April Casey

Since the introduction of electronic conveyancing in Victoria, Land Use Victoria has followed a nationally consistent Subscriber Compliance Program approved by the Australian Registrars’ National Conveyancing Council (ARNECC).

Subscribers are required to provide evidence that demonstrates the subscriber’s compliance with the Participation Rules, including:

• Client Authorisation – a document that enables a party to a transaction (client) to authorise a conveyancer or lawyer to act on their behalf in that transaction
• Verification of Identity – verification of the identity of a client or mortgagor
• Right to Deal – verification of the entitlement of a person to be a particular party to a conveyancing transaction;
• Maintained strict adherence to industry regulations, minimizing risk exposure for the organization.
• Enhanced communication between team members by organizing regular meetings and fostering open dialogue.
• Established effective relationships with key stakeholders both internally and externally for increased collaboration opportunities.
• Implemented process improvements that streamlined workflows, and increasing operational efficiency.
• Conducted regular reviews of operations and identified areas for improvement.
• Currently audited over 3500 subscriber since the implementation of the Auditor program

• Maintained strict confidentiality of sensitive information while managing complex filing systems for both physical documents and digital records (Victorian Online Titles System)
• Comprehensive knowledge of Land Registry Services legislation, policies and practices and Government reform agenda. Relevant Acts are Transfer of Land Act; Property Law Act; Sale of Land Act; Subdivision Act; Local Government Act; Water Act; Administration and Probate Act; Instruments Act; Evidence Act; Privacy Act, competition and consumer law, competitive neutrality policies and fees and charges guidelines
• Oversaw daily operations within the department, delegating tasks efficiently and maintaining a positive work environment for all team members.
• Developed strong working relationships with internal departments and external partners, fostering seamless collaboration across teams.
• Averaged high Registration rate of 100 -120 transactions daily
• Maintained strict confidentiality of sensitive information while managing complex filing systems for both physical documents and digital records.

• Contributed to business analysis efforts by compiling accurate reports from maintained records when requested by management.
• Reviewed historical data to provide insightful analysis on business performance, informing executive directors and management accordingly.
• Provide quarterly Statistical data to the Bureau of Statistics
• ·Maintain counts of specific dealing types to improve knowledge management and assist in providing data for specific projects
• Create End of Financial Report and distributed to Land Registration Services Executives and available to external stakeholders
• Monthly reporting of production figures supplied internally to Land Registration Services Executives
• ·Weekly production figures supplied internally to Land Registration Services Executives and Managers

• Experience in automation and integration testing activities.
• Testing of PEXA Transactions, other VOTS project activities
• Conduct Disaster Recovery Testing
• Caveat Claim demonstration to Business
• Production of system and project documentation including plans, data models, process flows and other system change supporting documents
• Creating a Test Summary Report at the end of the testing cycle. I have been able to view and understand Business Requirement and Solution Designs that have guided me to create test scenarios and look at ways in which test cases can be completed.
• Understanding of database structures and experience with testing tools and their application across the system development lifecycle:

I use all different types of systems within the Systems Branch including, Landata, PSV, PEXA, VOTS/OCR, SSS, Vic Roads and Heritage and these having all different database structures.

• Seasonal Fire Role within the Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning during the Black Saturday bushfires
• Arranged the deployment of fire crews and basecamp personal
• Liased with Logistics team and State Control Duty Office
• Contributed to the successful execution of large-scale events through meticulous planning and coordination efforts.
• Enhanced operational efficiency by streamlining communication processes within the team
• Working under pressure

• Maintained information records for Accounts payable purposes
• Managed high volume of invoices, prioritizing payment schedules to optimize cash flow and maintain strong customer relations.
• Negotiate with team members to allocate and complete tasks to achieve team goals
• Monitor stock levels to maintain enterprise activities
• Operate and maintain printer for cheques printing
• Software applications including Oracle, email, microsoft excel