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Alternative signing options for strata and community schemes – COVID-19

Temporary Regulations introduced on 5 June 2020 provide more flexibility for strata schemes and community associations during COVID-19 restrictions. The changes prescribe an alternative method ...

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Access 3 million digital land title records online for free

The NSW Government established a project to digitise important land titling records reaching back to the first land grants in NSW and Australia in the ...

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Reminder: Cooling off warning notices from 2 June 2020

A new form of warning notice relating to cooling off periods in residential contracts was prescribed by the Conveyancing (Sale of Land) Regulation 2017 to ...

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New lodgment option during the COVID-19 pandemic

The Registrar General has approved a temporary lodgment process known as “COVID-19 residual lodgment”. This process allows paper instruments to be sent through to NSW ...

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COVID-19: New options for executing NSW paper land dealings and instruments during the pandemic

Restrictions imposed as a result of COVID-19 have made it difficult to prepare, sign and witness paper land dealings.From 27 April 2020, changes to the ...

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NSW LRS lodgment office to relocate from Queens Square to Liverpool Street in July 2020

In July 2020, NSW Land Registry Services (NSW LRS) will be relocating the lodgment office on 1 Prince Albert Road, Queens Square, to Level 30, ...

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COVID-19: Guidance for eConveyancing

Over recent days in light of the rapidly evolving situation around the outbreak of COVID-19 coronavirus we are aware that many of you cannot or ...

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Notice of Death now available

Notice of Death is now available electronically in NSW. This document allows for registration of the survivorship of a joint tenant. Please contact your Electronic ...

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Part tenancy transfer

Dealing electronically with part tenancy titles is now much easier. From 8 February 2020, part tenancy transfers in NSW involving registered proprietors that hold their ...

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Update to MORs and MPRs

The Australian Registrars’ National Electronic Conveyancing Council (ARNECC) is seeking feedback on draft version 6 of the Model Operating Requirements and Model Participation Rules.

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All residual documents to be available electronically by October 2020

Over the past few years, the NSW Government has been working to transition conveyancing into the digital age. From 1 July 2019, all Mainstream Dealings ...

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Cancellation of certificates of title

The Office of the Registrar General is pleased to announce the release of the position paper in response to the discussion paper entitled Certificates of ...

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Review of Community Schemes Legislation

The Department of Customer Service is seeking feedback on proposed reforms to community schemes legislation and has released drafts of the Community Land Development Bill ...

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ACCC report on eConveyancing market reform

In December 2019, the Australian Competition & Consumer Commission (ACCC) published a review of the emerging eConveyancing market. The paper calls for further action on ...

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IPART report on pricing and regulatory framework for eConveyancing Services

The Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal's (IPART) final report on the eConveyancing market was published in November 2019. IPART supports interoperability and recommends that regulators ...

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Digital survey plan examination to increase

The Office of the Registrar General together with NSW Spatial Services and NSW Land Registry Services, have commenced a project to increase the use of ...

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Support for landholders affected by NSW bushfires

NSW Land Registry Services (NSW LRS) is helping landholders affected by the recent NSW bushfires by providing title searches and plan images of their property ...

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New off-the-plan laws now in force

New requirements for off-the-plan contracts are now in force under changes to the Conveyancing Act 1919 and Conveyancing (Sale of Land) Regulation 2017 which commenced ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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

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

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

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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 ...

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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 ...

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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.

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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 ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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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

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