Electronic Conveyancing National Law

The Electronic Conveyancing National Law (ECNL) governs the provisioning and operation of electronic conveyancing in Australia. It is implemented by separate legislation in each State and Territory.

The ECNL was first implemented in NSW as an Appendix to its Electronic Conveyancing (Adoption of National Law) Act 2012.

Thereafter, the ECNL was implemented in other States and Territories as either application or corresponding legislation. Application legislation is an Act that adopts the Appendix to the NSW legislation. Corresponding legislation is an Act that is essentially the same as the Appendix to the NSW legislation.

The ECNL became progressively effective in each State and Territory as each jurisdiction’s legislation was proclaimed. In some jurisdictions, where electronic conveyancing is not yet available, the legislation is yet to be proclaimed.

Before relying on any of the following State and Territory legislation, reference should be made to the latest versions available from websites maintained by the Parliaments in each jurisdiction.

The specific legislation in each State and Territory is as follows.