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.


Private Individuals​

A private individual m​ay act in one of t​​he following roles:

​Client (Re​​pr​​​​esen​​ted party)​​

Any​​ p​erson, pe​rsons​​ or organisation who engages a Subscriber in the role of a Representative.

U​nrepr​​e​​​sented

Any person, p​ersons or organisation not represented by a Representative and not meeting the requirements to be a Subscriber.

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


​​​Subscriber

​​For electronic conveyancing:

Subscriber mea​​​ns a Person who is authorised under a Participation Agreement to use an Electronic Lodgment Network (ELN) to complete conveyancing transactions on behalf of another Person or on their own behalf.​

​​For paper-based conveyancing:

Subscriber means an authorised deposi​t-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 o​ne of the following roles:​

​​​Represen​​tative ​​

Subscribers, commonly a conveyancing professional – an Australian Legal Practitioner or Licensed Conveyancer – act as a Representative for their Clients, the Represented party. 

The Representative is responsible for ensuring and certifying compliance with all requirements contained in the Directions and Participation Rules for paper-based conveyancing and electronic conveyancing respectively. 

Who ​​​may be a Representative?​​

  • ​Australian 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 ​webpage.​​​​​

​For information on the processes see the Participation Rules and Recorder’s Directions​ webpages for electronic conveyancing and paper-based conveyancing respectively.

​​​Se​​lf-re​presented​​​​​​​​

​Subscribers, commonly financial institutions, government entities or commercial businesses, can choose to be self-represented by acting for themselves. A Self-represented Subscriber is responsible for ensuring and certifying compliance with all requirements contained in the Directions and Participation Rules for paper-based conveyancing and electronic conveyancing respectively. 

Who may be​​ Self-​​​represented?​​​

  • ​​​​Any​​​ Subscri​​​​​ber who acts on their own behalf.​​

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


For information on the processes see the ​Participation Rules and Recorder’s Directions​ webpages for electronic conveyancing and ​paper-based conveyancing respectively.​​​

Contact

Land Titles Office

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