Land and Property Management Authority
Encyclopedia
The News South Wales Land and Property Information, a division
of the Department of Finance and Services in the Government of New South Wales
, is responsible for land titles, property information, valuation, surveying, and mappping and spatial information in New South Wales
.
The division is led by its General Manager, currently Des Mooney, who reports to the Director General of the Department of Finance and Services, currently Michael Coutts-Trotter
. Both the General Manager for Land and Property Information and the Director General of the Department report to the Minister for Finance and Services, currently the Honourable Greg Pearce
MLC, who is also the Minister for the Illawarra.
The division is responsible for the Geographical Names Board of New South Wales and the New South Wales Board of Surveying and Spatial Information.
, Great North Walk
and The Hume and Hovell Walking Track. However, on 1 April 2011, the Authority was abolished and some of its functions merged into the Department of Finance and Services, with operational divisions created including Land and Property Information, and the State Property Authority. The Authority's previous functions within the Office of Rural Affairs, Crown Lands, and the Soil Conservation Service were transfered to the Department of Trade and Investment, Regional Infrastructure and Services
and Department of Primary Industries
.
Government agency
A government or state agency is a permanent or semi-permanent organization in the machinery of government that is responsible for the oversight and administration of specific functions, such as an intelligence agency. There is a notable variety of agency types...
of the Department of Finance and Services in the Government of New South Wales
Government of New South Wales
The form of the Government of New South Wales is prescribed in its Constitution, which dates from 1856, although it has been amended many times since then...
, is responsible for land titles, property information, valuation, surveying, and mappping and spatial information in New South Wales
New South Wales
New South Wales is a state of :Australia, located in the east of the country. It is bordered by Queensland, Victoria and South Australia to the north, south and west respectively. To the east, the state is bordered by the Tasman Sea, which forms part of the Pacific Ocean. New South Wales...
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The division is led by its General Manager, currently Des Mooney, who reports to the Director General of the Department of Finance and Services, currently Michael Coutts-Trotter
Michael Coutts-Trotter
Michael Coutts-Trotter, an Australian public servant, is the Director-General of the New South Wales Department of Finance and Services.-Biography:...
. Both the General Manager for Land and Property Information and the Director General of the Department report to the Minister for Finance and Services, currently the Honourable Greg Pearce
Greg Pearce
Greg Pearce is currently presenter of Nine News Perth, a position he has held since early 2008.Originally a journalist with the ABC Greg became best known as presenter of the Ten News bulletin for Perth, prior to that he had been a news presenter for Seven News in Melbourne and had a short stint...
MLC, who is also the Minister for the Illawarra.
Activities
Land and Property Information achieves its aims by maintaining a secure, efficient and guaranteed system of land ownership and registry; collection, collation, and integration of property information to assist with land management, conveyancing, property development, investment, local planning, state economic and social development and historical research; maintaining impartial and transparent valuation services to assist local and state government to determine rates and land taxes; implementation and monitoring standards for the survey industry to provide certainty and confidence when establishing property locations, boundaries and the construction of public infrastructure; and converts the wealth of land data it collects into a comprehensive and authoritative range of online and hard copy mapping products and services.The division is responsible for the Geographical Names Board of New South Wales and the New South Wales Board of Surveying and Spatial Information.
History
Previously known as the Land and Property Management Authority, the organisation had broader responsibilities including the above acitivites plus the management of certain government-owned land, the maintenance of recreational and visitor facilities, such as State ParksState Parks of New South Wales
The State Parks of New South Wales are eighteen protected areas in New South Wales, Australia reserved for camping, water sports and recreational uses...
, Great North Walk
Great North Walk
The Great North Walk is a walking track which runs from Sydney to Newcastle in New South Wales, Australia. The main track, in length, runs between the Obelisk in Macquarie Place in Sydney to Queens Wharf Tower in Bicentennial Park in Newcastle and is well sign-posted. There are many "side tracks"...
and The Hume and Hovell Walking Track. However, on 1 April 2011, the Authority was abolished and some of its functions merged into the Department of Finance and Services, with operational divisions created including Land and Property Information, and the State Property Authority. The Authority's previous functions within the Office of Rural Affairs, Crown Lands, and the Soil Conservation Service were transfered to the Department of Trade and Investment, Regional Infrastructure and Services
New South Wales Department of Trade and Investment, Regional Infrastructure and Services
The New South Wales Department of Trade and Investment, Regional Infrastructure and Services, a department of the New South Wales Government, is responsibile for driving sustainable economic growth in New South Wales...
and Department of Primary Industries
New South Wales Department of Primary Industries
The New South Wales Department of Primary Industries, a division of the New South Wales Government, is responsibile for the administration and development for agriculture, fisheries, aquaculture, state forests, biosecurity, and crown lands in New South Wales...
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