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1 Mar 2017
Land and Property Information NSW (Authorised Transaction) Act 2016 - Commencement of Schedule 4 and new Pricing Regulations

Circular 2017/01 The Government has proclaimed 19 May 2017 as the commencement date for the remaining uncommenced provisions of the Land and Property Information NSW (Authorised ...

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1 Nov 2016
Revised conveyancing rules

Circular 2016/02On 28 October 2016, the Office of the Registrar General published Version 2 of the Conveyancing Rules on the Land and Property Information (LPI) ...

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1 Nov 2016
Commencement of the Strata Schemes Development Regulation 2016

Circular 2016/03 The Strata Schemes Development Regulation 2016 will commence on 30 November 2016. Together with the Strata Schemes Development Act 2015 (‘the Act’) and the ...

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2 Oct 2016
Copyright fees

Schedule 1 of the Conveyancing (General) Regulation 2013 prescribes the fee amounts for copyright purposes in relation to supplying an image of a registered plan ...

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1 Oct 2016
New strata legislation commencing 30 November 2016

Circular 2016/01New strata legislation, administered by the Office of the Registrar General and NSW Fair Trading, will come into operation on 30 November 2016. The ...

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21 Dec 2020
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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18 Dec 2020
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 billThe...

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15 Dec 2020
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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9 Dec 2020
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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8 Dec 2020
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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3 Dec 2020
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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30 Nov 2020
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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16 Nov 2020
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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4 Nov 2020
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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28 Oct 2020
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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