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IPART review into ELNO Service Fees - Draft Report

The Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal NSW (IPART) has published its Draft Report from its review of fees charged by Electronic Lodgment Network Operators (ELNOs) ...

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Consultation open for proposed Real Property Regulation 2026

The Office of the Registrar General has released consultation draft Real Property Regulation 2026 with a supporting Regulatory Impact Statement on the NSW Government Have ...

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Residual documents now available on Sympli

Several residual documents are now available for subscribers to use on Sympli for lodgment with NSW Land Registry Services.For more information and the list of ...

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Lodgment Rules Version 2.2 - supporting the transition to 100% digital survey plans

Version 2.2 of the Lodgment Rules will commence and replace Version 2.1 on 1 July 2026 - see our Lodgment Rules webpage, that also includes ...

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Conveyancing Rules Version 7 and updated guidance for electronically executing plan documents

Version 7 of the Conveyancing Rules, that introduces administrative changes, will replace Version 6 on 1 July 2026 and is now published on the Conveyancing ...

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Operating Requirements Version 7.2

The Australian Registrars’ National Electronic Conveyancing Council (ARNECC) has published Version 7.2 of the Model Operating Requirements.NSW Operating Requirements Version 7.2 (adopting the Model version) ...

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End of Year Operating Hours

NSW Land Registry ServicesNSW Land Registry Services (LRS) Lodgment Office will be closed to walk-in customers on the public holidays Thursday 25 December, Friday 26 ...

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NSW LRS Annual Customer Satisfaction Survey Now Open

Make your feedback count! NSW Land Registry Services (NSW LRS) are asking customers to provide their feedback via a short online survey! The survey will close ...

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NSW eConveyancing technical upgrade coming 10 November 2025

NSW Land Registry Services (NSW LRS) will implement an eConveyancing system upgrade on 10 November 2025. This technical upgrade will introduce five changes for Subscribers ...

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Conveyancing and Real Property Act Amendment Bill

What you need to know The Conveyancing and Real Property Amendment Bill 2025 is currently before the NSW Parliament. The Bill makes a number of small ...

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Changes to the Lodgment Rules – 100% on-line plan lodgment

Changes to the Lodgment Rules come into effect on 1 July 2025. The changes require all deposited plans and strata plans to be lodged for ...

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Changes to Lodgment Rules will require 100% online plan lodgment

The Lodgment Rules will soon be changed to require all deposited plans and strata plans to be lodged for registration electronically, through NSW LRS Connect. ...

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Operating Requirements and Participation Rules Version 7.1

The Australian Registrars’ National Electronic Conveyancing Council (ARNECC) haspublished Version 7.1 of the Model Operating Requirements (MORs).NSW Operating Requirements Version 7.1 (adopting the Model version) ...

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Interoperability - ARNECC statement on next steps

The Australian Registrars’ National Electronic Conveyancing Council (ARNECC) has released a statement on next steps, to inform the future direction for the interoperability reform. ARNECC ...

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Off the Plan Contracts and Covenants - Have your say

Off the Plan Contracts and Covenants - Have your sayHave your say on options to reform the laws affecting off the plan contracts and, separately, ...

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NSW Land Registry Services - Customer satisfaction survey

NSW Land Registry Services is inviting customers to share their feedback through a short, anonymous, and confidential online survey. The survey is open from 21 October ...

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Changes to certain Transfer dutiable dealings

Changes made to the Duties Act 1997 by the State Revenue and Fines Legislation Amendment Act 2022 required duty to be paid on a number ...

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Updated Guide to uploading documents through the Subscriber Compliance Portal

The Office of the Registrar General has published an updated Guide to uploading documents through the Subscriber Compliance Portal (called Kiteworks).A key change is that ...

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Updated Lodgment Rules exceptions list

The Office of the Registrar General has published an updated Lodgment Rules exceptions list, which will replace the current exceptions list on 24 June 2024. ...

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Operating Requirements and Participation Rules Version 7

The Australian Registrars’ National Electronic Conveyancing Council (ARNECC) has published Version 7 of the Model Operating Requirements (MORs) and the Model Participation Rules - ARNECC ...

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End-of-year operating hours

NSW Land Registry Services The NSW Land Registry Services Lodgment Office will be closed to walk-in customers on the public holidays 25 December, 26 December 2023 ...

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Lodgment of certain caveats

On 23 December 2022, the Supreme Court of NSW in Brose v Slade 2022 NSWSC 1785 determined that the electronic caveat form should offer “beneficial ...

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Strata Legislation Amendment Bill 2023 passes in NSW Parliament

The Strata Legislation Amendment Bill 2023 passed Parliament on 22 November 2023. The Bill, which commences on assent, will implement 31 recommendations from the 2021 ...

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Interoperability - Ministerial support for finalisation of timelines and for building the solution as quickly as possible

On 9 November 2023, relevant Federal and State and Territory Ministers and their representatives met with industry to discuss the progress of the interoperability reform ...

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Changes to dutiable dealings

Due to changes made to the Duties Act 1997 (State Revenue and Fines Legislation Amendment Act 2022), several dealings lodged with NSW Land Registry Services ...

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NSW LRS Customer Satisfaction Survey

Have your say on NSW Land Registry Services (NSW LRS) products and services by completing the annual customer survey until 30 October 2023. Your valuable ...

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National consultation on enduring powers of attorney laws

The Commonwealth Attorney-General’s Department has released a consultation paper seeking feedback on potential reform options to achieve greater national consistency in laws affecting enduring financial ...

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Strata Legislation Amendment Bill 2023 introduced into Parliament

The Strata Legislation Amendment Bill 2023 was introduced into Parliament on 10 October 2023. This Bill implements 31 recommendations from the 2021 Report on the ...

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NSW LRS Connect will be launched on 31 July 2023

On 31 July 2023, NSW LRS Connect will be launched and made available to all industry stakeholders. NSW LRS Connect will replace ePlan and you ...

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Subscriber compliance information sheet

The Office of the Registrar General have published a new publication titled “Subscriber Compliance” to remind and guide Subscribers about their obligation under the NSW ...

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