Licensed Surveyors (Guidance of Surveyors) Amendment Regulations 2000 (WA)
5 September 20001 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, WA 5053
(Guidance of Surveyors) Amendment Regulations 2000.
LB301*
Licensed Surveyors Act 1909
Licensed Surveyors (Guidance of Surveyors)
Amendment Regulations 2000
Made by the Land Surveyors Licensing Board with the approval of the
Administrator in Executive Council.1. Citation
These regulations may be cited as the Licensed Surveyors
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2. The regulations amended
The amendments in these regulations are to the Licensed
Surveyors (Guidance of Surveyors) Regulations 1961*.[* Reprinted as at 20 January 1986. For amendments to 24 May 2000 see 1999 Index to
Legislation of Western Australia, Table 4, p. 160.1
3. Regulation 3 amended
Regulation 3 is amended by inserting, in the appropriate alphabetical position, the following definition -
"guideline" means a guideline referred to in
regulation 3A;
4. Regulation 3A inserted
After regulation 3 the following regulation is inserted -
3A. Guidelines (1) From time to time the Board may make guidelines as to
the practices to be followed by surveyors.(2) Copies of the guidelines are to be made available at the
offices of the Board.5. Regulation 4 amended
Regulation 4(3) is amended by deleting "Land Act 1933" and inserting instead -
Land Administration Act 1997 11
6. Regulation 7 amended
Regulation 7 is amended by deleting "with departmental instructions supplementary to these regulations." and inserting instead -
with—
(a) guidelines under these regulations; (b)
directions or guidelines under other Acts under which the survey is effected,
unless the surveyor can show that compliance is
inappropriate in the particular circumstances of the
survey or that an equivalent alternative action has been
taken.
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7. Regulation 11 amended
Regulation 11 is amended as follows:
(a)
by deleting "Measurements of length shall be entered as read" and inserting instead -
Distances shall be recorded
(b)
by deleting from "measurements should be taken" to the end of the regulation and inserting instead -
values should be recorded to the nearest millimetre.
8. Regulation 14 replaced
Regulation 14 is repealed and the following regulation is inserted instead -
14. Survey marks
(1) Any post, peg and intermediate spike shall be recorded
in the field notes as a circle and any variation from a
standard centred mark is to be described by anannotation.
(2) Any old post, peg or intermediate spike of a Crown
survey shall be shown -
(a)
if found and recorded in the field notes, as "O.M.";
(b)
if renewed to preserve its identity for a longer period (whether during a Crown survey or a freehold survey), as "O.M.R.";
(c) if adjusted, as "O.M.adj."; (d) if gone, as "O.M.G."; or
(e) if gone and replaced by a new post, peg or spike (whether during a Crown survey or a freehold survey), as "O.M.G.R.".
(3) Any old post, peg or intermediate spike of a freehold
survey shall be shown -
(a)
if found and recorded in the field notes, as "M.F.";
(b)
if renewed to preserve its identity for a longer period (whether during a freehold survey or a Crown survey), as "M.F.R.";
(c) if adjusted, as "M.F.adj."; (d) if gone, as "M.G."; or (e)
if gone and replaced by a new post, peg or spike (whether during a freehold survey or a Crown survey), as "M.G.R.".
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(4) In this regulation -
"gone", in relation to a post, peg, or intermediate spike,
means not in evidence after a competent search is
conducted.
9. Regulations 18 and 19 repealed
Regulations 18 and 19 are repealed.
10. Regulation 20 replaced
Regulation 20 is repealed and the following regulation is inserted instead -
20. Calibration
(1) A surveyor shall calibrate measuring equipment at
regular intervals in accordance with accepted practice.(2) The Surveyor General is to arrange for a standard or
standards to be available to enable surveyors to comply
with subregulation (1).11. Regulation 21 repealed
Regulation 21 is repealed.
12. Regulation 22 amended
Regulation 22 is amended by deleting "by traverse or triangulation unless otherwise directed" and inserting instead -
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unless otherwise provided by a regulation or guideline ".
13. Regulations 22A and 22B inserted
After regulation 22 the following regulations are inserted -M.
22A. Connections to standard survey marks (1) In accordance with the guidelines, authorised surveys
are to be connected on a map grid approved by the
Board.(2) For the purposes of subregulation (1) guidelines are to
be made specifying -
(a) the map grids approved by the Board; and (b) the extent of the connection.
22B. Re-establishment using standard survey marks (1) When an authorised survey has been connected to a
geodetic station in accordance with regulation 22A any
re-establishment of the alignments and boundaries
established by the survey may, at the option of the
surveyor, be based on that connection.
5 September 20001 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, WA 5057 (2) For the purposes of subregulation (1) guidelines are to
be made specifying details of the re-establishment.
14. Regulation 26 amended
Regulation 26(a) is amended as follows:
(a) by deleting "chained" and inserting instead - measured ";
(b) by inserting after "marked" - unless otherwise provided by a regulation or
guideline.
15. Regulation 26A replaced
Regulation 26A is repealed and the following regulation is inserted instead -
"
26A. Special surveys (1) The Surveyor General may authorise a survey to be
conducted by a method other than in accordance with
these regulations.(2) The Board may authorise the conduct of types of
surveys by methods other than those set forth in these
regulations.(3) The Surveyor General or the Board, as the case
requires, may issue directions or guidelines applying to
a survey or type of survey conducted in accordance
with an authorisation under subregulation (1) or (2).
(4) The Surveyor General may declare an area to be a
special survey area within which special conditions
apply.(5) The conditions referred to in subregulation (4) are to be
specified in guidelines under these regulations.
16. Regulation 29 repealed
Regulation 29 is repealed.17. Regulation 30 amended
Regulation 30 is amended by deleting "solar or stellar".
18. Regulation 31 repealed
Regulation 31 is repealed.
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19. Regulation 32 amended
Regulation 32(1) is amended by deleting from "measurement of each old line" to "part of a" and inserting instead -
distance measurement of each old line re-established
must be recorded in the field book. If the distance
differs from the previously accepted distance for that
line by more than 1:4000 the
20. Regulation 33 amended
Regulation 33(1) is amended by deleting from 'rural survey to
"the reading" and inserting instead -survey shall be recorded in the field book. If it differs
by more than 30 seconds in value from the previous
value the measurement
21. Regulation 36 replaced
Regulation 36 is repealed and the following regulation is inserted instead -
36. Specification of survey marks
(1) Posts and pegs are to be an approved hardwood,
reinforced concrete, steel or other durable material.
(2) Survey marks are to be placed so that they are firm and
stable.
(3) The size of posts or pegs is determined by the area
enclosed by the perimeter upon which they are placed
in accordance with the Table to this regulation.
(4) Where pegs or posts are placed on 2 adjoining
perimeters of different categories the larger size is to be
used on the angles of the common boundary.
(5) Where a mark specified in the Table to this regulation
cannot be used, an alternative mark which -
(a)
is of equivalent durability and stability to the specified mark; and
(b) is identifiable as a cadastral mark; and (c)
sufficiently resembles a standard mark so as to be identifiable as such by the public,
may be used.
(6) Where, in accordance with subregulation (5), an
alternative mark is used a full description of the mark is
to be shown in the field notes.
5 September 20001 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, WA 5059 (7) Where practicable all exposed portions of posts and
pegs -
(a) shall be painted white; or (b)
if they are hardwood pegs 75 mm square, may be painted red.
(8) All concrete posts are to be topped by a secure
non-corrosive metal plate.
(9) The numbers of all relevant land parcels are to be
marked on the post or peg on the side or top
respectively facing the parcel and in the direction so asto be read from within the parcel with -
(a)
where the land is rural land, "R" marked towards the road abuttal; or
(b)
where the land is urban land, "R" marked towards the road abuttal where it would add to clarity.
Table
(a) A hardwood post, pointed at the top,
100 mm square, at least 0.6 m long, a
concrete post, 60 mm square, at leastArea over 4 hectares: square, at least 0.9 m long.
(b) Area 4 000 square metres to 4 hectares: A hardwood peg, 75 mm square, at least 0.35 m long, a concrete post 60 mm square, at least 0.45 m long or a steel peg
75 mm square, at least 0.6 m long.(c) Area under 4 000 square metres: 0.35 m long, a concrete post, 50 mm square, at least 0.4 m long or a steel peg,
50 mm square, at least 0.35 m long.
22. Regulation 37 amended
Regulation 37 is amended as follows:(a) in the first paragraph by deleting from "so that one" to
the end of the paragraph and inserting instead -
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each being related by distance to the alignments. The
distance between the 2 marks shall be measured and recorded in the field book to the nearest millimetre. Where practicable each reference mark is to be related
by angle or otherwise to an alignment.
(b) by deleting "under the theodolite"; (c) by deleting "chainage" and inserting instead - distance ".
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23. Regulation 41 amended
Regulation 41 is amended by deleting "regulation 36(c)" and inserting instead -
paragraph (c) of the 'table to regulation 36
24. Regulation 45 amended
Regulation 45 is amended as follows:
(a) by deleting "regulation 36(b)" and inserting instead - paragraph (b) of the Table to regulation 36 "; by deleting "4 other reference marks" and inserting instead -
(b) 2 other reference marks, each being related by azimuth
and distance to the alignments,
(c) by deleting "chainage" and inserting instead - distance ".
25. Regulation 46 amended
Regulation 46 is amended by deleting "regulation 36(c)" and inserting instead -
the Table to regulation 36 ".
26. Regulation 47 amended
Regulation 47 is amended by deleting "regulation 36(a)' and inserting instead -
" paragraph (a) of the Table to regulation 36 ".
27. Regulation 48 amended
Regulation 48 is amended by deleting "Land Act 1933" and inserting instead - Land Administration Act 1997
28. Regulation 52 replaced
Regulation 52 is repealed and the following regulation is inserted instead -
" 52. Line clearing
(1) New boundary lines are to be cleared sufficiently to
indicate the boundary by removal of all scrub above the
line of vision.(2) Trees within 0.5 m of the boundary are to be blazed on
the side facing the line.
5 September 2000] GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, WA 5061 (3) If a tree too large to remove is on line, a triangle is to be cut into the wood on each side of the tree with the apex of each triangle on the line.
(4) New boundary lines which are not run are to be cleared
and trenched.
(5) Subregulation (1) does not apply if, in the opinion of a
surveyor in the particular circumstances of a survey,
line clearing is not necessary in light of —
(a)
the kind of development proposed for the land; and
(b) the need to conserve flora on the land.
(6) If a boundary or part of a boundary is not cleared, this
is to be recorded in the field notes for the survey.
Made by the Land Surveyors Licensing Board,
G. E. MARION, Secretary,
Land Surveyors Licensing Board.
Approved by the Administrator,
ROD SPENCER, Clerk of the Executive Council.
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