Altering a Crown land lease involves changing the terms or conditions of an existing lease.

This may include changes to the lease area, lease purpose, or other lease conditions.

It is important to follow the correct process to ensure your alterations are legally recognised.

Before you apply

  • Prepare all supporting documents.
  • Upload all required supporting documents to a cloud service. For example, Google Drive, Dropbox or OneDrive, and provide a direct download link in your application.

Required documents

To apply to alter a lease, you must provide:

  • a completed Alteration of Crown Land Lease Purpose and/or Condition – Lease holder (s) consent form (PDF, 148 KB) signed by all leaseholders
  • a detailed description of the proposed alteration(s)
  • an ASIC current and historical company extract, if the applicant is a company with an ABN / ACN
  • a copy of the current lease agreement
  • evidence that any existing mortgagee agrees to the proposed alteration, or advice regarding discharge of any existing mortgage, if applicable
  • evidence of authority to act, if applicable
  • a certificate of incorporation, if the applicant is an incorporated association
  • a certified copy of a registered power of attorney, if applicable
  • any supporting documents that justify the proposed alteration(s).

Fees

The application fee is payable after your application has been registered.

We will send you an invoice for the application fee. Assessment will begin once payment is received.

There may be additional fees charged in the assessment process.

Visit Fees and applications overview for more information.

Application process

  1. Application and invoice

    Submit your application and supporting documents. We will review and register your application, then issue an invoice for the application fee.

  2. Payment

    Pay the invoiced fee. Assessment will begin once payment is received.

  3. Assessment and outcome

    We will assess your application and notify you of the outcome when the review is complete.

Application assessment

We will conduct an initial review of your application to identify any issues with the proposed alteration.

We may refuse your application at this stage if the proposed alteration is not considered to be in the Crown’s interest.

When assessing your application, we will ensure our decision:

  • is lawful
  • is based on the information and evidence provided
  • is fair and transparent
  • includes reasons for the decision.