Government agencies play an integral role in the assignment of addresses. This reference guide has been developed to highlights the key areas of responsibility and interest government agencies.
More information
Reference Guide - Addressing for government agencies (PDF 1.3 MB)
NSW Address Policy (PDF 183.3 KB)
NSW Addressing User Manual (PDF 3.5 MB)
Guide to the NSW Addressing User Manual
Chapter 1 - User Manual Introduction
General information which introduces the key concepts of addressing
Chapter 2 - NSW Address Policy
Overview of addressing requirements for NSW
Chapter 3 - Governance Functions and Custodianship Roles
Details of functions and roles that all stakeholders involved in addressing are expected to undertake. Local government should see section 3.1 Governance - Data Producers and section 3.5 - Custodianship - Data Producers
Chapter 4 - NSW Address Database Metadata and Attributes
Information related to address data and the NSW Address Database. Local government should see section 4.5 - Core Address Components
Chapter 5 - Address Data Verification and Usage
Accessing and using address data
Chapter 6 - Addressing Principles
Specific information related to the assignment of address numbers, road names and locality boundaries as per the requirements of AS/NZS 4819: Rural and Urban Addressing
Chapter 7 - Addressing Procedures
Requirements for local government when engaging with stakeholders, assessing proposals or submitting information to the NSW Address Management and Operations Committee
Chapter 8 - Addressing Processes
Set of 7 processes which can be used to assign addresses and provide data to LPI. Local government should see process AP 5 - Addressing - Development and Subdivision
