The Austrian land register –

improvements by IT-support

Dr. Martin SchneiderCIO Federal Ministry of Justice, Austria

INTRODUCTION

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Introduction

• „Realfolio“ system

• Title/Table system

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Introduction

• Land register consists of land register entries collection of documents

• Principles: on application Intabulation rule of speciality order of priority publicity

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HISTORY

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History

• About 1868: First registration

• 1980-1992: paper IT

• From 1992:IT-supported land register system (end of first digitization)

• 2006:Electronic Filing – „elektronischer Rechtsverkehr“ ("ERV 2006").

Digital documents archive/justice

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History

• 7.5.2012• BIG BANG –

Seperated servers for land register and cadastre Java based Migration and tests

• 1.7.2013• Automation of cadastral changes in land

register• Currently: ongoing automation

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PROJECT PARTNERS

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Project partners

• MOJ• 114 district courts • ca. 500 employees

• 3 Mio. valid land register entities

• ca. 700.000 cases/year

• Federal Cadaster Ag• 41 cadaster • ca. 500 employees• 2354 cities & villages• 7847 cadastral units

• 10,4 Mio. parcels (cadaster)

• > 30.000 plans/year

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∑ > 30 Mio. excerpts/year

about 10 Mio. EUR

ARCHITECURE

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BRZ

Old IT-architecture (1980)

jointdatabase

=land reg.

+cadaster

justice

workstationcadastre

Clearing House

units

ownership

encumbrances

parcels

type of use

...

BEV – Federal Cadastre Agency

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New IT-architecture – seperated servers

synchronisation

stand. interface

GDB – New BEV

cadasterkeeping

FCA

eGA(excerpts)

FCA – Portal

BRZ

land reg.keeping

justice workstation

Clearing House

land reg.excerpts

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EXCERPTS

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Excerpt delivery system

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Excerpts

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Excerpts

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APPLICATIONWORK FLOW

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Application - Work flow

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Work flow/interface

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Work flow/decision

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Register keeping/production

• 60 % electronic-applications

• Structured application

• E-filing + e-delivery (e-notification)

• Mandatory for lawyers, notaries, banks, insurance companies …

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OFFICIALNOTIFICATION

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Official Notification

• Delivery service E-delivery - Justice Central service(hybr.RS) Federal delivery service

• Local delivery

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NO EMAILS!!!!

PUBLIC – PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP

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PPP• Public access to land register via

Clearing houses Courts Notaries, lawyers

• Structured e-filing via clearing houses

• Customer demands realised (Apps etc)

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INTERNATIONAL

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International• EULIS – European Land Information System

18 Memberstates

• ELRA – European Land Register Association 22 Memberstates IMOLA: European Landregister Excerpt Form

• EU Feasibility Study: interconnection of land register systems

• …

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“REAL ESTATE INFRASTRUCTURE – FIT FOR USE?”

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Basically yes!•Electronic•Fast•Easy to use•Market needs covered by PPP

To be improoved•International interconnection

Thank you for your attention!

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