New E-conveyancing entity formed

NSW, Qld and Victoria have officially formed the new national e-conveyancing entity called National E-Conveyancing Development Ltd (NECDL).

NECDL has been established and funded by the governments of Queensland, NSW and Victoria to progress the work previously being guided by the National Steering Committee. The company is chaired by Alan Cameron AM, a lawyer and former Chairman of the Australian Securities and Investments Commission, who brings extensive business and governance skills to the company critical to its task. The other six non-executive directors are:

• Rowan Munchenberg, representing the Australian Bankers’ Association, is Executive General Manager for Service Delivery of the Commonwealth Bank of Australia

• John McIntyre, representing the Law Council of Australia, is a former President of the Law Society of NSW and a current member of its Property Law Committee

• Geoffrey Adam, representing the Australian Institute of Conveyancers, is Chief Executive of the SA Division of the Australian Institute of Conveyancers

• Leigh Sanderson, representing New South Wales, is a former Deputy Director-General and General Counsel of the NSW Department of Premier and Cabinet

• David Smith, representing Queensland, is Executive Director and Commissioner of the Queensland Treasury

• Chris McRae, representing Victoria, is Executive Director, Land Victoria of the Victoria Department of Sustainability and Environment.

NECS will continue its work through a transition phase.

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