You may have read our previous blog post on the e-conveyancing mandate that the QLD Titles Office had proposed earlier this year. Well, now it’s official.
The new Land Title Regulation 2022 (“the Regulation”) has been made to mandate e-conveyancing in Queensland from 20 February 2023.
This means that certain types of property documents and transactions that can be lodged electronically, now must be lodged electronically from 20 February 2023.
The following transactions are defined under section 4 of the Regulation as a required instrument that must be lodged electronically from 20 February 2023: –
- Transfer;
- Mortgage;
- Release of Mortgage;
- Caveat;
- Withdrawal of Caveat;
- Priority Notice;
- Request to extend a Priority Notice;
- Request to withdraw a Priority Notice; and
- Transmission Application (ie. an application to be registered as a legal personal representative for a registered owner of a lot who has died).
These transactions are the most commonly lodged documents with Titles – so the vast majority of titles transactions will now need to be completed electronically.
There are some exceptions permitted, mainly for self-represented persons or where a
transaction is unable to be lodged electronically – these are set out in Section 5.2 of the Regulation.
Robbins Watson Solicitors were among the first law firms in Queensland to register for e-conveyancing, and we have found that it genuinely makes for a faster, more convenient, streamlined and efficient lodgement-to-registration process for all parties involved.
We are certainly excited for the e-conveyancing mandate to come into effect and to say goodbye to paper settlements as a thing of the past.
Our property and commercial solicitor Emma Post has extensive experience in e-
conveyancing and is available to assist you with all of your e-conveyancing needs.
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Email: EmmaPost@robbinswatson.com.au
Phone: (07) 5576 9999