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New community title laws approved by Parliament

The Community Land Development Act 2021 and Community Land Management Act 2021 have now received assent, after passing the NSW Parliament on 16 March 2021. The ...

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Joint Government and Industry statement to develop a national interoperability specification (12 March 2021)

Current Electronic Lodgment Network Operators (ELNOs), Property Exchange Australia Ltd (PEXA) and Sympli Australia Pty Ltd (Sympli), have committed to working with Commonwealth, State and ...

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Free land titling support for NSW property owners affected by floods

NSW Land Registry Services (NSW LRS) are offering free land titling support to landholders impacted by the recent flooding in NSW. Landholders can contact NSW LRS ...

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Electronic signing options for dealings and plans extended to 31 December 2021

To assist customers during the pandemic, the option to sign dealings and plans electronically has been extended to the end of 2021.Version 3 of the ...

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Bill to abolish paper Certificates of Title introduced

A Bill to complete the transition to 100% eConveyacing was introduced into Parliament today, 17 March 2021. The Real Property Amendment (Certificates of Title) Bill 2021 ...

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Publication of final Version 6 of the MORs and MPRs

The Australian Registrars’ National Electronic Conveyancing Council (ARNECC) has published the final Version 6 of the Model Operating Requirements (MORs) and the Model Participation Rules ...

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Don’t ignore a Subscriber Compliance audit request

Updated on 11 November 2022We continue to identify examples where Subscribers receiving a Compliance Examination notice, sent to determine whether the NSW Participation Rules have ...

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New single-party eLease available

From 6 February 2021 a new single-party electronic lease (eLease) dealing form will be available through Property Exchange Australia (PEXA). The new version of the ...

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New Required Dealings declared

On 21 December 2020 the Registrar General declared twenty-nine dealings to be a Required Dealing, moving closer toward 100% electronic lodgment in NSW. A full ...

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Consultation: draft laws to allow for digital innovation in land titles

The NSW Government is seeking feedback on the Exposure Draft of the Real Property Amendment (Certificates of Title) Bill 2020 (‘the Bill’).About the draft bill The ...

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Strata statutory review: consultation now open

The Government has commenced a wide-ranging review of the laws affecting strata schemes under the Strata Schemes Management Act 2015 and the Strata Schemes Development ...

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NSW LRS office hours over Christmas & New Year

NSW Land Registry Services (NSW LRS) Lodgment Office will be closed on Tuesday 29 December 2020, Wednesday 30 December and Thursday 31 December 2020. If ...

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ARNECC update on progress of interoperability

On 7 December 2020, the Australian Registrars’ National Electronic Conveyancing Council (ARNECC) updated States, Territory and Commonwealth ministers and/or their delegates on progress with facilitating ...

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Timetable to digital survey plans in NSW launched

On Monday 30 November 2020, the Hon. Victor Dominello, Minister for Customer Service, launched the delivery plan for transitioning from paper to digital survey plans ...

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Changes to registered plan metadata

NSW Land Registry Services (LRS) is responding to feedback that some registered plan metadata is overwriting information on the face of the plan. This can ...

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Strata and community title COVID-19 signing options extended

The Government has passed Regulations to extend temporary arrangements for strata and community schemes which allow alternative signing options during COVID-19. The changes, which permit ...

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Residual documents available from 9 November 2020

UPDATE 6 November 2020: Property Exchange Australia (PEXA) has advised that the deployment of its upcoming platform release, including the twenty-four new residual documents previously ...

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ARNECC Model Operating Requirements and Model Participation Rules open for consultation

The Australian Registrars’ National Electronic Conveyancing Council (ARNECC) has completed its review of the industry feedback on the Version 6 Consultation Drafts and has made ...

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Updates to Conveyancing Rules during the COVID-19 pandemic

The option to sign dealings and plans electronically has now been extended to March 2021, to assist customers during the pandemic.Version 2 of the Conveyancing ...

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Witness of legal documents over video extended

The witnessing of important legal documents over video conference will now continue until the end of 2021, under new legislation to be introduced into NSW ...

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Digital lapsing notices

Lapsing notices have now gone digital. NSW Land Registry Services (NSW LRS) have announced all lapsing notices will now be sent to the lodging party ...

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New guides for strata scheme changes

NSW Land Registry Services (NSW LRS) has released new guides to assist Owners and Owner Corporations with changes to strata schemes. These new guides will help ...

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Two-year limit now applies for plan Certificate of Currency

From 1 September 2020, lodging parties must now submit a Certificate of Currency for plans lodged more that two years after the survey completion date.This ...

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Cyber criminals targeting law practices

Law practices should be on high alert for email fraud, with an increase in recent weeks of cyber criminals targeting solicitors. These attacks are mostly related ...

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Simplified plan amendment requests

NSW Land Registry Services (NSW LRS) have created a new smart form for plan amendment requests to simplify the process, and to make it easier ...

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Digital survey plans access made easy

Over half a million digital survey plans are now ready for users to easily download and benefit from this more efficient, faster and more accurate ...

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Important changes to liens and equitable mortgages

Key points: The NSW Government has recently approved the cancellation of all Certificates of Title (CTs) as part of the evolution of electronic conveyancing. It is ...

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Office of the Registrar General website improvements

We have been working on our website to improve our user experience. The changes include improvements on:our website navigation by adding a drop-down capability for ...

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NSW Land Registry Services contact numbers

Due to the recent relocation of the NSW Land Registry Services (NSW LRS) Lodgment Office, from Monday 6 July 2020, the following contact numbers have ...

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NSW Land Registry Services has opened the new lodgment office

NSW Land Registry Services (NSW LRS) is now serving customers from a new modern Lodgment Office at Level 30, 175 Liverpool Street, Sydney. The Location175 Liverpool ...

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