NSW electronic signing requirements extended

In October, InfoTrack shared an update from the NSW Registrar General regarding the electronic signing of paper land dealings, plans and Section 88B instruments. These rules were due to cease on March 31, 2021. Under the latest Conveyancing Rules – (COVID-19 Pandemic) Amendment (Version 3), electronic signing of the aforementioned documents has now been extended and will remain in place until December 31, 2021.

Published on March 18, 2021, these changes temporarily allow paper land dealings, plans and Section 88B instruments to be signed electronically. These documents may also be witnessed electronically using an audio-visual link during the COVID-19 restriction, under Division 1 Part 2B of the Electronic Transactions Act 2000. These temporary changes do not alter any existing requirements for execution and certification, verification of identity or establishing the right to deal.

In response to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the altered execution and certification requirements for paper documents outlines the following:

Division 2, Part 2 of the Electronic Transactions Act 2000 applies to the execution of: