Policies
The main policies relating to State land are:
Policies under the provisions of the Land Act 1994
These policies, which have been approved by the Minister for Natural Resources and Water (NRW), or the Director-General of NRW, as appropriate, fall into the following categories:
- land allocation
- reserves and roads and deeds of grant in trust
- land holdings
- matters affecting land holdings
- registrations and dealings
- general
- continued rights and tenures.
All policies are available from the DERM resource centre.
In making decisions on activities under the Land Act, NRW officers who exercise a delegation of authority from the Minister or Director-General must refer to these policies, and to any other NRW policies or legislative requirements that may affect the activity under consideration.
The policies must be used consistently with the Native Title Act 1993 (Cwlth) and the Native Title (Queensland) Act 1993.
Government land policies and guidelines
The Government land policies contains whole-of-government policies and guidelines. These policies must be complied with by all state agencies which deal with government property. The policies aim to achieve consistent and effective management of the government's property holdings. They have been defined by the government as the minimum requirement to be adopted in the asset management process. All policies include a rationale and a specific objective.
The policies fall under the following categories:
- acquisition
- secondary use
- disposal
- valuation
- property tenure
- Government Land Register (formerly information technology)
- Property Management Committee (PMC)
- future infrastructure.
Last updated: 16 October 2008