The Surveyor-General of New South Wales is the primary government authority responsible for land and mining surveying in New South Wales.
The original duties for the Surveyor General was to measure and determine land grants for settlers in New South Wales.
The Surveyor General is the leader and regulator of the land and mining surveying profession and plays a key advocacy role in the spatial industry in NSW
The Commonwealth of Australia Gazette, 29 February 2016, issued notice that the Governor-General terminated Watkins appointment as a Member of the Order of Australia.