Roles in Conveyancing Transactions

​​​​This page outlines roles in conveyancing transactions in Tasmania.​​​
Please note: any capitalised term has the meaning given to it in the Recorder’s Directions, the Participation Rules, the Operating Requirements, or the Electronic Conveyancing National Law (ECNL) as applicable.

​​​Subscriber  ​

Subscriber means an authorised deposit-taking institution (ADI), an Australian Legal Practitioner, a Law Practice, a Licensed Conveyancer or any Person, partnership or body corporate who otherwise meets the eligibility criteria in Schedule 5 of the Recorder’s Directions. 

A Subscriber may act in one of the following roles:​

​​Representative ​​

A Subscriber, commonly a conveyancing professional – a legal practitioner or licensed conveyancer – acts as a Representative for their Client, the Represented party. The Representative is responsible for ensuring compliance with all regulatory requirements during the preparation for lodgment and registration process as well as lodging Registry Instruments and other Documents with the Land Titles Office. 

​​​Who may be a Representative?​​​

  • Legal practitioners

  • Licensed conveyancers

  • Any Subscriber who acts on behalf of a Client. 

Further information about how Representatives can lodge with the Land Titles Office can be found on the Conveyancing Process for Professionals​ webpage.

For information about the Directions see the Recorder’s Directions​ webpage.

​​Self-represented party​​

​​​​​​​​A Subscriber choosing to act on their own behalf, commonly a financial institution, government entity or commercial business. The Self-represented party is responsible for ensuring compliance with all regulatory requirements during the preparation for lodgment and registration process as well as lodging Registry Instruments and other Documents with the Land Titles Office.

Who may be Self-represented?​​​

  • ​​​Any​​​ Subscriber who acts on their own behalf.

More information about how Self-represented parties can lodge with the Land Titles Office can be found on the Conveyancing Process for Professionals webpage.​​

For information about the Directions see the Recorder’s Directions​ webpage.​

​Private Individuals​

A private individual may act in one of the following roles:

​Client (Repr​​esented party)​

A person, persons, or organisation represented by a Representative.

​Who may be a Client (Represented party)?​​​

  • ​Any person, persons or organisation who engages a conveyancing professional to act on their behalf.​​

Unrepresented party​​

​​A party who is not represented by a Representative and does not meet the requirements to be a Subscriber and Self-represented party acting on their own behalf. 

Who may be Unrepresented?​​

  • Individuals

  • Partnerships, Trusts, and other types of entities

  • Co​mpanies

Unrepresented parties may prepare and lodge with the Land Titles Office, specific single-party Registry Instruments and other Documents being: 

  • Caveat Forbidding Registration of Dealing with Estate or Interest

  • Priority Notice

  • Notice of Withdrawal of Priority Notice

  • Application to be Registered Proprietor by Survivorship (RPS). 

An Unrepresented party may also lodge with the Land Titles Office a Discharge of Mortgage provided that it has been prepared by:

  • The relevant mortgagee, provided further that such mortgagee is a Subscriber; or

  • A Subscriber representing the relevant mortgagee.

More information about how an Unrepresented party can lodge with the Land Titles Office can be found on the Conveyancing Process for Individuals​ webpage​.​​

Contact

Land Titles Office

Level 1, 134 Macquarie Street,
Hobart, TAS, 7000.