Output Class 3 - Land & Seabed Data Capture & Processing

Output class 3 involves the collection of data for specific public policy, operational business, or legislative purposes. It includes the capture and processing (receipt, validation, authorisation, manipulation, updating) of hydrographic, topographic, land title, and survey information (cadastral and geodetic).

There are two outputs in this output class:

Output 310 – Delivery of the Land Rights Registration & Cadastral Survey Systems

Third party funded

The delivery of accurate and timely services in relation to the land rights registration and cadastral survey systems, including:

  • registration of land title transactions
  • issue of new land titles
  • authorisation of cadastral survey datasets, and
  • updating of the cadastral survey reference system.
PERFORMANCE MEASURE PERFORMANCE
Quantity
Titles documents (instruments) processed from electronic lodgement.

Standard: 552,000 (est)
(Range 470,000–635,000)
426,376 documents processed from electronic lodgement for the year ended 30 June 2009.

77.98% of land title documents were processed electronically.

Standard: Not achieved

Comment: Overall downward trend in property market resulted in a lower than forecast volume (-23%) of electronic lodgements for the 12 months.
Titles documents (instruments) processed from paper lodgement.

Standard: 155,000 (est)
(Range 133,000–180,000)
120,377 documents processed from paper lodgement for the year ended 30 June 2009.

Standard: Not achieved

Comment: Overall downward trend in the property market resulted in a lower than forecast volume (-22%) of paper lodgements for the 12 months.
Cadastral survey datasets processed from electronic lodgement.

Standard: 13,500 (est)
(Range 11,500–15,500)
11,521 cadastral survey datasets processed from electronic lodgement for the year ended 30 June 2009.

Standard: Achieved
Quality
Rating achieved in the quality category of quarterly independent telephone surveys of randomly selected regular customers.

Standard: Good (minimum)
The standard of 'good' has been met or exceeded in each quarter.

Standard: Achieved
All titles documents processed according to standards set by the Registrar-General of Land.

Standard: 100%
Quality assurance audit provided reasonable assurance of general compliance with standards.

Standard: Achieved
Level of error ratings recorded against titles as recorded in the corrections register.

Standard: 0.2% or less
The error rate recorded was lower than 0.2% of titles issued or re-issued.

Standard: Achieved
All cadastral survey datasets processed and integrated into Landonline according to standards set by the Surveyor-General.

Standard: 100%
Quality assurance audit confirmed compliance with standards.

Standard: Achieved
Timeliness
Rating achieved in the timeliness category of quarterly independent telephone surveys of randomly selected customers.

Standard: Good (minimum)
The standard of 'good' has been met or exceeded in each quarter.

Standard: Achieved
Landonline system is available:

Standard: 99.5% between:
  • 7am and 9pm Monday to Thursday
  • 7am and 7pm Friday, and
  • 9am and 5pm Saturday.
The Landonline system was available 99.71% of the time for the year ended 30 June 2009.

Standard: Achieved
Titles documents processed from paper and electronic lodgement.

Standard: 95% within 15 working days.
Performance for the year ended 30 June 2009 was 98%.

Standard: Achieved
Cadastral survey datasets processed from electronic lodgement.

Standard: 90% within 10 working days.
Performance for the year ended 30 June 2009 was 99%.

Standard: Achieved

Output 320 – Generation of the Nnational Authoritative Geospatial Record

Mostly Crown funded

This output involves the delivery of those services necessary for the generation of the national authoritative geospatial record, i.e. the geodetic reference system, topographic and hydrographic information, and the electoral spatial reference dataset.

PERFORMANCE MEASURE PERFORMANCE
Quantity
Topographic maps printed.

Standard: 70 (est)
(Range 65–75)
A total of 67 maps were produced for the year ended 30 June 2009:
  • 36 x 260 series maps reprinted, and
  • 31 x Topo 250 sheets printed.
This number represents the bottom end of the agreed range.

Standard: Achieved
Hydrographic charts printed.

Standard: 79 (est)
(Range 75–85)
A total of 61 paper charts were printed for the year ended 30 June 2009. In addition to this, 40 electronic charts were produced with the move to electronic production.

The combined figure of 101 represents the true production of hydrographic charts for the year ended 30 June 2009.

Standard: Achieved
Surveyed and/or maintained contracted geodetic control marks.

Standard: 1,000 (est)
(Range 800–1,200)
2,282 marks were processed for the year ended 30 June 2009.

Standard: Achieved
Electoral spatial reference dataset actions: Electoral agency addressing queries processed.

Standard: 2,900 (est)
(Range 2,400–3,400)
2,925 electoral spatial reference datasets were actioned for the year ended 30 June 2009.

Standard: Achieved
Quality
All topographic and hydrographic data generated will meet the required standards as assessed by quality assurance audit.

Standard: 100%
Quality assurance audit was not performed.

Comment: Topographic and hydrographic audits were not required based on the level of risk and previous audit coverage.

See performance measure Quality Assurance Output 220 – Audit programmes completed in all regulatory areas.
All geodetic data generated will meet the quality standards of the Surveyor-General as assessed by Quality Assurance audit.

Standard: 100%
Quality assurance audit provided reasonable assurance of general compliance with standards.

Standard: Achieved
All electoral spatial reference dataset actions will meet the quality standards in the memoranda of understanding with Statistics New Zealand, the Electoral Enrolment Centre, the Chief Electoral Office and the Surveyor-General, as assessed by quality assurance audit.

Standard: 100%
Quality assurance audit provided reasonable assurance of general compliance with standards.

Standard: Achieved
Timeliness
New data, maps or charts available in the databases or for dissemination.

Standard: 95% within 20 working days after acceptance.
All topographic data is updated in-house and reflects real time update.

Hydrographic data: 100%.

Four new paper charts and two new editions were produced and available within 20 working days.

Standard: Achieved
Notified critical changes, errors or omissions to topographic data actioned.

Standard: 95% within four working days of acceptance for individual features.
No critical errors or omissions were notified.
New geodetic data available in the databases or for dissemination.
Standard: 95% within 20 working days after receipt.
2,434 of the 2,435 data available enquires were actioned within the agreed time. This represents a 99.96% response rate.

Standard: Achieved
Electoral agency addressing queries processed.

Standard: 90% within 10 working days from receipt.
2,836 of the 2,925 queries were processed within the timeframe. This represents a 97% response rate.

Standard: Achieved
Follow up with territorial authorities regarding outstanding addressing queries.

Standard: 90% within 20 working days from last follow up.
2,703 of the 2,795 follow-up actions occurred with territorial authorities. This represents a 96.7% response rate.

Standard: Achieved
Statistics New Zealand meshblock edits completed.

Standard: 90% within 10 working days.
771 of 774 Statistics New Zealand meshblock edits occurred. This represents a 99.6% response rate.

Standard: Achieved
Territorial authority data supplies (roads or addresses) completed:

1–50 edits.
50–500 edits.
500 or more edits.

Standard: 90% within:
  • 10 working days, and
  • 20 working days by negotiation.
The number of data edits completed within 10 working days are as follows:

1-50 edits.
  • 4937 of 5017 (98.4%)
50-500 edits.
  • 44 of 45 (97.8%)
500 or more edits.
  • 8 of 8 (100%)
Standard: Achieved

Comment: Negotiating the 20 working day timeframe was not required during 2008/09.

Financial performance

Output Class 3 – Land & Seabed Data Capture & Processing

Actual
2008
$000
  Actual
2009
$000
Voted
2009
$000
(6,791) Net surplus/(deficit) (2,478) (826)
17,726 Revenue Crown 17,583 17,680
21,848 Revenue other 25,923 26,808
39,574 Total revenue 43,506 44,488
46,365 Total expenses 45,984 45,314