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New Conveyancing (General) Regulation 2018 to commence on 1 September 2018

The Conveyancing (General) Regulation 2013 will be repealed and remade on 1 September 2018 as the Conveyancing (General) Regulation 2018 (Regulation).

New Community Land Development Regulation 2018 to commence on 1 September 2018

The Community Land Development Regulation 2007 will be repealed and remade on 1 September 2018 as the Community Land Development Regulation 2018 (Regulation).

Vendor disclosure: clarification about leases recorded on common property titles

The Office of the Registrar General has been asked to provide clarification for conveyancing practitioners about vendor disclosure obligations for strata properties where leases are ...

New Surveyor General's Deposited Plan Checklist

Introducing 2-year time limit on validity of Survey Certificates - Effective 1 September 2018

New legislation to ensure plans of survey contain current information

A second Electronic Lodgment Network Operator (ELNO) has progressed past stage 1 of the application process

Sympli Australia Pty Ltd (known as Sympli), which was established as a collaboration between ASX Limited and InfoTrack Pty Limited, has moved past stage 1 ...

Review of the eConveyancing Intergovernmental Agreement

The Australian Registrars National Electronic Conveyancing Council (ARNECC) has released a request for tender documents to undertake a review of the eConveyancing Intergovernmental Agreement (IGA).

Two incidents of fraudulent activity that affected PEXA subscribers in Victoria

New laws to strengthen protections for off-the-plan purchasers and remove barriers to electronic contracts

New laws to be introduced into Parliament later this year will bring stronger protections for off-the-plan purchasers, and will clarify the role of electronic contracts ...

NSW Electronic Conveyancing Update

Electronic conveyancing (eConveyancing) is set to replace many of the paper and manual processes involved in property transactions with secure online processes.

A new Electronic Lodgment Network Operator (ELNO) has progressed past stage 1 of the application process

Purcell Partners Pty Ltd (known as LEXTECH) has moved past stage 1 of the approval process as a possible ELNO.

Revised Conveyancing Rules

Republished version 4 of the Conveyancing Rules will replace Version 3 on 15 May 2018.

MOR and MPR Consultation Drafts Version 5

Model Operating Requirements and Model Participation Rules Consultation Drafts Version 5 are now available on the ARNECC website.

eConveyancing system a winner for those purchasing property

Early users of eConveyancing, Dean Claughton & Kristina Tato, write how easy it is to use and refer to KPMG report here.

Property Council of Australia's eConveyancing update

The Property Council of Australia recently published a summary of the KPMG report on the benefits of eConveyancing and highlighted the accelerating move to digital ...

NSW government eConveyancing system saving time and money for buyers

MortgageSeek point to online story on eConveyancing and how Gus Roxburgh found the whole experience also referring to KPMG report.

Benefits of electronic conveyancing

An independent report released today by KPMG, highlights the benefits of eConveyancing, while an article online in the Domain expands on the benefits.

KPMG report on eConveyancing

KPMG online refers to the release of it’s independent report on eConveyancing and related article (find report in full here).

Preparing for mandated electronic conveyancing

This article first appeared in the Law Society of NSW Journal, issue 41, February 2018

Digital reforms set to revolutionise industry

The Registrar General comments on digital reforms in an article published by the Daily Telegraph.

NSW to digitise home buying

Media release on our recently published discussion paper on "Removing barrier to electronic land contracts".

NSW Land Registry edges closer to its digital targets

Media release on our recently published discussion paper on "Removing barrier to electronic land contracts".

Off-the-plan contracts Review

The NSW Government has announced a review into off-the-plan contracts and has published a Discussion Paper to encourage public comment. The Paper canvases a range ...

Further Vendor Disclosure Obligations – Native Vegetation Set Asides and Remediation Orders

Changes to the Conveyancing (Sale of Land) Regulation 2017 (the Sale of Land Regulation) introduce a new vendor disclosure obligation for properties affected by recent ...

Lodgment of Standalone Discharges of Mortgage, Mortgages and Refinance Transactions by ADIs from 1 August 2017

Circular 2017/06 The next stage of the NSW Government’s work with industry to make all standard property transactions in NSW electronic by 1 July 2019 will ...

Changes to vendor disclosure requirements from 1 September 2017

The Conveyancing (Sale of Land) Regulation 2017 ('the Regulation') will commence on 1 September 2017, introducing changes to vendor disclosure obligations affecting contracts for the ...

Conveyancing rules version 3

Circular 2017/05 The next phase of eConveyancing is approaching. To give effect to the next phase, the Office of the Registrar General has published Version 3 ...

Conveyancing rules version 2.1

Circular 2017/02On 12 April 2017, the Office of the Registrar General published Version 2.1 of the Conveyancing Rules on its website. The Conveyancing Rules are ...

Commencement of lodgment rules

Circular 2017/03New Lodgment Rules for the preparation and lodgment of plans and dealings will come into effect on 19 May 2017. All documents lodged with ...

National mortgage form introduction

Circular 2017/04 The National Mortgage Form (NMF) is a significant national initiative. It standardises the content and presentation of mortgages lodged for registration through all lodgment ...