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Agency No. 42
Agency Title  DEPARTMENT OF LANDS AND SURVEYS
Start Date  1 Jan 1890
End Date  1 Jul 1986
Category  Department
Creating Legislation 
Agency Description  The Department of Lands and Surveys was one of the oldest government agencies in Western Australia, having been constituted under the name of the Survey Office in 1829. The Office became the Surveyor-General's Department in 1870 and was organized into two branches - Crown Lands and Surveys. The Department was administered by the Surveyor-General who also held the title of Commissioner of Crown Lands.

The Department was restyled the Crown Lands and Surveys Department in 1873 and, in 1890, the Department of Land and Surveys.

The Department of Lands and Surveys was responsible for the leasing and alienation of Crown Lands (except where mining and forestry tenures were involved*), the reservation of land for public purposes and roads, the surveying and classifying of land, and the exploration and mapping of the State. From its inception, the Department was also active in promoting immigration and settlement, and until 1973 was responsible for administering various Assisted Passage Immigration Schemes.

Immigration remained one of the functions of the Department until 1986, and the Department was responsible for the administration of the Noalimba Reception Centre.

Following a functional review, the Department was reorganized and renamed the Department of Land Administration in 1986.

* Initially, the Department was responsible for virtually all aspects of land administration, but with the establishment of the Department of Mines (1893) and the Forests Department (1919), it relinquished control of mining and forestry matters.
 
Preceding Agencies 
58 SURVEY OFFICE 1 Jan 1829 ~ 1 Jan 1870   Detail
59 SURVEYOR-GENERAL'S DEPARTMENT 1 Jan 1870 ~ 1 Jan 1873   Detail
60 CROWN LANDS AND SURVEYS DEPARTMENT 1 Jan 1873 ~ 1 Jan 1890   Detail
 
Succeeding Agencies 
16 DEPARTMENT OF MINES 1 Jan 1894 ~ 1 Jul 1992   Detail
43 DEPARTMENT OF LAND ADMINISTRATION 1 Jul 1986 ~ 1 Jul 2003   Detail
75 WOOD AND FORESTS DEPARTMENT 1 Jan 1896 ~ 1 Jan 1919   Detail
76 FORESTS DEPARTMENT 1 Jan 1919 ~ 22 Mar 1985   Detail
117 DEPARTMENT OF SERVICES 1 May 1986 ~ 31 Jul 1990   Detail
406 DEPARTMENT OF STATE SERVICES 31 Jul 1990 ~ 30 Jun 1996   Detail
1204 DEPARTMENT OF LAND INFORMATION 1 Jul 2003 ~ 31 Dec 2006   Detail
1576 WESTERN AUSTRALIAN LAND INFORMATION AUTHORITY (LANDGATE) 1 Jan 2007 ~   Detail
 
Superior Agencies 
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Subordinate Agencies 
235 OFFICE OF TITLES 1 Jan 1890 ~ 1 Jan 1984   Detail
485 FISHERIES DEPARTMENT [1] 1 Jan 1893 ~ 1 Jan 1909   Detail
1067 MICROFILM BUREAU 1 Jul 1977 ~ 30 Jun 1986   Detail
 
Functions exercised by this agency 
10 LAND AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT 1 Jan 1890 ~ 1 Jan 1986   Detail
 
Record series created by this agency 
32 FIELD BOOKS - SURVEYORS -  Detail
50 EXPLORATION PLANS 1 Jan 1890 ~   Detail
75 REGISTERS - FIELDBOOKS -  Detail
211 FILES - GENERAL 1 Jan 1890 ~ 1 Jan 1986   Detail
221 DIAGRAMS - CROWN SURVEYS (OLD SERIES) -  Detail
233 EXPLORATION ROLLS 30 Dec 1899 ~   Detail
235 ORIGINAL PLANS - TOWNSITES 1 Jan 1890 ~ 1 Jan 1920   Detail
236 ORIGINAL PLANS - DISTRICTS -  Detail
237 SURVEY PLANS - ROLL PLANS 1 Jan 1890 ~ 1 Jan 1930   Detail
239 ADMIRALTY CHARTS 1 Jan 1890 ~ 31 Dec 1897   Detail
247 REGISTERS - LANDS & SURVEYS PLANS 30 Dec 1899 ~   Detail
248 REGISTERS - DIAGRAMS CROWN SURVEYS 30 Dec 1899 ~   Detail
371 CALCULATION BOOKS 1 Jan 1898 ~ 1 Jan 1947   Detail
979 CANCELLED PUBLIC PLANS - STANDARD SERIES 1 Jan 1890 ~ 31 Dec 1907   Detail
980 CANCELLED PUBLIC PLANS (DISTRICTS) - POST STANDARD SERIES 1 Jan 1893 ~ 31 Dec 1903   Detail
 

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