YEAR IN REVIEW

Looking to the Future

Transition to a Statutory Authority

The department is continuing to change in preparation for being re-established as a statutory authority. Cabinet approved the drafting of a Bill to re-establish the department as a land information statutory authority with commercial powers in October 2003. The authority will deliver a greater return to Government and the community on the State's land information asset. The decision followed extensive community and stakeholder consultation, incorporating groups representing surveying, spatial, conveyancing and housing industries, Government agencies and staff.

Drafting of legislation has begun and subject to Parliamentary priorities, it is anticipated that the land information statutory authority will be created in 2006. The implementation plan for the authority has been completed as much as is possible pending the drafting of legislation and is being revised under the new legislative timetable.

Business Plan

DLI is operating under a Business Plan for the statutory authority to the extent possible as a department. The Plan was prepared by officers of DLI, with assistance and guidance from the Department of Treasury and Finance, and sets out the services and financial projections to be delivered by the new statutory authority to 2010/2011.

Outlook for 2005/2006

DLI will continue to change to improve its contribution to Western Australia's economic growth, social advancement and protection of the natural environment, and to ensure that the State is well positioned to respond to the globalisation and digitalisation of information. DLI recognises that its land information increasingly needs to be online, integrated and on-time to meet the needs of Government, industry and the public.

DLI is awaiting the drafting of a Bill to re-establish itself as a land information statutory authority. With an anticipated commencement date of 1 July 2006, the authority will continue to manage the State's land titling and property valuation functions, as well as offering new online information and services for its Government and industry customers. This change in structure and focus will ensure that the department provides enduring value, through the alignment of structure, functions and funding with the State's long-term land information needs. Underpinned by a new 2005/2010 Strategic Plan and partnerships with other Government agencies, the agency is ensuring that it meets these long-term goals.

DLI's Business Realignment program continues to implement a more business-like approach to planning and decision making by:

• improving efficiency, increasing revenue and controlling costs;
• identifying opportunities to improve services;
• making the most effective use of resources; and
• better determining cost bases to underpin funding and pricing decisions.

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