Lodge a GAIC acquisition statement

Background information

The growth areas infrastructure contribution (GAIC) is a contribution on certain land in the growth areas of metropolitan Melbourne.

When a GAIC event is caused by a significant acquisition, you must lodge a GAIC acquisition statement within 3 months.

If the landholder has already lodged this statement, you do not need to lodge it again.

Step 1: Prepare your information

You need the following information to complete the online application:

• Your contact details including residential address, mailing address, phone number and email address.
• Your relationship with the land, for example the owner, owner’s representative, land buyer, land buyer’s representative, or a person involved in the significant acquisition of an interest in the landholder.
• Details of the land, including address, lot number, volume and folio, plan number and municipality.
• If the applicant for the certificate is not the owner of the land, the owner’s details.
• Confirmation of whether the applicant has full or part ownership of the land.
• If a GAIC event has or will occur, the type and date of the GAIC event and the amount of the GAIC liability.
• Details of the landholder, including registered address, ABN (for all companies) and Australian Registered Scheme Numbers (for all unit trusts).
• Details of the significant acquisition, including:
  • the date of the significant acquisition
  • whether it resulted from a single acquisition, an aggregation of acquisitions or an acquisition of a remaining interest in the landholder
  • the percentage of the significant interest the applicant acquired.
• If a landholder acquisition statement has been lodged, the date it was lodged.
• If not already provided with the landholder acquisition statement you lodged, also include:
  • a full copy of the share/unit sale agreement relating to the significant acquisition
  • a copy of the certificate of title for every land held by the landholder in the contribution area at the date of the significant acquisition
  • a full copy of the landholder’s historical register of all shares or unit holders
  • the landholder’s statement of financial position (balance sheet) for the year immediately preceding the year in which the significant acquisition occurred.

Step 2: Complete and submit your statement

Enter the required information and attach supporting documents when completing the form. Documents can be attached in PDF or Word format.

Confirm the information is true and correct by providing:

• the name of the signatory
• their position and organisation
• a signature date stamp which appears automatically when you select the field.

You can save your form and finish it later.

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.

If you have trouble with your application, please contact our GAIC team on 13 21 61.

Step 3: Download and save your receipt

After you submit your application you will see a receipt page. 

Record your receipt number (beginning with ‘GAIC-Form-02’) and quote this number if you contact us about your application.

Download a copy of your completed application and your receipt for your records.

Next steps

We may contact you to issue a GAIC assessment if a GAIC payment is due and has not been made within 3 months of the significant acquisition.