Ajilon and the VIC Government Celebrate

Ajilon and the VIC Government Celebrate on the Eve of the Nation's First Online Land Transaction

The current ‘paper chase’ that buyers and sellers of property in Australia must endure is soon to become a thing of the past for those living in Victoria.

Last month Ajilon General Manager, Bill Leropoulos, and his staff, Rick Dixon and Jim Walker, hosted a function to celebrate a key milestone achievement on the five-year long project they have been managing for their client, the Department of Sustainability and Environment (DSE), which will see this become a reality by January 2008.

The DSE’s Electronic Conveyancing (EC) System is a national first and will soon revolutionise the way property is bought and sold in Victoria, enabling those in the industry to complete all facets of their property transactions online.

Furthermore, a recent analysis by the Queensland Government revealed that EC System has enough depth and flexibility to accommodate Australia’s future electronic conveyancing needs, if it was ever rolled out nationally.

Rick Dixon, Project Manager of the EC project, shared the impetus behind last month’s function.

“We wanted to get all of the project stakeholders together to celebrate EC Release 2 going live, which involved the integration of the ASX and its Financial Settlement Manager.

“What we delivered was a world first and a major achievement for everyone on the project - it was one of those big milestones we had to reach, tying in many complex business, legal and technical aspects and we’ve done that, very successfully!”

As a long term partner of the DSE, Ajilon offered to host the celebration function for the key project stakeholders as a way of recognising the hard work each had put in.

The 60 guests included senior representatives from the DSE, including CIO Fiona Delahunt, along with representatives from partnering government agencies, such as Paul Broderick (Commissioner of the State Revenue Office) and Sue Nolen (Assistant Solicitor at the Victorian Government Solicitors’ Office).

Also in attendance were staff from Object Consulting, who were responsible for the application development, and a number of contractors who all played a role in helping EC Release 2 go live.

Fiona Delahunt gave a brief speech on the day, praising Ajilon for the role it had played in successfully delivering the difficult project for the Victorian Government.

The first complete, end-to-end online property transfer through the EC System will occur sometime next month. The DSE are planning an official media launch to mark the occasion.

Ajilon will continue to project manage the initiative for the DSE, until it can be transitioned into the Department’s core functions in 2008.

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