Surveying (Practice) Amendment Regulation 2003 (NSW)
2003 No 363
New South Wales
Surveying (Practice) Amendment
Regulation 2003
under the
Surveying Act 2002
Her Excellency the Governor, with the advice of the Executive Council, has made the following Regulation under the Surveying Act 2002.
ANTHONY KELLY, M.L.C.,
Minister Assisting the Minister for Natural Resources (Lands)
Explanatory note
The object of this Regulation is to amend the Surveyors (Practice) Regulation 2001, so as to insert new provisions, omit obsolete provisions and amend other provisions in connection with the commencement of the Surveying Act 2002 and the consequent repeal of the Surveyors Act 1929, the Survey Co-ordination Act 1949, the Survey Marks Act 1902 and the Survey (Geocentric Datum of Australia) Act 1999.
This Regulation also renames the Surveyors (Practice) Regulation 2001 as the Surveying Regulation 2001, repeals the Survey Co-ordination Regulation 1998 and replicates its provisions in the renamed Regulation.
This Regulation is made under the Surveying Act 2002, including section 36 (the general power to make regulations) and sections 3, 4, 5, 10, 15, 19, 26, 27 and 30.
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Surveying (Practice) Amendment Regulation 2003
under the
Surveying Act 2002
1 Name of Regulation
This Regulation is the Surveying (Practice) Amendment Regulation
2003.
2 Commencement
This Regulation commences on 25 June 2003.
3 Amendment of Surveyors (Practice) Regulation 2001
The Surveyors (Practice) Regulation 2001 is amended as set out in
Schedule 1.
4 Repeal of Survey Co-ordination Regulation 1998
The Survey Co-ordination Regulation 1998 is repealed.
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(Clause 3)
[1] Clause 1
Omit the clause. Insert instead:
1 Name of Regulation
This Regulation is the Surveying Regulation 2001.
[2] Clauses 3 and 3A
Omit clause 3. Insert instead:
3 Application of Regulation
(1)
This Regulation applies to all land surveys, and to all surveys referred to in section 4 or 5 of the Act, but does not apply to any mining surveys except to the extent to which the other provisions of this Regulation expressly provide and to the extent provided by an order in force under clause 3A.
(2) This Regulation applies to the registration of both land surveyors and mining surveyors.
3A Mining surveys (1) The Surveyor-General may, by order published in the Gazette, give directions with respect to the conduct of mining surveys.
(2) Such an order may only be made on the recommendation of
the Board.(3)
The document entitled Survey and Drafting Directions for Mine Surveyors, published in March 2000 by the Department of Mineral Resources, is taken to be an order under this clause with respect to mining surveys carried out for the purposes of the Coal Mines Regulation Act 1982, and may be amended and repealed accordingly.
(4)
The document entitled Survey and Drafting Directions for Mining Surveyors, published in December 2001 by the Department of Mineral Resources, is taken to be an order under this clause with respect to mining surveys carried out for the purposes of the Mines Inspection Act 1901, and may be amended and repealed accordingly.
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[3] Clause 4 Interpretation
Omit the definitions of AHD, established permanent mark, reference mark, rural survey and the Act from clause 4 (1). Insert instead:
AHD means Australian Height Datum, as defined in section 3
(1) of the Act.established permanent survey mark means a survey mark the horizontal position of which is determined to be Class C or better as specified in Standards & Practices for Control Surveys and that is identified in the register of public surveys, in such manner as the Surveyor-General may determine, as being an established permanent survey mark.
reference mark means permanent survey mark or a mark of
the kind referred to in Schedule 3.
rural survey means a land survey that is not an urban survey.
the Act means the Surveying Act 2002.
[4] Clause 4 (1)
Insert in alphabetical order:
Board examination means an examination (whether oral or written, or both oral and written) approved by the Board for the purposes of this definition, as set out in a formal Board determination.
boundary mark means a mark of the kind referred to in
Schedule 2.continuing professional development requirements means professional development requirements approved by the Board for the purposes of this definition, as set out in a formal Board determination.
formal Board determination means a determination that has
been made and published by the Board under clause 4C.
lockspit means a mark described as a lockspit in Schedule 2.
recognised practical experience, in relation to an applicant
for registration as a surveyor, means experience in which:
(a)
theapplicanthasbeenemployedasafull-time surveyor’s assistant, whether in New South Wales or elsewhere, for one or more periods totalling at least 2
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years (in the case of an application for registration as a land surveyor), or at least 3 years (in the case of registration as a mining surveyor), during the 5 year period immediately preceding the application, and
(b) while so employed, the applicant has obtained practical experience for a continuous period of one year or more in:
(i) all aspects of the conduct of land surveys, or (ii) all aspects of the conduct of mining surveys, as the case requires.
recognised professional training agreement means a training agreement approved by the Board for the purposes of this definition, as set out in a formal Board determination.
recognised qualification means any qualification that the Board recognises to be an appropriate qualification for the purposes of this definition, as set out in a formal Board determination.
Standards & Practices for Control Surveys means the publication entitled Standards & Practices for Control Surveys (SP1) published by the Inter-Governmental Committee on Surveying and Mapping, as that publication is amended from time to time.
student of surveying means a person who is enrolled in a
course of studies that leads to a recognised qualification.survey drafter means a person who has such abilities and experience as the Board considers appropriate to qualify the person to be a survey drafter, as set out in a formal Board determination.
surveyor’s assistant means a person who has such abilities and experience as the Board considers appropriate to qualify the person to be a surveyor’s assistant, as set out in a formal Board determination.
[5] Clause 4 (1), definition of “MGA”
Omit “(within the meaning of the Survey (Geocentric Datum of Australia)
Act 1999)”.
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[6] Clause 4 (1), definition of “urban survey”
Omit “means a survey”. Insert instead “means a land survey”.
[7] Clause 4 (1), definitions of “chisel mark”, “permanent mark”, “plan of survey”, “State Control Survey” and “survey mark”
Omit the definitions.
[8] Part 1A
Insert after Part 1:
Part 1A Administration
Division 1 Constitution of Board
4A Constitution of Board: section 27
(1)
The Institution of Surveyors NSW Incorporated is prescribed as the professional association of land surveyors to nominate persons for appointment to the Board under section 27 (2) (c) of the Act.
(2)
AIMS—Australian Institute of Mine Surveyors Limited is prescribed as the professional association of mining surveyors to nominate persons for appointment to the Board under section 27 (2) (d) of the Act.
(3)
The Australasian Urban and Regional Information Systems Association is prescribed as the professional association of persons involved in the spatial information industry to nominate persons for appointment to the Board under section 27 (2) (e) of the Act.
4B Committees
(1) This clause applies to any committee established under section 30 of the Act.
(2) A committee must have at least 3 members. (3)
The chairperson and deputy chairperson of a committee are to be nominated by the Board, and may (but need not) be members of the Board.
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(4) Committee meetings are to be held at the times and places
determined by the chairperson of the committee.(5) The procedures for convening committee meetings and for the conduct of business at committee meetings are to be determined by the chairperson of the committee. (6) At a committee meeting, a majority of the committee members constitutes a quorum.
(7)
The chairperson of a committee (or, in the absence of the chairperson, the deputy chairperson of the committee) is to preside at committee meetings.
(8)
A decision supported by a majority of the votes cast at a committee meeting at which a quorum is present constitutes a decision of the committee.
(9) In the event of an equality of votes, the chairperson of the
committee has a second, or casting, vote.(10) The chairperson of a committee is to report all decisions of the
committee to the next Board meeting.
Division 2 Formal Board determinations 4C Formal Board determinations
(1) The Board may, by resolution, make the following kinds of
determination:
(a)
adeterminationapprovinganexaminationforthe purposes of the definition of Board examination in clause 4 (1),
(b)
adeterminationapprovingrequirementsforthe purposes of the definition of continuing professional development requirements in clause 4 (1),
(c)
a determination approving a training agreement for the purposes of the definition of recognised professional training agreement in clause 4 (1),
(d)
adeterminationrecognisingaqualificationforthe purposes of the definition of recognised qualification in clause 4 (1),
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(e)
a determination recognising abilities and experience (whether for a person or a class of persons) for the purposes of the definition of survey drafter in clause 4 (1),
(f)
a determination recognising abilities and experience (whether for a person or a class of persons) for the purposes of the definition of surveyor’s assistant in clause 4 (1).
(2)
The Board is to ensure that copies of each determination made under this clause are published on its internet site and made available for inspection at each of its offices.
Division 3 Registration of surveyors 4D Qualifications for registration A person is eligible to be registered as a surveyor if the person:
(a) holds a recognised qualification, and (b) has recognised practical experience, and (c)
has either passed the Board’s examination or fulfilled the requirements of a recognised professional training agreement, and
(d) is of good character.
4E Board examinations Board examinations are to be conducted at such times and places as the Board may determine.
4F Provision of further information and supporting evidence Without limiting section 43 (1) of the Licensing and Registration (Uniform Procedures) Act 2002, the Board may require an applicant for registration as a surveyor to furnish the following documents:
(a)
documentaryevidencethattheapplicantholdsa recognised qualification,
(b)
documentary evidence that the applicant has recognised practical experience,
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(c)
documentary evidence that the applicant has passed the relevant Board examination or fulfilled the requirements of a recognised professional training agreement,
(d)
one or more character references given in relation to the applicant within the previous 2 years.
4G Continuing professional development (1) A registered surveyor must comply with the continuing professional development requirements.
(2) Compliance with the requirements of this clause is a condition
of registration as a surveyor.4H Conditions of registration Registration as a mining surveyor may be granted subject to a condition restricting the mining surveyor to the conduct of mining surveys in relation to open cut mines.
4I Surveyor to report position etc of permanent survey marks
(1) As soon as practicable after a registered surveyor carrying out
a survey:
(a) places a new permanent survey mark, or (b) becomes aware that an existing permanent survey mark has been removed, damaged, destroyed, displaced, obliterated or defaced, or is in a state of disrepair,
the registered surveyor must notify the Surveyor-General of that fact and of the number and location of the permanent survey mark.
(2) Compliance with the requirements of this clause is a condition
of registration as a surveyor.
4J Register of surveyors
(1)
The following particulars are to be recorded in the register of surveyors, in relation to each registered surveyor, in addition to those required by section 49 (1) of the Licensing and Registration (Uniform Procedures) Act 2002:
(a)
the qualifications pursuant to which the surveyor was registered,
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(b)
in the case of a registered mining surveyor whose registration is subject to a condition restricting the mining surveyor to the conduct of mining surveys in relation to open cut mines, a statement to that effect,
(c)
in the case of a mining surveyor who was originally registered or licensed interstate, the State or Territory in which the surveyor was originally registered or licensed,
(d) the surveyor’s address for service of notices, (e)
particulars of any action that the Board has taken in relation to the surveyor under section 12 or 13 of the Act, together with the date on which the action was taken.
(2) The register of surveyors may be maintained in written or
electronic form.
4K Certificates of meritorious service The Board may issue a certificate of meritorious service to any person who surrenders his or her certificate of registration, as referred to in section 50 (7) of the Licensing and Registration (Uniform Procedures) Act 2002, if satisfied that it is appropriate to do so in recognition of the person’s contribution to surveying in New South Wales.
Division 4 Fees 4L Fees The fees set out in Schedule 6 are payable in relation to the various matters referred to in that Schedule.
[9] Clause 6
Omit the clause.
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[10] Clauses 7 (e), 8, 9, 10 (1), 16 (2), 18 (2) and (6), 19 (2), 20 (4), 21 (2), 24 (2), 30 (4) and (5), 32, 33 (7), 34 (2) and (3), 36 (3) and (5), 37 (6), 38, 40 (1) and (2), 41 (1)–(4), 46 (1) and (4), 47 (2), 48 (3) (a), 49, 54, 55 (2), (3) and (5), 56 (5), 57 (2) (b), 59 (2) and (3), 60 (3) (b) and 61 (2)
Omit “plan of survey” wherever occurring.
Insert instead “survey plan”.[11] Section 9 Surveyor to record nature of boundaries
Insert “or fence” after “substantial structure” in clause 9 (1) (c).
[12] Clauses 11 and 11A
Omit clause 11. Insert instead:
11 Notice of proposed entry to land: section 19 The notice referred to in section 19 (1) of the Act (for the conduct of both land surveys and mining surveys) must be given, in the form set out in Form 2:
(a)
by delivering it to any person who is apparently over the age of 16 years and is apparently residing on, or in occupation of, the land to be entered, or
(b)
if there is no person available to give the notice to as referred to in paragraph (a), by affixing it in a conspicuous place at the main point of entry to the land, at the main point of entry to a building situated on the land or to some other conspicuous object situated on the land.
11A Certificate of authority: section 26
(1) A certificate of authority referred to in section 26 of the Act, whether for a land surveyor or a mining surveyor, must be issued by the Surveyor-General in the form of Form 2A. (2) Despite subclause (1), an identity card issued to a surveyor by the former Board of Surveyors under the Surveyors Act 1929 is taken to be such a certificate. [13] Clause 13 Surveyor to obtain information
Insert “and to connect the survey to the State control survey in accordance with Parts 4 and 5” after “land to be surveyed”.
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[14] Clause 18 Surveys for easements and restrictions on use
Omit clause 18 (1). Insert instead:
(1) If a survey is carried out for the purpose of defining an easement or restriction on use (referred to in this clause as a restriction), the surveyor must connect the site of the easement or restriction by measurement to relevant monuments.
[15] Clause 18 (2) and (4) (a)
Insert “or restriction” and “or restrictions” after “easement” and
“easements” respectively, wherever occurring.[16] Clause 18 (3)
Omit the subclause.
[17] Clause 18 (4) (b)
Omit the paragraph. Insert instead:
(b) show on the survey plan by bearing and distance the essential dimensions of the site and note the site on the plan as “easement” or “restriction on use of land”, or “proposed easement” or “proposed restriction on use of land”, as appropriate, and
[18] Clause 23 Surveys using global positioning system (GPS)
Omit “an accuracy of Class ‘B’ or better as specified in the Standards & Practices for Control Surveys (SP1)—Version 1.4 published in November 2000 by the Inter-Governmental Advisory Committee on Surveying and Mapping” from clause 23 (1).
Insert instead “the level of accuracy appropriate to the type of survey being undertaken, as specified in Standards & Practices for Control Surveys”.
[19] Clauses 25 (2) (c), 30 (2)–(4), 32 (2), 33 (2)–(10), 41 (1) (c), 43 (1) (a) and 47 (3) and (4)
Omit “permanent mark” and “permanent marks” wherever occurring.
Insert instead “permanent survey mark” and “permanent survey marks”, respectively.
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[20] Clause 28 Identification or re-marking surveys
Omit clause 28 (3). Insert instead:
(3) This clause and clauses 3, 4, 5, 7 (a), (b) and (d), 11, 13, 14, 19, 23, 27, 30 (1), 31, 39 and 48–53 apply to a survey referred to in subclause (1) or (2).
[21] Clause 29 Surveys not requiring strict accuracy
Omit clause 29 (4). Insert instead:
(4) This clause and clauses 3, 4, 5, 7 (d), 11, 13, 30 (1), 31, 39 and
48–53 apply to a survey referred to in subclause (1).
[22] Clause 30 Procedure for adopting datum line
Insert after clause 30 (2):
(2A) The MGA co-ordinates used to determine the orientation of the survey must be obtained from the register of public surveys within 6 months before the date of completion of the survey as recorded in the survey certificate. [23] Clause 32 Method of recording datum line on survey plan
Omit “accuracy” from clause 32 (2).
[24] Clause 33 Connection of surveys and marks
Omit clause 33 (1). Insert instead:
(1) This clause applies to any survey that is carried out for the
purpose of lodging a survey plan with a public authority.
(1A)
An urban survey must be connected by measurement to at least 2 permanent survey marks and, for land having an area of more than 10 hectares, to at least 2 more permanent survey marks for each 10 hectares (or part thereof) by which the area of land being surveyed exceeds 10 hectares.
(1B)
A rural survey must be connected by measurement to at least 2 permanent survey marks and, for land having an area of more than 10 hectares, to at least 2 more permanent survey marks for each 100 hectares (or part thereof) by which the area of land being surveyed exceeds 10 hectares.
(1C) The distance between a survey mark and a permanent survey
mark referred to in subclause (1A) or (1B) must not exceed:
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(a) 300 metres, in the case of an urban survey, or (b) 1,000 metres, in the case of a rural survey.
[25] Clause 33 (2)
Omit “subclause (1) (a) or (b)”. Insert instead “subclause (1C)”.
[26] Clause 33 (4)
Omit “subclause (1) (a) or (b)”. Insert instead “subclause (1A) or (1B)”.
[27] Clause 33 (8)
Omit “subclause (1) (a)”. Insert instead “subclause (1A)”.
[28] Clause 33 (8) (a)
Omit “(SP1)—Version 1.4 published in November 2000 by the Inter-
Governmental Advisory Committee on Surveying and Mapping”.[29] Clause 34 Placement of pegs or marks
Omit clause 34 (1). Insert instead:
(1) Except in the case of a survey referred to in clause 18, 28 (1) or 29, each corner of the land being surveyed (including the corners of each parcel of land in a subdivision) must be marked with a boundary mark.
[30] Clause 34 (2)
Omit “such a peg or mark”. Insert instead “a boundary mark”.
[31] Clause 35 Urban surveys
Insert at the end of the section:
(2) Subclause (1) (a) does not require the placement of a reference mark at any extremity of the land if some other reference mark is already placed within 10 metres of that extremity and that reference mark is referenced to that extremity on the survey plan.
[32] Clause 36 Rural surveys
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Insert instead “a boundary mark”.
[33] Clause 37 Placement of reference marks for roads
Omit “is of the type prescribed by clause 43 (1) (e) (ie a drill hole and wing)” from clause 37 (4).
Insert instead “consists of a drill hole and wing”.
[34] Clause 41 Surveyor to note nature and position of survey marks etc
Insert after clause 41 (2):
(2A) Except as allowed under clause 35 (2), a reference mark may be connected to only one point on a survey plan, and may not be connected to that point if it is more than 30 metres from that point. [35] Clause 42
Omit clause 42. Insert instead:
42 Marking of survey boundaries
(1)
The marking of surveyed boundaries of land must be done with boundary marks so that the boundaries are readily and unambiguously discernible on the ground.
(2)
If drill holes, chisel marks or similar marks are to be placed in an ornamental wall, ornamental path or similar structure, the size of the mark placed may be reduced at the discretion of the surveyor to avoid undue damage to the wall, path or other structure being marked, but only if the marking is durable and readily and unambiguously discernible.
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[36] Clause 43
Omit the clause. Insert instead:
43 Survey marks and permanent survey marks
(1) The forms and styles of marks described in Schedule 4 are declared to be the forms and styles for permanent survey marks under the Act. Note. Schedule 4 lists permanent survey marks by Type number, using the same Type numbers as have been allocated by previous regulations. Type numbers 3 and 5 are now obsolete, and so do not appear in the Schedule. (2) The forms and styles of marks described in Schedules 2, 3 and 4 (boundary marks, reference marks and permanent survey marks) are declared to be the forms and styles for survey marks under the Act. (3) Survey marks must be placed and used in accordance with any
requirements specified in Schedules 2, 3 and 4.(4) When a reference mark is required to be placed for the purposes of a survey, the form and style of reference mark to be used is to be chosen according to an order of preference that is the order in which they are listed in Schedule 3.
[37] Clause 45
Omit the clause. Insert instead:
45 Use of broad arrows A broad arrow may be used on a survey mark only in relation to a survey referred to in section 4 or 5 of the Act.
[38] Clause 46 Datum used for levelling
Omit “(SP1)—Version 1.4 published in November 2000 by the Inter- Governmental Advisory Committee on Surveying and Mapping” from clause 46 (3).
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[39] Clause 47A
Insert after clause 47:
47A Placement of permanent survey marks by non-surveyors:
section 25For the purposes of section 25 of the Act, a person is authorised to place a permanent survey mark at any location if, and only if:
(a) the mark is placed in accordance with any requirements specified in Schedule 4, and (b) the location of the permanent survey mark is indicated on a locality sketch plan that is in a form acceptable to the Surveyor-General, and (c) thatlocalitysketchmapisgiventotheSurveyor- General within 2 months after the permanent survey mark is placed.
[40] Clause 55 Location and relocation of mean high-water mark boundary
Insert at the end of the section:
Note. In certain locations, the operation of this clause may be affected by Part 4B (Modification of doctrine of erosion and accretion) of the Coastal Protection Act 1979.
[41] Clause 56 Location and relocation of banks of non-tidal streams or lakes
Insert after clause 56 (6):
(6A) If the middle line of a stream is the boundary of land and has not previously been defined by survey, or if the middle line of a stream is otherwise required to be determined, then both banks of the stream must be surveyed and shown on the survey plan together with the determination of the middle line. [42] Clause 59 Calculation of areas of land abutting a natural feature
Omit clause 59 (3). Insert instead:
(3)
The bearings and distances between the end points of the radiations or offsets used to determine the location of the natural feature, and the area of the land being surveyed, are to be shown on the survey plan for that land.
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[43] Part 7A
Insert after Part 7:
Part 7A Public surveys
59A Standards of measurement and accuracy of public surveys:
sections 4 and 5
(1) A survey referred to in section 4 or 5 of the Act must be
carried out:
(a)
in accordance with the standards set out in Standards & Practices for Control Surveys in relation to that kind of survey, or
(b)
if the Surveyor-General intends to use the survey for the State control survey, in accordance with such of the standards set out in Standards & Practices for Control Surveys as the Surveyor-General may direct in relation to the survey, subject to such variations in those standards as the Surveyor-General may direct.
(2)
In any survey referred to in section 5 of the Act, all measuring equipment used in the survey must comply with the requirements of Part 3.
59B Field notes The field notes prepared in relation to a survey referred to in section 5, including any electronic field data:
(a)
must be referenced and indexed in an approved manner, and
(b)
mustbeproducedtotheSurveyor-Generalifthe Surveyor-General so requests.
59C Conventional symbols and signs on plans In the preparation of any survey plan, the symbols and signs set out in Schedule 5 must be used to indicate the matters to which they are referred by that Schedule.
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[44] Clause 60 Deferment of placement of survey marks
Omit clause 60 (2) (b). Insert instead:
(b) depositwiththeSurveyor-Generaltheamount specified in Schedule 6 in that regard, and
[45] Clause 62 Effect of contravention
Omit “section 14 of the Act (Power of board to deal with offences)”.
Insert instead “section 13 of the Act (Professional misconduct)”.[46] Clause 62A
Insert after clause 62:
62A Removal etc of survey marks
(1) An application for an authorisation referred to in section 24 (1) of the Act must be made to the Surveyor-General at least 14 days before the date on which the applicant intends to remove, damage, destroy, obliterate or deface the survey mark in respect of which the authorisation is sought. (2) Subclause (1) applies only to permanent survey marks and
reference marks.
[47] Schedules 1–6
Omit Schedule 1. Insert instead:
Schedule 1 Forms
(Clause 4 (2))
Form 1 Survey certificate (Surveying Regulation 2001—Clause 10)
I, [Insert Name] of [Insert Address], a surveyor registered under the Surveying Act 2002, certify that the survey represented in this plan is accurate, has been made in accordance with the Surveying Regulation 2001 and was completed on: [Insert date of completion of survey].
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The survey [Specify the land actually surveyed, or specify any land shown in relates to: the plan that is not the subject of the survey] Dated: (Signature) Form 2 Notice of entry (Surveying Regulation 2001—Clause 11)
To the occupier of: [Insert reference to land proposed to be entered]
I, [Insert Name] of [Insert Address], in my capacity as [Insert capacity of person concerned, such as “a surveyor” or “an authorised person”], give notice under section 19 of the Surveying Act 2002 that I intend to enter the land referred to above on: [Insert dates of proposed entry] together with my assistants for purposes relating to the making of a survey.
Dated:
(Signature)
Form 2A Certificate of authority
(Surveying Regulation 2001—Clause 11A)
Board of Surveying and Spatial Information
I certify that:
[Name of person]Identification number:
[photo] is [Insert capacity of cardholder, such as “a surveyor”
or “an authorised person”] and is authorised to
exercise the powers of entry conferred by Part 4 of the
Surveying Act 2002Date of issue
DD/MM/YY Surveyor-General
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Form 3 Certificate as to survey not requiring strict
accuracy(Surveying Regulation 2001—Clause 29)
I, [Insert Name] of [Insert Address], a surveyor registered under the Surveying Act 2002, certify that the survey represented in this plan (or sketch) was made in accordance with clause 29 of the Surveying Regulation 2001 and [is/is not]* a survey to be lodged on public record as referred to in that clause.
(Signature)
Surveyor registered under
the Surveying Act 2002* Strike out inappropriate words.
Schedule 2 Boundary marks
(Clause 43)
Mark Form or style of mark Requirements for placement
and use of markPeg Peg of sound durable
• The centre of the top of a peg
hardwood or white cypress must represent the survey pine pointed for about two- point except that, if thirds of its length. conditions prevent the Rural surveys— correct centring of a peg, the At least 450mm long and not survey point may be less than 75mm by 75mm represented by a non- nominal section at the top end, corrodible tack or nail driven Urban surveys— into the peg. At least 350mm long and not
less than 75mm
by 35mm nominal section at
the top end.
• Peg must be placed upright
in the ground, point
downwards, so that its top is
not more than 80mm above
the ground level. The earth
surrounding it must be
securely compacted.
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Mark Form or style of mark Requirements for placement
and use of mark
•
If a peg projecting above the surface of the ground could be hazardous or
inconvenient to the public
the peg may, at the discretion
of the surveyor, be placed
flush with the surface of the
ground. If that is done, the
fact must be noted on the
plan of survey.
• When the depth of soil is insufficient to permit the conventional placement of a peg, then:
(a) if there is sound rock, a drill hole and wing or chiselled wings
must be placed in the
rock, or
(b) if there is no sound
rock, a cairn of rocks
must be built around
the peg above the
surface of the soil.
Drill hole Drill hole of not less than • Drilled into rock, concrete or 6mm in diameter and not less substantial structure. than 10mm deep. • If practicable, a chiselled
wing must be cut and
directed to the mark.Non- Non-corrodible nail at least • Driven completely into fixed
timber.corrodible 80mm long. nail • If practicable, a chiselled
wing must be cut and
directed to the mark.
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Mark Form or style of mark Requirements for placement
and use of markNon- Non-corrodible rod or spike at
• Only to be used if the
placement of a peg is notcorrodible least 150mm long.
rod or spike practicable.
• Driven flush to the surface.
Broad arrow Broad arrow at least 80mm • Cut in rock, concrete, long, 20mm wide and 10 mm substantial structure or fixed deep at the base, pointed at timber. one end. Lockspit A trench, or line of packed • Dug or placed in the stones, not less then one metre direction of the boundary long, 200mm wide, 150mm lines. deep and commencing 300mm
from each boundary mark.• If the type of soil renders
trenches ineffective,
direction stakes not less than
50mm by 30mm by 450mm
may be placed in the
direction of the boundary
lines 4 metres distant from
the corner.Chiselled Chiselled wing at least 80mm • Cut in rock, concrete,
substantial structure or fixedwing long, 20mm wide and 10 mm deep at the base, pointed at timber. one end. • Not to be used by itself as a
boundary mark.Approved A mark of a durable character • As approved by the Surveyor
General.mark approved for specific terrain.
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Schedule 3 Reference marks
(Clause 43)
Requirements for placement
Mark Form or style of mark and use of mark Permanent As for the Permanent
• As specified in Schedule 4. Survey Mark Survey Marks described in
Schedule 4.Drill hole Drill hole not less than 6mm
• Drilled into rock, concrete or
in diameter and not less than substantial structure. 10mm deep.
• A chiselled wing must be cut
and directed to the mark.
Chiselled wing Chiselled wing at least • Cut in a substantial structure, 80mm long, 20mm wide fixed timber or the sound and 10 mm deep at the base, wood of a suitable tree. pointed at one end. •
The point of the chiselled wing being the reference point, the chiselled wing to
face towards the relevant
corner.• Placed at a convenient height
above ground level.Broad arrow Broad arrow comprising of • Cut in rock, concrete, three chiselled wings at substantial structure, fixed least 80mm long, 20mm timber or the sound wood of wide and 10 mm deep at the a suitable tree. base, pointed at one end. •
The point of the chiselled wing being the reference point.
• Faced towards the relevant
corner.
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Requirements for placement
Mark Form or style of mark and use of mark
• Placed at a convenient height
above ground level.Metal spike or Metal spike at least 300mm
• Placed vertically and at least galvanised long. If a solid metal spike, 80mm below the surface of iron pipe an external diameter of at the ground, or deeper if least 20 mm. If a pipe, an placed below where fencing internal diameter of at least is likely to be erected. 20mm and a rim wall
thickness of at least 3mm.
Specific point A specific point, on a • The specific point must be permanent or substantial adequately described. structure. • If practicable, a chiselled
wing must be cut and
directed to the mark.Galvanised
Galvanised star picket at
•
Placed vertically and at least 80mm below the surface of
star picket least 450mm in length. the ground, or deeper if
placed below where fencing
is likely to be erected.Non- Non-corrodible nail at least • Driven completely into fixed
timber.corrodible nail 80mm long. • If practicable, a chiselled
wing must be cut and
directed to the mark.PVC pipe PVC pipe at least one metre • For use in swampy or marsh in length and 20mm in areas. internal diameter, made of
material with a thickness of
at least 3mm.• Placed vertically.
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Requirements for placement
Mark Form or style of mark and use of mark Glass bottle Glass bottle filled with sand,
• Placed vertically and at least
soil, cement or other similar 80mm below the surface of material and at least 200mm the ground, or deeper if in length and 30mm in neck placed below where fencing diameter. is likely to be erected.
Reinforced
Reinforced concrete block
•
Placed vertically and at least 80mm below the surface of
concrete block in the form of a truncated pyramid 400mm long, the ground, or deeper if 150mm square (at the lower placed below where fencing end) and 100mm square (at is likely to be erected. the upper end) into the top of which a non-corrodible nail or plug not less than
80mm long has been
inserted at least 75mm deep.Approved A mark of a durable • As approved by the Surveyor
General.mark character approved for
specific terrain.
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Schedule 4 Permanent survey marks
(Clause 43)
Type 1 (State Survey Mark)
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Type 4 (Urban Type)
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Type 7 (Feno Spike with Cover Box)
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Type 9 (Trigonmetrical Station)
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Schedule 5 Conventional symbols and signs
(Clause 59C)
Conventional Signs and Symbols to be used on Plans
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Schedule 6 Fees and deposits
(Clause 4K)
Column 1 Column 2 Column 3 Item Matter for which fee or deposit payable Fee 1 Application to sit for Board examination $250 per subject 2 Application to enrol in recognised professional $60 training agreement 3 Relodgment of application to enrol in $30 recognised professional training agreement 4 Variation of application to enrol in recognised $30 professional training agreement 5 Submission of recognised professional training $200 per report agreement report 6 Resubmission of recognised professional $100 training agreement report 7 Final interview (recognised professional $200 training agreement report) 8 Application for granting of registration $60 9 Application for restoration of registration $150 10 Application for replacement of certificate of $60 registration 11 Annual administration fee $360 or, in the case
of registration as
both a land surveyor
and mining surveyor,
$240 in respect of
each registration12 Application to inspect register of public $25 surveys
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Column 1 Column 2 Column 3 Item Matter for which fee or deposit payable Fee 13 Extract from register of public surveys (per $4 entry) 14 Extract from register of surveyors (per entry) $4 15 Application for certificate of authority $80 16 Deposit payable for deferred placement of $750, or $250 per survey marks survey mark,
whichever is the
greater17 Application for Board’s determination that a $80 person’s abilities and experience qualify the
person to be a survey drafter or surveyor’s
assistant18 Application to be a student of surveying, $80 survey drafter or surveyor’s assistant 19 Supply of evidentiary certificate under section $60 55 of the Licensing and Registration (Uniform
Procedures) Act 2002
BY AUTHORITY
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