Minister for Lands and Property

Minister for Lands and Property of New South Wales
Incumbent
Steve Kamper
since 5 April 2023
Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure
AppointerGovernor of New South Wales
PrecursorSecretary for Lands and Works
Formation1 October 1859
First holderBob Nichols

The Minister for Lands and Property, also called the Secretary for Lands was responsible for one of the key issues for the colonial administration of New South Wales, being the contest between squatters and selectors to dispossess the Aboriginal people of their land. [1]

  1. ^ "Part 6 Ministries since 1856" (PDF). NSW Parliamentary Record. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 19 November 2020.