The Property Services Branch of the Department of Transportation and Infrastructure is responsible for the acquisition, disposal, leasing, management and marketing of government-owned property.
When a property no longer meets the needs of a particular government department, it is declared to be a ‘surplus’ property and is transferred to the Department of Transportation and Infrastructure for disposal.
Surplus property is disposed of according to the following policy:
The property is offered to other government departments to determine any interest. If no interest is shown, it may be offered to municipalities at market value and a sale negotiated. If no interest is shown, it may be offered for sale by Public Tender or marketed through Open to Offers. Adjacent landowner(s) are notified of the public tender. Should a property not successfully be disposed of by the above-mentioned process, it is marketed, or re-advertised for sale by Public Tender at a later date.