2009 

• Representatives of regulators, insurers and industry associations of conveyancers and legal practitioners attended a forum on “Managing Risk and Liability in NECS” organised by the National Office.  It was held in Adelaide on 10 November 2009 .

• In November 2009 the National Office commissioned Ajilon Australia Pty Ltd to extend and clarify the Non-Functional Requirements and Web Services Requirements necessary for the NECS environment.

• The first draft of the Data Standard Vocabulary for NECS was made available on the NECS website for review.  If you are a LIXI member you can access the requirements documentation here .

• The enhanced website for NECS was released in October.  Its clearer structure with simplified navigation will make for ease of locating information and assist stakeholders in accessing documents relating to the development of NECS.

• The National Office published a draft Client Authorisation form on its website. This form is the means by which transacting parties give their authority to those representing them in using NECS. Click here to road test the form. 

•Electronic Conveyancing workshops: The recent workshops held between July to October on national electronic conveyancing have attracted unprecedented interest across the country. Over 550 attended the sessions held in Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane ,Adelaide, Perth, Hobart ,Darwin and Canberra.
Click here to see the presentation, hear the audio and read the Question and Answers from the workshops.
 
• The National Electronic Conveyancing Data Standards Working Group(NECDS Working Group) has reviewed the two sets of draft requirements.  An essential part of developing the data standards necessary for system-to-system interoperability with NECS is settling on a vocabulary of terms used in NECS transactions.The NEC DS Management Group met in June and agreed a process for the development of a NECS Vocabulary as the next stage in the development of data standards. A first draft of such a vocabulary has recently been prepared and is currently being reviewed by industry and government stakeholders in the NECDS  Working Group.

• In February 2009, the National Office commissioned Saratoga Professional Services Pty Ltd to provide independent expert advice on Requirements Definition to inform the NECS Requirements Definition (NRD), including web services requirements and non-functional requirements. An extensive consultation program has been undertaken together with a forum at www.necs.saratoga.net.au

• In February 2009, the National Office commissioned law firm, Clayton Utz, to provide independent expert advice on the NECS legal framework, including extensive consultation with stakeholder groups.

• The Council of Australian Governments (COAG) has arranged for the signing of a National Partnership Agreement for its 27 seamless national economy reforms, which include a single national electronic conveyancing system. With the full support of COAG, the NECS initiative is continuing its work.

• The National Project Team meets regularly and has reached agreement on key consistent business practices for NECS. It resolved that prescription should be sufficiently detailed to give certainty as to what is required.  The NPT has agreed on the type of Digital Signature Certificates (DSC); agreed that Client Identity Verification (CIV) requires further consultation with key stakeholder groups to define a widely acceptable standard, accepted the content and format of a Client Authorisation (CA) Template, agreed on Instrument Certification (IC) Wording, and practices in relation to Mortgage Counterparts, Chain Settlements and Fee Payments.

• The State Project Team continues to meet regularly to refine land registry requirements and provide land registry views on consistent business practices.  It has developed a minimum transaction scope that avoids the need for supporting evidence to be collected, reviewed a framework for developing a National approach to Certificates of Title, conducted workshops on legal arrangements and legislative requirements and thoroughly reviewed and refined the functional requirements of highest priority to Land Registries.

• NECSpress continues to be regularly published.

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