Gordon Wren

B.Surv (Hons) UNSW 1977, Registered Surveyor 1980,
Justice of the Peace NSW 1996,
Principal Certifier – Subdivisions (under the E.P. & A. Act) 2000
Accredited Certifier – Strata (under the E.P. & A. Act) 2000

Professional Affiliations:

Chairman, Professional Surveyors Occupational Assoc (PSOA) 2001-2005
Institution of Surveyors, NSW (ISNSW)
Association of Consulting Surveyors, Australia (ACS)
Urban Development Institute Aust (UDIA)
Association of Accredited Certifiers (AAC)
Member of Administrative Decisions Tribunal (ADT)

Professional Experience:

Has experience as a Director in previous firms, WG Hunt, Sunter & Co (79-93) and Bowdens Group (93-00). Had mainly been involved in supervising engineering design and project managing land development projects. Has a particular interest in Strata Schemes and Community Schemes.

Gordon was also responsible for assessing major subdivision projects for a major financial institution. His duties included approving payments by the financial institution and assessing costs to complete.

Gordon sat on the UDIA Community and Strata Title Committee 1999-2007 (of which he was Chairman for two years). Gordon also sat on the ISA/ACS Panel for Accreditation of Survey Firms for Subdivision Civil Works.

He was Chairman of the Professional Surveyors Occupational Association (PSOA) from 2001 and 2005. (This body is approved under the Professional Standards Act to manage a limited liability scheme for surveyors. This body was also approved by DIPNR to administer an Accredited Certifier Scheme up until 2007.) He was also a Director on the executive of the Association of Consulting Surveyors, NSW and also sat on the board of Consulting Surveyors Australia.

Gordon is a Principal Certifier-Subdivisions and Accredited Certifier-Strata under the EP&A Act. This allows him to issue Subdivision Certificates (where provided for in Planning Instruments, generally with State Significant Developments) and also to issue Strata Certificates. Up to Aug 2019, he has assessed over 3,500 Strata Plans producing over 65,000 lots.

He was appointed as a part-time non-judicial member of the Administrative Decisions Tribunal (ADT) from 2003 to 2009. He has sat with Deputy President Hennessy on the DIPNR v Conway case, and Judge Kevin O’Connor on the DIPNR v Dallas case and BPB v Johnson.

Gordon was on the Board of the Association of Accredited Certifiers (AAC) 2006-2015, and was the Chairman of the AAC Subdivision and Strata Committee.

He is currently serving on the AAC Subdivision and Strata Committees.

Special Expertise:

Strata and Subdivision Private Certification
Community Scheme Subdivisions
Subdivision Engineering Design
Land Development Project Management