The Office of the Surveyor-General is the primary government authority on surveying and the cadastre (land property boundaries and tenure).
The role of the Surveyor-General includes responsibilities for South Australia's:
- land surveying
- integrity of the cadastre
- land administration
- foundation spatial data
- positioning (geodetic) infrastructure
- Roads opening and closing
- geographic place names
- Adelaide Park Lands Plan
- leadership role within the profession
