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ARNECC Notice to subscribers - Cyber security

Australian Registrars National Electronic Conveyancing Council (ARNECC) engaged Kinetic IT to provide an independent assessment of the cyber security requirements currently placed on Electronic Lodgment ...

Sympli lodges first Registry Instrument for New South Wales

Australia's newest Electronic Lodgment Network Operator (ELNO), Sympli Australia Pty Ltd (Sympli), has expanded its service offering with the successful lodgment of its first registry ...

NSW Government’s response to IPART review of the pricing regulation of electronic conveyancing services in NSW

New requirements for off-the-plan contracts from 1 December 2019

Changes to off-the-plan contract laws will commence on 1 December 2019.

Winner of the Women’s Agenda Leadership Awards - Narelle Underwood

Narelle Underwood, our Surveyor General and Director Survey Operations for Spatial Services was announced as a joint winner of the Emerging Leader in the Government ...

NSW Surveying Professional of the Year - David Job

David Job, Director of Cadastral Integrity in The Office of the Registrar General, has been announced as the NSW Surveying Professional of the Year at ...

NSW Government’s response to the eConveyancing Intergovernmental Agreement draft final report

Please find the NSW Government’s response to the eConveyancing Intergovernmental Agreement draft final report here.

Court approves first collective sale using new strata renewal process

On 8 August 2019, the Land and Environment Court approved a strata renewal plan for the collective sale of a 159 lot strata scheme where ...

Digital Survey Plans Review underway

The Office of the Registrar General together with NSW Spatial Services are pleased to announce that the review into Digital Survey Plans in NSW has ...

Seminar: Open house to open data - Regulating for online competition (Lessons from eConveyancing)

Danusia Cameron, Director, Regulation & Compliance from the Office of the Registrar General will be speaking at the Open house to open data - Regulating ...

Update to Mainstream Dealings Exceptions Waiver

Since issuing the Mainstream Dealings Exceptions Waiver, the Registrar General has become aware of further transactions that are not able to be lodged electronically. For ...

How to find the Conveyancing Rules Exemptions Form 2019

1. Visit the NSW LRS Forms Library2. Scroll down and click on Conveyancing Rules Exemption Form 20193. Click on Download Manual PDF

New positions at the Office of the Registrar General

We have new roles to help us with our work ensuring the integrity of the NSW land title system.Managing Lawyer, CommercialAdvisor, Regulation And ComplianceWe would ...

2019/2020 NSW Land Registry Services Fees Update

NSW Land Registry Services (LRS) have provided an update on customer fees from 1 July 2019. Please visit the LRS website for more information:2019/20 Fees ...

New discussion paper seeking feedback on proposed off-the-plan regulations

New discussion paper seeking feedback on proposed off-the-plan regulations The Office of the Registrar General has published a discussion paper seeking feedback on new regulations to ...

Regulatory Impact Statement - Draft Real Property Regulation 2019

The Office of the Registrar General (ORG) has released a Regulatory Impact Statement (RIS) and draft Real Property Regulation 2019 which is now available on ...

Conveyancing Rules Version 5 is now published

Version 5 of the Conveyancing Rules (Rules) will replace Version 4 on 1 July 2019. The Rules are now published on our website.Fulfilling the Government’s ...

It’s the final countdown

From 1 July 2019, all mainstream property dealings must be lodged electronically. This includes:TransfersMortgagesDischarges of mortgageCaveatsWithdrawals of caveatsTransmission applicationsNext stepsIf you haven’t already, please register ...

eConveyancing Industry forum - Morning tea provided

To assist with the final steps for preparation towards the 1 July mandate, ORG will host an industry forum on 11 June 2019, from 10 ...

NSW Government submission for the IGA Issues Paper

NSW Government has submitted a response to the independent reviewer of the IGA’s Issues Paper. The submission sets out the NSW Government’s views on how the ...

Conveyancing Rules Version 5

Version 5 of the Conveyancing Rules will replace Version 4 on 1 July 2019 The Rules are being released for public consultation. We value your comments ...

Online access to early NSW land ownership information

On the 8th of March, the operator of NSW’s land titles registry, NSW Land Registry Services (LRS), received the last consignment of Old System Deeds ...

Common errors

Common errors (Subscriber compliance) as at 20 March 2019 The subscriber compliance examination process has identified the failure to properly complete a Client Authorisation form as ...

New licence conditions applying to Electronic Lodgment Network Operators

On 1 February 2019, the Office of Registrar General (ORG) published new licence conditions applying to Electronic Lodgment Network Operators (ELNO). The conditions will take ...

Monthly eConveyancing news and updates - December 2018

The Office of the Registrar General is publishing a monthly eConveyancing update to support the transition to digital. See the latest update here.

Discussion Paper - Certificates of title: the next evolution

The Office of the Registrar General has published a discussion paper seeking feedback on a range of issues relevant to certificates of title.

Sympli passes ‘Category 2’ to operate in Australia as an Electronic Lodgment Network Operator (ELNO)

The national regulator, ARNECC, has assessed Sympli as meeting the Schedule 3, Category 2 requirements of the national Model Operating Requirements.

Changes to Conveyancing Laws – Off-the-plan and electronic contracts

Parliament has approved new laws that will bring stronger protections for purchasers who buy property off-the-plan and, separately, provide greater flexibility to parties using electronic ...

Monthly eConveyancing news and updates - November 2018

The Office of the Registrar General is publishing a monthly eConveyancing update to support the transition to digital. See the latest update here.

How to complete a Client Authorisation Form

NSW has audited around 750 eConveyancing subscribers. We’ve found most mistakes are due to subscribers not correctly completing the Client Authorisation Form (‘CAF’). To help ...