Australia Progresses toward MLETR Implementation

The Australian Standing Council of Attorneys-General (SCAG) issued a Communique on 14 November 2025 on a range of agreed issues, including the UNCITRAL Model Law on Electronic Transferable Records. On MLETR it stated;

MODEL LAW ON ELECTRONIC TRANSFERABLE RECORDS
Participants:

(a) noted the Commonwealth’s proposal to implement the Model Law on Electronic Transferable Records (MLETR) by way of uniform amendments to the Commonwealth, state and territory electronic transactions acts (ETAs)

(b) agreed to establish a working group of Commonwealth, state and territory officials to progress the development of national model amendments to the Commonwealth, state and territory ETAs

(c) agreed to refer to the Australasian Parliamentary Counsel's Committee the drafting of these national model MLETR amendments to the Commonwealth, state and territory ETAs

(d) noted the significant economic and productivity benefits of this proposed reform, and the need for consultation across the Commonwealth, states and territories to progress it in a timely manner.