Infrastructure Engineering - Theses
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ItemThe spatial dimensions of native title( 2000-08)The importance currently placed on sustainable development recognises the fundamental role of land administration and the management of land based resources. This acknowledgement of the pivotal role of land administration and tenure security reinforces the need to recognise all interest and responsibilities in land, particularly those of a customary and traditional nature. The United Nations Draft Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (Pritchard 1998) respects the unique relationship between indigenous people(s) and the land, recognising the need to protect these traditions and cultures. A number of countries (specifically the United States of America, Canada and New Zealand) have implemented legal and institutional mechanisms for the recognition of this unique relationship and connection to land. In doing so it provided the precedent for the recognition of interests in land as held by indigenous peoples of Australia. In Australia the legal recognition of indigenous interests in land occurred in 1992, with the passing of the High Court’s decision concerning Mabo and others v the State of Queensland (no.2) (1992) 175 CLR 1 and the subsequent development and implementation of the Native Title Act 1993 (Cth). This federal act provides for the recognition and protection of native title within the framework of the Australian legal system . Its (native title interests) origins and foundations are those of traditional laws, connecting indigenous Australians with land and waters (S223 NTA 1993). (For complete abstract open document)
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ItemA collaborative framework to support a national land information infrastructure in Australia( 2013)As a federated country, Australia’s land administration systems are state and territory based. These systems record information pertaining to land ownership, land tenure, land use and land valuation and have supported, and continue to support, the requirements of the respective states and territories. Australia’s federated system of government however has evolved since federation in 1901. Many responsibilities that were previously the sole responsibility of the state and territory governments are now shared with the Australian Government. To support policy development and operational requirements for issues such as climate change, water management, fiscal and monetary policy, the Australian Government now needs access to this jurisdictional based land information. An increasing number of businesses operating nationally also often require access to this key land information. This has created a situation where considerable duplication of effort is occurring as a result of many Australian Government departments and agencies individually acquiring land information from the respective jurisdictions to meet their particular requirements. Given the effort to conflate the information, issues relating to data currency, quality and consistency become apparent. A national approach to service the requirements of national users of land information such as the Australian Government is required. The jurisdictional based land administration systems however potentially provide a sound basis on which to build a national land information infrastructure. All have taken advantage of the available technologies over the past decade to move to on line service delivery and are delivering effective services within their respective jurisdictions. What is now needed is a collaborative national framework that can build on the jurisdictional achievements to deliver a national approach to land administration information and services. This thesis considers the drivers for a national land information infrastructure within the context of Australia as a federated country and the main elements of the collaborative framework necessary to deliver this national view of land information. The key success factors necessary to implement and sustain this framework are identified through a number of case studies involving collaborative ventures both in Australia and overseas. The key success factors identified through the research are: • The existence of a major client / investor• Active jurisdictional support• A shared understanding of the problem and the desired outcome• An extensive monitoring and review process• A commitment to standards Using these key success factors as a guide, a framework for a collaborative national land information infrastructure for Australia is proposed.