Sympli ready to deliver innovative QLD electronic leasing — blocked by stalled interoperability reforms
Friday 12 December 2025
Sympli today announced it has completed development of its Queensland electronic lease lodgement capability ahead of the incumbent but cannot roll it out at scale due to the continuing lack of interoperability in Australia’s eConveyancing market.
Interoperability is the nationally endorsed reform that allows parties using different Electronic Lodgment Network Operators (ELNOs) to complete the same transaction—yet it remains paused and delayed, holding back competition and innovation.
Queensland has mandated eConveyancing for key instruments since 20 February 2023, with Titles Queensland confirming Sympli and PEXA as the two approved ELNOs and continuing work to expand the scope of instruments available for digital lodgement—including leases.
Recent changes were introduced to make lease registration compatible with eConveyancing— demonstrating market readiness for electronic leasing as soon as ELNOs can transact interoperably.
Despite industry progress, ARNECC (the national eConveyancing regulators) paused the design build test workstreams for interoperability in June 2024, and only began scoping next steps earlier this year, citing unresolved issues raised by banks. This pause has materially impeded competition and the delivery of consumer benefits.
Sympli is confident that the soon to be released ARNECC reviews will confirm that a first practitionerled release of interoperability can be implemented in Queensland by the end of 2026.
Philip Joyce, CEO, Sympli, said: “Our QLD electronic lease capability is built and ready. Practitioners and businesses want the speed and certainty of digital leasing, and Titles Queensland has paved the way. But until interoperability is delivered to market, many will have to solely rely on the monopoly network. In this case the monopoly is behind the 8 ball and has yet to deliver this feature for industry.”
“Interoperability is the cornerstone of a safe, competitive eConveyancing system. Ministers endorsed it, regulators trialled it, and NSW and QLD have signalled their intent to lead. The remaining barriers are regulatory and program delivery choices—not technology readiness. It’s time to move from reviews to release.”
Media Inquiries: Jerome Boutelet, Public Affairs Manager at media@sympli.com.au, or 0411 045 119
About Sympli
Sympli is the result of a collaboration between InfoTrack and ASX. We want to create more opportunity, add value and represent the market with an e-Settlements service from which practitioners across Australia can benefit.
InfoTrack is Australia’s leading provider of eConveyancing technology and services and has been creating software for the legal and financial industries for over 18 years. InfoTrack has a focus on simple, end to end solutions, leveraging expertise to craft a truly integrated e-settlements platform that you can trust.
As one of the world’s leading financial exchanges, the ASX bring experience in clearing and settling transactions with security, speed, reliability, and cutting-edge technology. The combination of the two bring you Sympli: the next generation e-settlements solution delivering healthy competition, reliability, security and value to the industry.
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