Law Council of Australia speaks out against Baird government's land titles registry sale

By Esther Han
Updated December 5 2016 - 1:08pm, first published 12:18pm
Jonathan Smithers, chief executive of the Law Council of Australia, and Gary Ulman, president of the Law Society of NSW, are against the sale of the NSW land titles registry. Photo: Edwina Pickles
Jonathan Smithers, chief executive of the Law Council of Australia, and Gary Ulman, president of the Law Society of NSW, are against the sale of the NSW land titles registry. Photo: Edwina Pickles
Staff at NSW's Land and Property Information protested against the government's privatisation plans in June. Photo: Public Service Association
Staff at NSW's Land and Property Information protested against the government's privatisation plans in June. Photo: Public Service Association
Land and Property Information keeps the official record of land ownership in NSW. It issues the Certificate of Title. Photo: Land and Property Information NSW
Land and Property Information keeps the official record of land ownership in NSW. It issues the Certificate of Title. Photo: Land and Property Information NSW

The man who helped lead the fight against the British government's sale of its land titles registry – and won – is urging the Baird government to ditch its similar, billion-dollar cash grab, warning "everyone will lose".

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