Apply for a GAIC exemption certificate

Background information

The growth areas infrastructure contribution (GAIC) applies to certain land in the growth areas of metropolitan Melbourne. 

Certain transactions relating to land in the contribution area are exempt from GAIC.

A certificate of exemption allows the land transfer to be registered with Land Use Victoria. An exemption postpones the GAIC liability, it does not remove it.

Some transactions may instead qualify for an exclusion or have no liability. Use the decision tool to check which certificate to apply for.

Step 1: Prepare your information

You need the following information to complete the application:

• Your contact details including residential address, mailing address, phone number and email address.
• Your relationship with the land (as the owner, owner’s representative, land buyer, land buyer’s representative or involvement in the significant acquisition of an interest in the landholder).
• The grounds for the GAIC exemption.
• Details of the land including address, lot number, plan number and municipality.
• If the applicant is not the owner of the land, the owner’s details.
• Confirmation of whether the applicant has ownership (either full or part) in the land.
• The type of GAIC event, the date it occurred or will occur and the amount of the GAIC liability.

If the GAIC event is due to a significant acquisition, provide:

• details of the landholder including registered address, ABN (for all companies) and Australian Registered Scheme Numbers (for all unit trusts)
• the date the acquisition was made
• whether it was a single acquisition, an aggregation of acquisitions or an acquisition of a remaining interest in the landholder
• the percentage of the significant interest that the applicant acquired
• the date a Section 83 Landholder Acquisition Statement (Duties Form 58) was lodged, if applicable. If not already provided with the landholder acquisition statement you lodged, also include:
  • the share/unit sale agreement
  • the relevant certificate of title for every land held by the landholder in the contribution area at the date of the significant acquisition
  • the landholder's historical register of all shares or unitholders
  • the landholder's statement of financial position (balance sheet) for the year immediately before the year in which the significant acquisition occurred.

Step 2: Complete and submit your application

Complete and submit the GAIC application form online. Enter all required information and attach any supporting documents to the form.

Before submitting, confirm the information is true and correct by providing:

• the name of the signatory
• their position and organisation
• the date, which is added automatically when the information field is activated.

Submit the form once all required sections are complete.

We use the information in your application to update our records and may share it with other government agencies where we are authorised to do so.

You can use the ‘save for later’ button to complete the form later. If you have trouble submitting the form online, contact our GAIC team on 13 21 61 and select the GAIC option.

Step 3: Download and save the receipt

After submitting your form, you will go to a receipt page. Note your receipt number, beginning with 'GAIC-Form-02'. You will need this number if you contact us. Save a copy of the receipt for your records.

Next steps

We will forward the required documentation to the email address you provided on your form. We will contact you if we need more information.