Land Administration Systems In Australia Queensland Steven Jacoby
Land Administration Systems In Australia: Queensland Steven Jacoby General-Manager Information Policy Department of Natural Resources & Mines Chair, Queensland Spatial Information Council ANZLIC Member (Queensland)
Queensland – State sketch • • • 1. 73 M 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 online (default) $6. 3 M / 3 year program – Election Commitment All Queensland Departments Spatial & aspatial data Free & fee Public domain & restricted 1. 5 M 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 3 D 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 $12 m 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…
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