CGGC and GGIC

Chief Government Geologists’ Committee (CGGC)

The Chief Government Geologists' Committee (CGGC) is a subcommittee to the Ministerial Council for Mineral and Petroleum Resources (MCMPR). Their agreed annual work program is endorsed by the Standing Committee of Officials (SCO) to MCMPR, and includes collaborative geoscience data acquisition programs, promotion and marketing plans, geoscience research programs, trialling of new exploration technologies, and standards for management and delivery of geoscience information.

CGGC comprises the Directors/Executive Directors of the State and Territory Geological Surveys and the Chief of Onshore Energy and Minerals Division, Geoscience Australia, as well as the Chief Executive Officer of Geoscience Australia.

Government Geoscience Information Committee (GGIC)

The Government Geoscience Information Committee (GGIC), established in 1998, has an operating mandate from the Chief Government Geologist Committee (CGGC) with all activities conducted on behalf of and with approval from CGGC. The GGIC provides and promotes a coherent national strategic direction for the management and delivery of geoscience information. The committee’s objectives include:

  • Advise the CGGC on strategic and technical direction for the management and delivery of geoscience information
  • Ensure effective and uniform delivery of geoscience information
  • Define and influence national and international standards/guidelines
  • Ensure consistent capture and submission of geoscience information
  • Collaborate with relevant national and international organisations.

The GGIC meets twice yearly, rotating the chair between the Commonwealth/State/Territory jurisdictions annually in line with the CGGC chair, so that the same organisation hosts both CGGC and GGIC for a year. GGIC comprises representatives from State, Territory and Australian government geoscience agencies and New Zealand. Committee members have varying backgrounds including information management, information technology, geology, geophysics and cartography.

Current GGIC member contact details

The annual GGIC work program focuses on:

  • the development and implementation of national geoscience related information standards and data models
  • data access and delivery solutions and monitoring new and emerging trends in this domain
  • making recommendations to CGGC to sponsor projects that will improve data and information exchange
  • overseeing CGGC-approved geoscience information projects.

Annual schedule for GGIC:

  May-June   CGGC meet and develops work program and provides to GGIC
  August   GGIC draft new annual work program based on CGGC work program; handover of GGIC chair
 September  GGIC meet; finalise and agree on work program and share relevant information on respective agency activities
  February   GGIC meet; report on progress against work program
  April - May   CGGC meet; GGIC chair presents annual work program report and recommendations for CGGC consideration for future work programs