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Member:		Mr Bruce Thompson Director Spatial Information Infrastructure Strategic Policy and Projects Department of Sustainability and Environment

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Jurisdictional coordinating body:		Victorian Department of Sustainability and Environment

The Department of Sustainability and Environment (DSE) was established in December 2002. It is responsible for activities associated with managing the environment, water, forestry and land, as well as strategic and statutory planning. Spatial Information Infrastructure is the lead agency for Victoria's spatial information policy and infrastructure, including mapping, and geodetic, positioning and location based services. Land Victoria is responsible for land related information, including systems for defining, valuing and transacting in land that maintain confidence in the property market. Spatial Information infrastructure:
•	Develops policies and strategies that support the development of the spatial information infrastructure and industry in Victoria.
•	Provides secure and maintained fundamental spatial information infrastructure datasets for Victoria.
•	Helps realise the benefits of the spatial information infrastructure to allow more informed and better decision-making and planning.

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