Electronic conveyancing (eConveyancing) is an efficient, accurate and secure way of conducting the settlement and lodgment stages of a conveyancing transaction. It replaced many of the paper and manual processes previously involved in property transactions.
eConveyancing allows lawyers, conveyancers and financial institutions to interact and transact together online. These users must complete certain steps before each transaction, such as verifying the identity of the parties, establishing their right to deal with the property and ensuring express authorisation for the transaction to be conducted.
Within the digital environment, information is cross-checked against government databases such as the Torrens Title Register and Revenue NSW, thereby reducing errors. Documents are created, signed and lodged within the online environment.
The move away from paper began in 2017 as part of the NSW Government’s commitment to leading digital innovation. Since 11 October 2021 all land transactions that require lodgment with NSW Land Registry Services must be done electronically.
Legal framework for electronic conveyancing
Find out more about the legal framework.
What we do
ARNECC (the Australian Registrars National Electronic Conveyancing Council) sets the Model Participation Rules that govern how Subscribers use the eConveyancing system. This helps ensure a nationally consistent approach. The Registrar General makes those rules so they apply in NSW and is responsible for enforcing them in NSW.
NSW Land Registry Services conducts compliance examinations of Subscribers to check whether they are following the rules. These rules help reduce the risk of fraud and error. Compliance examinations are explained in more detail in ARNECC’s MPR Guidance Note #6 – Compliance Examinations.
See the subscriber compliance page for more information.