Magistrates' Court of Victoria Penalty Interest Rates
The penalty interest rate fixed by the Attorney-General under the Penalty Interest Rate Act 1983. As published in the Practice Pages of the Law Institute Journal.
Effective Date Interest Rate Number of Days
01/07/1983 15.80% 184
01/01/1984 13.30% 91
01/04/1984 14.70% 91
01/07/1984 14.00% 99
08/10/1984 13.70% 85
01/01/1985 13.60% 90
01/04/1985 13.50% 100
10/07/1985 14.20% 83
01/10/1985 14.10% 92
01/01/1986 15.10% 90
01/04/1986 13.80% 91
01/07/1986 13.20% 92
01/10/1986 13.90% 92
01/01/1987 13.50% 90
01/04/1987 14.00% 91
01/07/1987 12.50% 92
01/10/1987 12.30% 92
01/01/1988
13.20%
91
01/04/1988
12.50%
183
01/10/1988
11.80%
92
01/01/1989
11.90%
110
21/04/1989
13.60%
71
01/07/1989
13.70%
123
01/11/1989
23.50%
92
01/02/1990
19.60%
161
12/07/1990
18.50%
160
19/12/1990
16.10%
133
01/05/1991
15.00%
182
30/10/1991
13.20%
2308
23/02/1998
12.30%
1149
17/04/2001
11.50%
382
04/05/2002
12.25%
113
25/08/2002
12.00%
115
18/12/2002
11.50%
96
24/03/2003
11.00%
94
26/06/2003
11.25%
371
01/07/2004
12.00%
274
01/04/2005
11.50%
183
01/10/2005
11.00%
365
01/10/2006
12.00%
701
01/09/2008
11.00%
175
23/02/2009
10.00%
Under the provisions of Condition 4, Table A, Transfer of Land Act, a party in default in a contract of sale of land is liable to pay interest at a rate of 2 per cent higher than the rate fixed.

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