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Stamp Act 1949 · Updated to 1 Jan 2026 · Part X · Miscellaneous
77B. Electronic assessment and stamping of instruments
Feedback & support(1)
For the purposes of this Act, the issue of a stamp certificate for an instrument shall state an assessment of a duty and any penalty, if any, in relation to the instrument.
stamp certificate
Defined · s 2
“stamp certificate” means a certificate that is issued electronically in respect of any instrument chargeable with duty denoting the amount of duty paid in respect of that instrument;
(2)
A registered person must, on receipt of a stamp certificate issued for the instrument by the Collector, immediately attach the stamp certificate to the instrument.