Micro-competition opportunities in e-conveyancing

REPORT - November 2025

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List of recommendations

Recommendation 1

5.11The committee recommends that the Australian Registrars’ National Electronic Conveyancing Council invite the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission to have a permanent presence on the Council and attend its meetings regularly.

Recommendation 2

5.12The committee recommends that, following the release of the Australian Registrars’ National Electronic Conveyancing Council reviews:

the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission investigate the e-conveyancing market and report on its findings to both the Treasurer and the Assistant Minister for Competition, Charities and Treasury within six months as to whether further action is required in the e-conveyancing sector; and

the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission publish the report of its findings, to be tabled in the Senate within fifteen sitting days.

Recommendation 3

5.25The committee recommends that:

the Australian Registrar’s National Electronic Conveyancing Council make the Financial Requirements Review and the Cost Benefit Analysis publicly available; and

if public release is not possible, then a summary of key findings and recommendations be provided to the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission, the Treasurer, the Assistant Minister for Competition, Charities and Treasury and tabled in the Senate fifteen sitting days from receipt.

Recommendation 4

5.26The committee recommends that, in the event that interoperability is not pursued after reviews by the Australian Registrars’ National Electronic Conveyancing Council are completed, the Australian Government should review what other initiatives might be taken to ensure the reliability and resilience of the e-conveyancing sector.

Recommendation 5

5.27The committee recommends, regardless of the finding of the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission on whether any further action is required, that national competition policy reforms by the Australian Government consider e-conveyancing in a future tranche.

Recommendation 6

5.28The committee recommends that the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority prioritise the auditing of banking institutions compliance with Prudential Standard Cross-industry Prudential Standard 230 and to publish a report of its findings in an e-conveyancing context by 30 June 2026.

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