An electronic Certificate of Title (eCT) is a title issued to an ADI mortgagee and is held in electronic format, there is no physical paper title and the mortgagee is recorded as having control of the right to deal (CoRD).
A CoRD holder has the authority to consent to the registration of a subsequent interest in land.
The party who has CoRD is noted at the top of every eCT as shown in the example below.
When an eCT has issued, the party with CoRD must lodge a “CoRD Holder Consent” in order to consent to the registration of paper registry instruments, plans and ePlans. The CoRD holder is required to obtain details about the dealings and parties involved in the transaction before creating the CoRD Holder Consent.
Practitioners should complete a Request for CoRD Holder Consent eForm to provide CoRD holders with information required for a CoRD Holder Consent.(This step is only required for paper dealings- for dealings lodged electronically the Consent is created in the electronic workspace). Once the form is completed it is sent to the CoRD holder not to NSW LRS.
What is CoRD Holder Consent?
A CoRD Holder Consent is an electronic document that can only be lodged through PEXA, to provide consent to the registration of registry instruments and plans. It is the electronic equivalent of making the certificate of title (CT) available for a transaction.
Transacting party consent: used by a participant in a transaction, such as a discharging mortgagee, or an incoming mortgagee for an unencumbered land title.
Third party consent: used by a CoRD holder that is not a transacting party, such as a first mortgagee consenting to a second mortgage to a different mortgagee.
Both consent types are prepared, digitally signed by the CoRD holder (or their representative subscriber) and lodged through PEXA.
The forms are available via the general forms section on this website, under "R" for Request.
Which Consent should be used and when?
Transacting Party Consent - To be used when the CORD holder is giving up their right to the title e.g. Discharge of mortgage.
Third Party Consent - To be used when the CORD holder is to retain their right to the title e.g. lease or 2nd mortgage.
Can you change or withdraw a Consent?
Once a CoRD Holder Consent has been lodged with the NSW Land Registry via PEXA, it CAN be changed in PEXA providing dealings for the case have not been lodged. You would need to simply edit the consent within the PEXA workspace. NSW LRS cannot edit a consent.
You will need to contact NSW LRS to withdraw a consent. Please use our eConveyancing Contact Form.
This page is also available as a downloadable info sheet.
Further Information on CoRD and holder consent requirements is available on the RG's Guidelines website.