Interest rates

Money Orders

For money orders, other than those for compensation under the Acquisition of Land Act 1967 (Qld), interest will be awarded in accordance with sections 58 and/or 59 of the Civil Proceedings Act 2011 (Qld). For more information about these rates, please click here.

Compensation Awards - Resumption of Land

For compensation awarded under the Acquisition of Land Act 1967 (Qld), interest will remain tied to the current 10-year government bond monthly yield rate, as published by the Reserve Bank of Australia.

Below are the interest rates payable on compensation awards under the Acquisition of Land Act 1967 (Qld) for the current ten year period.

Source: Interest Rates - Capital Market Yields-Government Bonds-Monthly (10 years); Reserve Bank of Australia (calculated to nearest 0.25%)

Interest rates 2015 - 2025

Year	Variations within year (%)						Adopt (%)
2015	2.41 – 2.98						2.75
2016	1.88 – 2.79						2.25
2017	2.41 – 2.81						2.75
2018	2.43 – 2.86						2.75
2019	0.95 – 2.27						1.50
2020	0.82 – 1.15						1.00
2021	1.05 – 1.81						1.50
2022	1.88 – 3.92						3.25
2023	3.34 – 4.63						4.00
2024	3.92 – 4.54						4.25
2025	Jan 4.48	Feb 4.42	Mar 4.42	Apr 4.27	May	June	4.50
	July	Aug	Sept	Oct	Nov	Dec

Adopted Rate for year to date is 4.50% (up to and including 31.03.2025)

*Contact Land Court Registry for historical adopted rates*
Note: These interest rates have been complied for the purpose stated above, not for sales analysis.