Fair trading fees

Fees for incorporated associations, co-operatives and limited partnership registrations issued by the Office of Fair Trading.

Our fees and charges typically increase on 1 July each year. On 1 July 2025, our fees and charges increased by 3.4% in line with the government’s indexation policy. You can contact us to find out details about specific fees, charges or prices.

Setting up an association

Submitting your annual return

Rule change

Name change

Merge associations

Change your co-operative’s status into an incorporated association

Application to not use ‘Incorporated’ or ‘Inc.’ in your association’s name

Retrieve an associations or charity file

Copies of documents from an associations or charity file

Copy of certificate of incorporation of an association

More information

Registration of a co-operative

Registration of a co-operative by an existing corporation

Approval of draft disclosure statement

See the co-operatives fee schedule for details.

Approval, consent, exemption, order or certificate

See the co-operatives fee schedule for details.

Lodge an annual report

Notice of change of registered office

Transfer of engagements between co-operatives

Extension or shortening of time

Merger between co-operatives

Proposed rules for a co-operative

Prior approval of proposed rules for a co-operative

Registration of amendment of rules/special resolution

Change of co-operative name

Uncertified copies of documents

Certified copies of documents

More information

Registration of limited liability partnership

Registration of incorporated limited partnership

Change of details

Including limited liability partnership and incorporated limited partnership.

Change of status of an incorporated limited partnership

Notification of becoming a Venture Capital Management partnership

Dissolution or cessation of a partnership

Including an incorporated limited partnership and venture capital management partnership.

Notice of revocation

As a Venture Capital Limited Partnership (VCLP), Early Stage Venture Capital Limited Partnership (ESVCLP) or Australian Venture Capital Fund of Funds (AFOF)

Search the limited partnership register

Search for a limited liability partnership (LLP):

  • no fee

Search for an incorporated limited partnership (ILP):

Get a photocopy of a document about a registered ILP:

Get a certified copy of a document about a registered ILP:

Apply for a certificate for an ILP:

Contact us to do a search.

More information

Office of Fair Trading

Go back to Office of Fair Trading home.

Download fees

You can download a copy of the Fair trading fee schedule.

Last updated:
1 July 2025