Australian Capital Territory Consolidated Acts Australian Capital Territory Consolidated Acts(1) Each party to a lease, or negotiations for a lease, must bear the party's own costs in relation to the preparation of the lease.
(2) However, if a party requires the lease to be registered under the Land Titles Act 1925 , the party must pay any fee for registration of the lease.
(3) For this section, lessor's costs include—
(a) any stamp duty related to the lease; and
(b) if the lessor has a mortgagee—any fee for, or incidental to obtaining, the mortgagee's consent to the lease.
Note If the lessor requires the lease to be registered, the lessor must pay the costs under s (2) also.