Landholder Duty Fact Sheet

Fact sheet
Duty is payable on certain acquisitions of interests in companies and unit trusts that are landholders.

A corporation or unit trust scheme is a landholder if it is entitled to land in Western Australia with a value of $2 million or more.

An acquisition of an interest in a corporation or unit trust scheme that is a landholder will be subject to landholder duty where it is a relevant acquisition.

This fact sheet provides information about

  • an overview of landholder duty
  • related persons
  • linked entities
  • exempt acquisitions
  • calculation of duty
  • who is liable to pay landholder duty
  • when an acquisition occurs
  • acquisition statements

A person liable for landholder duty may also be required to pay foreign landholder duty.

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Page reviewed 9 March 2020