The WA Government will start formally investigating the viability of commercialising some or all of the operations of Western Australia’s land information authority, Landgate.
A study to identify the options – including an analysis on the value of the agency, its assets and investments – has now been approved and a report assessing potential options will be provided to Government by mid-2018.
The report will be informed by expert staff from Landgate and Treasury, while external advice will be sought as the project progresses.
Recent commercialisations undertaken in other Australian States and internationally will be examined as part of the study to inform potential options that may fit the Western Australian setting.
The best interests of the State will be the paramount consideration, with the existing legal protections of the Torrens title system to be preserved.
The Government will ensure Landgate staff have their rights and entitlements protected.
Landgate provides the State’s land titles system, land valuation services and authoritative location information. It has operated as an independent statutory authority since it was established by the Carpenter Labor Government in 2007.