Landgate (Western Australian Land Information Authority) 

Act: Land Information Authority Act 2006 (WA).¹

Established: 2006. Landgate is the trading name of the Western Australian Land Information Authority.

Purpose: Landgate manages the State's land information systems — the concrete institution behind Torrens title and land registration, which describes registration as "administered separately by each Australian state and territory" without naming the WA body. This is that body.

Powers conferred under the Act

The Act establishes Landgate as a statutory authority with commercial powers, governed by a Board that reports to the Minister for Lands. It administers the legislation governing registration of land transactions, regulates land surveyors, and maintains the land title register, survey plans, valuation rolls, and geographic and geodetic databases. It also has a role advocating for and undertaking legislative reform in this area at the Minister's request.

Is it a prosecuting authority?

No. Landgate is a registration and land-information authority, not an enforcement or prosecuting body. Its core function is maintaining an accurate register that gives effect to Torrens-system indefeasibility, and regulating the land-surveying profession, rather than investigating or prosecuting offences. No specific leading case is cited here — students should independently verify any case law on Registrar's powers or indefeasibility exceptions specific to WA before relying on it.

Self-check

• Have I named Landgate as the actual WA body behind the generic Torrens-title description, rather than describing registration abstractly?
• Have I distinguished its registration/regulation function from any prosecuting role, which it does not have?
• Have I checked its governance structure (a Board reporting to the Minister for Lands) rather than assuming it is a court or tribunal?