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Land Administration SystemsIn Australia: Queensland
Steven JacobyGeneral-Manager Information PolicyDepartment of Natural Resources & Mines
Chair, Queensland Spatial Information CouncilANZLIC Member (Queensland)
Queensland – State sketch• 1.73M Sq Kms – 22.5% continent• Population 4 Million (20% Australia)• Population growth 2.1%p.a. (highest)• Will be second largest State by 2010 (past Vic)• Local Governments
– 125 Local Councils
– 15 Aboriginal Councils
– 17 Island Councils
• Rateable Properties – 1,445,300• Land Parcels – 2,660,900• New Parcels – 55,000 p.a.
Queensland – State sketch…• Professional Surveyors – 820• Valuers – 1397• Freehold Tenure – 21% (area)• Leasehold Tenure – 68% (area)• National Parks – 4% (area)• Mining (Development) Tenures (area)
– Minerals 0.35%
– Coal 0.22%
– Petroleum 1.24%
• Registered Indigenous Land Use Agreements– 120 Qld 192 Aust.
Natural Resources & Mines
• Leading Queensland’s stewardship of natural resources
– Balance current demands on our natural resources with the sustainable needs of future generations
– Working closely with other governments, industry & the community
– Using integrated approach: land, water, mineral, petroleum, vegetation & cultural resources
– Excludes Primary responsibility for: primary industries, environment, planning
National Co-operation Initiatives
• Council of Australian Governments– Water Resource Management Reform– Water Trading – Water Licences to transferable
water allocations
• National Action Plan for Salinity & Water Quality
• National Heritage Trust• ANZLIC – Spatial Information Council
– Standing Committee on Land Administration
• NSINS – National Spatial Information for National Security
Queensland – Positive Aspects• Significant investments in State LAS,
integration in mature (land) systems– Automated Titles Registration (land & water)– Valuations & Sales (QVAS)– Land Asset Management System– Digital Cadastral Database
• Robustness and integrated nature of Queensland’s legislative planning framework
• Access to integrated government information – Information Queensland
www.information.qld.gov.au
Information Queensland• Access to Information• All appropriate information to be available to the public on-
line (default)• $6.3M / 3 year program – Election Commitment• All Queensland Departments• Spatial & aspatial data• Free & fee• Public domain & restricted• 1.5M hits per month / 30% interstate / 76 Countries
accessed the site last months
Queensland – Challenges• Complex interests of the 3+ tiers of
government– Federal– State (25 Departments, 600 ‘entities’)– Local (158 local – including one big one, 15
Aboriginal & 17 Island Councils)– Regional Arrangements (15 Regional bodies)
• Digital Cadastral Data Base– Spatial representation of the ‘cadastre’– Maintained post registration (no pre-approvals)– Major users maintain at pre-registration– No 3D geometry
Queensland – Challenges…• Rights, Obligations & Restrictions
– Significant changes in law governing land use over the last 20 years
– 180 pieces of legislation in Queensland creating a ROR in land across all tiers (~15 on title)
– Major Federal legislation• Native Title Act 1993• Environmental Protection & Biodiversity Conservation
Act 1999
– State legislation• Water Act 2000• Vegetation Management Act 2004
– Manage Public perception of ‘Land Ownership’
Approaches we’re using
• Queensland has imposed strict regulatory, compliance and penalty regimes
• Now seeking to transition to a cooperative or partnership model between land owners & govt
• Doing that through:– Consultation & collaboration with stakeholders– Establishing landscape – property level planning
instruments that achieve sustainable outcomes – Introducing incentive programs (eg $12m Vegetation IP)
Comments on the LAS model
Queensland & the LAS model• Integrated vision – triple bottom line agreed • Policy focus – is on land management outcomes not
land administration– Eg. Vegetation Clearing Ban– Science & research plays as important role as land
information in policy formulation• Require a very broad view of land…
– Water, Vegetation, Minerals, Cultural resources• Institutional arrangements are complex
– Largely State based– Multi agency (and levels of government)
• Access to information and engagement in the policy development process is critical
Next 10 years…
• Access to all appropriate information by the public is achieved
– E-services– All RORs discoverable on a parcel in Queensland
• Public is engaged in consultation, decision-making and policy development process
– E-democracy
• If not one tier of government…– Made Federated system work (max positives)– Sharing, authentic data, ICT Service oriented approaches…