Centenary of Federation

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Canberra
11-12 May
2001

• Centenary of Federation
• Survey and Mapping Conference
• From Federation to Futurism
• Cadastral Reform Workshop

Proudly Sponsored by Surveyor General Victoria
IN CELEBRATION OF 150 YEARS OF VICTORIAS
SURVEYORS GENERAL 1851 2001
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Industry Reforms for the New Millennium

• Presentation by Paul Harcombe
• Acting Chief Surveyor,
• Land and Property Information NSW

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PRESENTATION

• Brief Update on formation of LPINSW.
• National Competition Policy Review of Surveyors
  Act
• Premiers Review of all Statutory Boards

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CURRENT GOVERNMENT POLICY

• DEVELOPMENT OF NEW GOVERNMENT STRUCTURES
• INTEGRATION OF LAND INFORMATION, TITLING
• AND VALUING FUNCTIONS.
• REFORM OF REGULATION MODELS
• GOVERNING PROFESSIONS SUCH AS SURVEYING.

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Land and Property Information,NSW

• In July, 2000 a new Government Business
  enterprise Land and Property Information, NSW
  was established
• Amalgamation of land valuation,titling, survey
  and mapping functions
• Service delivery role also supporting statutory
  functions of Surveyor General, Registrar General
  and Valuer General

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Why LPINSW?

• Harness skills expertise from LTO,LIC, VGs to
  create new opportunities,products.
• Consolidate services to provide single focus for
  land property information.
• Largest centralised land titles registry and
  spatial information provider in Australia.

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Why LPI NSW?

• Information Revolution
• Demand for more information online
• Demand for maps and text
• E commerce
• Integrate 3 pillars of the cadastre
• legal,fiscal and spatial

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Modern Cadastral ConceptCadastre 2014!
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A Cadastral Model for New South Wales
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Functional Structure

• Four Functional areas
• Registration and Information Services.
• Production and Business Development.
• Information Systems.
• Information Sourcing.

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Operational Structure

• Survey,mapping and valuation functions within
  Information Sourcing Division
• Each function headed by a senior officer i.e.
  Chief Valuer, Chief Surveyor,etc
• Chief Surveyor reports directly to Surveyor
  General on policy, statutory functions

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Operational Structure

• Chief Surveyor responsible for survey control,
  geodesy, cadastral integrity and geographic names
  functions
• Chief Surveyor supported by Manager, Cadastral
  Integrity, continuing role of Principal Surveyor
• Single operational structure for all approvals,
  exemptions, cadastral integrity issues

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Our Objectives

• Improve the collection,integration delivery of
  land property information to Government and
  community.
• Maximise the use of advances in information
  technology to improve service delivery and
  efficiency.
• Identify product growth areas.

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LPINSW Service Delivery

• LPINSW will continue to provide all the services
  formerly available from the LTO,LIC and VGs.
• Emphasis towards online service delivery.

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Other Reform Initiatives

• Electronic Plan Lodgement-E Plan.
• E Conveyancing.
• GDA implementation
• Cadastral upgrade

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E-Plan

• Eliminate time consuming and costly manual
  process.
• Further develop existing automated process.
• Provide same day registration/plan image
  delivery.
• Same day update of States electronic mapping
  database and SCIMS.

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GDA

• Commenced from 31/3/2000,effective 1 October 2000
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• Implementation over a number years.
• SCIMS transformed using NTv2 Grid Method
  ,September 2000.
• 12000 new readjusted values since October
• New look SCIMS online, sketch plans next.
• Delivery of seamless GDA cadastral dataset.
• GDA Project Team.

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Modern Cadastral Concept
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A Cadastral Model for New South Wales
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Current Reviews

• Premiers Review of all Statutory Boards
• National Competition Policy Review of Surveyors
  Act
• NCP Review must be completed first, however
  reform of surveying running in background

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National Competition Policy Review Update

• Issues Paper placed on Web, 200 copies mailed out
  to stakeholdersadvertisements in major
  newspapers
• 2 month commentary period finished end of
  February
• 13 submissions received , mainly from supplier
  side,including ISNSW,SMIC IEMSA
• Analysis report to Minister through Steering
  Committee

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NCP Review Update

• Steering Committee (DG/SG Cabinet office) will
  make recommendations based on submissions
• Minister has indicated further consultation with
  industry prior to recommendations to Cabinet
• Submissions, whilst confidential, indicate need
  for moderate change, not radical surgery(my
  words)

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NCP Review Update in other States

• WA,QLD,NT,SA have retained existing systems
• ACT have abolished Board, regulation by
  Commissioner for Surveys, compulsory registration
  continued
• Tasmania adopting competency based system of
  regulation and registration of surveyors

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Premiers Review of all Boards

• Is the current regulatory model appropriate?
• What are/what should be the functions /role of
  the Board?
• Is there a better model?
• Board has responded by initiating discussions
  with industry
• Discussions indicate a broader role for the
  Board,with a co-regulation approach

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Role of Government

• Developing implementing surveying spatial
  information policy.
• Maintaining developing States spatial data
  surveying infrastructure.
• Protecting the integrity of land titles tenure.

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Role of Government

• Adjudicating boundaries e.g. administrative,
  property.
• Providing the statutory framework to enable the
  regulation/co-regulation of surveying.
• Managing the State Survey and Spatial Information
  databases.

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Role of Government

• Monitoring the performance of the surveying
  industry.
• Facilitating cadastral business, economic
  development and the growth of the spatial
  information industry.

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Surveyor Generals Position

• Has not been abolished!
• Elevated to Director-General level of a super
  department
• Will continue to provide leadership at this level
• All statutory functions of the SG will be
  delivered through a structure headed by a senior
  Registered Surveyor- Chief Surveyor
• Also supported by a General Manager, LPI who is a
  surveyor and past member of the Board

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Surveyor-GeneralsResponsibilities

• Provide policy advice adjudicate on surveying
  issues.
• Undertake statutory responsibilities assigned by
  legislation.
• Responsible for policy development for
  maintenance of survey infrastructure including
  survey information.

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Surveyor-GeneralsResponsibilities

• Advise on policy development for spatial
  information, as relevant to the cadastre.
• Undertake QA, including setting of specifications
  for technical standards, monitoring and
  enforcement.
• Provide leadership represent Government in
  surveying forums.

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Role of RestructuredBoard of Surveyors

• Provide a statutory mechanism.
• Maintain mutual recognition at the
  national/international level.

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Role of RestructuredBoard of Surveyors

• Recognising maintaining competency of
  professionals contribution to the State Survey
  Database.
• Accreditation of specialty surveying areas.

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Role of Industry

• Administer the co-regulation of cadastral
  surveyors.
• Establish protocols procedures for the
  accreditation of knowledge specialist.

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Role of Industry

• Develop and Manage.
• Code of Ethics
• Codes of Conduct
• Provide Continuing Professional Development
  program.

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Reasons

• To better serve the public of NSW.
• To ensure ongoing protection for the survey
  cadastre and titling system.
• To recognise change.

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Reasons

• To enable reform of existing framework.
• To comply with government guidelines for the
  composition of statutory boards.

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Reasons

• To ensure BOS is more inclusive of the surveying
  and spatial information professions.

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CONCLUSION

• Increasing business on the Internet.
• Reduction in regulatory barriers/ new regulatory
  models for new millenium.
• Re-engineered government business processes and
  new technology for improved data collection and
  management.

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CONCLUSION

• Better system for employers and consumers
  recognising qualifications and skills.
• For the industry a need to adapt to become more
  inclusive and to make our mark in the (Spatial)
  Information Age

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Canberra
11-12 May
2001

• Centenary of Federation
• Survey and Mapping Conference
• From Federation to Futurism
• Cadastral Reform Workshop

Proudly Sponsored by Surveyor General Victoria
IN CELEBRATION OF 150 YEARS OF VICTORIAS
SURVEYORS GENERAL 1851 2001
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