	180	90
CHO	Extension of charging order	180	90
CHO	Charging Order or variation of Charging Order under Family Proceedings Act 1980	Nil	Nil
CHO	Charging Order or variation of charging order under Child Support Act 1991	Nil	Nil
CO	Court Orders eg: vesting under Matrimonial Property Act	180	90
CO	Court Order under Proceeds of Crime Act 1991	180	90
CO	Order under Protection and Personal Property Rights Act	180	90
CO	Order appointing manager under Mental Health Act 1969	180	90
DCHO	Memorandum of satisfaction	180	90
DCHO	Discharge of CHO under Family Proceedings Act 1980	Nil	Nil
DCHO	Discharge of CHO under Child Support Act 1991	Nil	Nil

Covenants

Code	Detail	Manual	Auto-registration or e-lodgement
CFEN	Application to Cancel Fencing Covenant or Agreement - s21 LTA 2017, r19 LTR 2018	180	90
COV	All types (fencing, open space, restrictive, QEII National Trust, Resource Management Act etc except Land Covenants)	180	90
C25A	Covenant against Transfer of Allotments - s25A(2)(b) NZ Railways Corporation Restructuring Act 1990	180	90
C240	Against transfer of allotments - s240 Resource Mgmt Act	180	90
LCOV	Land Covenant under s116(1)(a) or (b) Land Transfer Act 2017	180	90
PCOV	Partial surrender / revocation / rescission / cancellation / expiry of	180	90
PRLC	Partial Revocation of Land Covenant under s116(1)(c) LTA 2017	180	90
P25A	Partial cancellation of Covenant - s25A(9) NZ Railways Corporation Restructuring Act 1990	180	90
RCOV	Surrender / Revocation / Rescission / Cancellation / Expiry of Covenants other than Land Covenants	180	90
RLC	Revocation of Land Covenant under s116(1)(c) LTA 2017	180	90
R25A	Cancellation of Covenant - s25A(9) NZ Railways Corporation Restructuring Act 1990	180	90
VCOV	Variation of Covenants other than Land Covenants	180	90
VLC	Variation of Land Covenant under s116(1)(c) LTA 2017	180	90

Criminal Proceeds (Recovery) Act 2009

Code	Detail	Manual	Auto-registration or e-lodgement
ROCP	Restraining Order under the Criminal Proceeds (Recovery) Act 2009	180	90
FOCP	Forfeiture Order under the Criminal Proceeds (Recovery) Act 2009	180	90
COCP	Court Order under the Criminal Proceeds (Recovery) Act 2009	180	90

Crown Forest Assets Act 1989

Code	Detail	Manual	Auto-registration or e-lodgement
RFL	Rescission of FL	Nil	Nil
VFL	Variation of FL	180	90
TFL	Transfer of FL	180	90
PAE	Public Access Easement Certificate	180	90
CPAE	Cancellation of PAE	180	90
COV	Protective covenant	180	90
VCOV	Variation of COV	180	90
RCOV	Cancellation of COV	180	90

Crown Minerals Act 1991

Code	Detail	Manual	Auto-registration or e-lodgement
RMIP	Revocation of MIP	Nil	Nil
PMIP	Partial surrender Mining/Prospecting/Exploration permit	Nil	Nil
SMIP	Surrender of MIP	Nil	Nil
N83	Notice of Access Rights	180	90
A86	Application for ownership of minerals	180

Crown Pastoral Land Act 1998

Code	Detail	Manual	Auto-registration or e-lodgement
N61	Notice of Acceptance of Proposal under s61 Crown Pastoral Land Act 1998	180	90
SP64	Substantive Proposal & Approved Plan under s64 Crown Pastoral Land Act 1998	180	90
BCA	Crown Pastoral Land Act 1998 - Advice of Base Carrying Capacity - s231(7)	180

Deeds

Registration - prefix 'Y' to code for document type

Code	Detail	Manual
Y	Registration of Deeds	1
YEC	Deed of easement under s60 Land Act	180
YRCV	Deed of Revocation of a Covenant	180

Deferred Payment Licences

Code	Detail	Manual	Auto-registration or e-lodgement
DPL	Deferred payment licence + bringing forward of encumbrances (where appropriate)	180	90
PDPL	Partial surrender of	180	90
SDPL	Surrender of	180	90

Discharges (general)

See sections relating to the principal registration

Discharges of

Code	Detail	Manual	Auto-registration or e-lodgement
DM	Mortgage	180	90
DM	2 or more mortgages (same mortgagees/same title) presented as one document otherwise $105.00 per operation	180	90
DM	Mortgage Disabled Persons Community Welfare Act	Nil	Nil
DM	Rehabilitation mortgage	180	90
DM	more than one mortgagee executes on separate pages, presented as one documen	180	90
DMM	Mortgage of a Mortgage	180
PDM	Partial - Mortgage	180	90
DENC	Encumbrance	180	90
PENC	Partial - encumbrance	180	90
DFBC	Family benefit charge	Nil	Nil
DCC	Compensation certificate	Nil	Nil
DCHO	Charging order (See Charging Order)	Varies	Varies
DTC	Tax charge	Nil	Nil
PDTC	Partial - tax charge	Nil	Nil
DLN	Lien	Nil	Nil
DSLC	Statutory Land Charge (See Statutory Land Charge)	Varies	Varies
A120	Application for Release of Statutory Land Charge - s120(3) Land Transfer Act 2017	180	90
D115	Discharge of Certificate under s115 Public Works Act 1981	Nil	Nil
D221	Irrigation Charge	Nil	Nil
D643	Certificate under s643 Local Government Act	180
DBON	Discharge of Bond	180	90

Earthquake & War Damage Regulations 1984

Code	Detail	Manual	Auto-registration or e-lodgement
RC5A	Discharge s28(5)	Nil	Nil

Easements

Code	Detail	Manual	Auto-registration or e-lodgement
EI	Easement Instrument	180	90
VE	Variation of	180	90
SE	Surrender of	180	90
E	Grant of (without transferring land)	180	90
SE	Surrender of (with or without transferring land)	180	90
EE	Extinguishment of Easement - s113/114/ 115 LTA 2017	180	90
TE	Grant of and transfer of land (2 operations)	360	180
TSE	Surrender of and transfer of land (2 operations)	360	180
HCEC	Certificate under Housing Act (pipeline, right of way etc)	2	2
C243	Revocation of conditional easement - s243 Res. Mgmt Act	180	90

Electricity Act 1968

Code	Detail	Manual	Auto-registration or e-lodgement
AG	Agreement	Nil
RAG	Expiry of electricity agreement	Nil
PRAG	Partial release of agreement	Nil
SLC	Charge	Nil	Nil

Encumbrances

Code	Detail	Manual	Auto-registration or e-lodgement
ENC	Encumbrance	180	90
DENC	Discharge of	180	90
PENC	Partial discharge of	180	90
VENC	Variation of	180	90

Family Benefit Charges

Code	Detail	Manual	Auto-registration or e-lodgement
DFBC	Discharge of production	Nil	Nil
PFBC	Partial discharge of	Nil	Nil

Fencing Act 1978

Code	Detail	Manual	Auto-registration or e-lodgement
AG	Agreement, Deed of	180
CFEN	Application to Cancel Fencing Covenant or Agreement - s21 LTA 2017, r19 LTR 2018	180	90
COV	Covenant, Deed of	180	90
PRAG	Partial release of agreement	180
RAG	Discharge of	180
RCOV	Revocation / Surrender / Rescission of a COV	180	90

Forestry

Code	Detail	Manual	Auto-registration or e-lodgement
AG	Forestry Rights Registration Agreement	180
AG	Forestry Encouragement Agreement	Nil
EI	Registration of a forestry right	180	90
PRAG	Partial release of AG	Nil
PSAG	Partial surrender of AG	180
RAG	Expiration or termination of AG	Nil
SAG	Surrender of AG	180
TAG	Transfer of Forestry Rights Registration Agreement	180	90
VAG	Variation of AG	Nil

Forestry (Crown)

Code	Detail	Manual	Auto-registration or e-lodgement
CFL	Crown forestry licence	180	90
FMP	Sustainable forest management plan	180	90
SFP	Sustainable forest management permit	180	90

Friendly Societies Act 1908

Code	Detail	Manual	Auto-registration or e-lodgement
-	Appointment of trustees. Not lodged as a document.	Nil

Gazette Notices

Code	Detail	Manual	Auto-registration or e-lodgement
GN	Gazette Notice (Order in Council)	Nil	Nil
GN	Revocation / Cancellation of Gazette Notice	Nil	Nil
PROC	Gazette Notice (Proclamation)	Nil	Nil
C346	Local Government Act 1974 – Limited access road	180	90

Government Roading Powers Act 1989

Code	Detail	Manual	Auto-registration or e-lodgement
C43	Certificate - s43 Government Roading/Transit New Zealand Act	180	90
C91	Certificate - s91 Government Roading/Transit New Zealand Act	180	90
C93	Certificate notifying conditions	180	90
C94C	Copy of declaration gazetted	180	90

Greater Christchurch Regeneration Act 2016

Code	Detail	Manual	Auto-registration or e-lodgement
N103	Greater Christchurch Regeneration Act 2016 – Notice of Intention under s103(1)	Nil	Nil
W103	Greater Christchurch Regeneration Act 2016 - Withdrawal of Notice of Intention - s103(4)	Nil	Nil