SURVEYORS (AMENDMENT) ACT.
Act No. 46, 1964.
An Act to make further provision with respect to the constitution and the powers, authorities, duties and functions of the Board of Surveyors of New South Wales, the registration of surveyors of land and the rights of surveyors to enter on land; to extend the circumstances in which surveyors may be suspended from practice or have their registration cancelled; for these and other purposes to amend the Surveyors Act, 1929-1946; and for purposes connected therewith. [Assented
to, 27th November, 1964.]
| BE | it enacted by the Queen ' s M o s t Excellent Majesty, by a n d with the advice a n d consent of the Legislative Counci l a n d Legislative Assembly of New South Wales in Par l i ament assembled, a n d by the au thor i ty of the same, as |
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| 1. | ( 1 ) | Th i s | A c t | m a y | b e | ci ted | as | the | "Surveyors |
| ( A m e n d m e n t ) | Ac t , | 1 9 6 4 " . |
| ( 2 ) | T h e | Surveyors | Ac t , | 1 9 2 9 , as | a m e n d e d | b y | subse |
q u e n t Ac t s and by this Ac t , m a y b e cited as the Surveyors
| ( 3 ) | Th i s | A c t | shall | c o m m e n c e | u p o n | a | day | to | be |
| appo in t ed | by | the | Gove rno r | a n d | notified | b y | p roc l ama t ion |
| publ i shed | in the | Gaze t te . |
| 2 . | T h e | Surveyors | Ac t , | 1 9 2 9 - 1 9 4 6 , | is | a m e n d e d — |
| (a ) | ( i ) | by | omit t ing | from | the | ma t t e r | re la t ing | to | P a r t |
I I I in sect ion two the letters and figures "ss. 8, 9 . " a n d by insert ing in lieu thereof the letters and figures "ss. 8-9B.";
(ii) by omit t ing from the ma t t e r re la t ing to P a r t V in the same section the letters a n d figures "ss. 17 -26 . " a n d by insert ing in lieu thereof
| the letters a n d figures "ss. | 1 7 - 2 9 . " ; | |
| (b ) | ( i) | by insert ing in sect ion th ree immedia te ly before the definition of " B o a r d " the following |
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| "Ar t i c l e s " | m e a n s | a n | inden tu re | o r | wri t ing |
conta in ing a con t rac t o r a n agreement whereby a surveyor agrees t o give ins t ruct ion a n d prov ide exper ience in the pr inciples and prac t ice of surveying t o a p e r s o n w h o in considera t ion of such ins t ruct ion and exper ience b inds himself t o serve the surveyor for the
| t e r m | of the | con t rac t o r | agreement . |
(ii) by omi t t ing f rom the same sect ion the defini t ion of " Ins t i tu t ion" a n d by insert ing i n l ieu thereof the following definition : —
| " Ins t i tu t ion" | m e a n s | Ins t i tu t ion | of | Surveyors , |
N e w South Wales , Incorpora ted , or i ts successors.
(iii) by omit t ing from the definition of " P r a c t i s e " in the same sect ion the words "a s a pr inc ipa l for fee o r r eward , o r as a n officer of the Pub l i c Service of N e w South Wales o r as an employee of a n y s ta tutory author i ty const i tu ted for
| publ ic | p u r p o s e s " | and | by | inser t ing | in | l ieu | |
| thereof the words "for fee o r | r e w a r d " ; | |
| ( iv) by | omi t t ing f rom the s a m e section the defini |
| t ion of | "Rec ip roca t ing | S t a t e " and | by | insert ing |
| in lieu thereof the following def in i t ion: — |
| "Rec ip roca t ing | S t a t e " | m e a n s | any | coun t ry , |
as defined in section eleven of this Ac t , with the Surveyors ' B o a r d o r o ther
| compe ten t | au thor i ty of which | recip |
| roca l | a r r angemen t s | have | been | m a d e |
| p u r s u a n t | to | tha t | sect ion. |
(v) by omi t t ing from the same section the definition of " S u r v e y " a n d by insert ing in lieu thereof the following definitions : —
| " R e g i s t r a r " | m e a n s | regis t rar | of | the | boa rd . |
" S u r v e y "
| " S u r v e y " | m e a n s | a | m e a s u r e m e n t | o r |
| del imita t ion | of | l and | author ised | o r |
| r e q u i r e d — |
| ( a ) | unde r any A c t deal ing wi th the al ienat ion, leasing or occupa t ion of C r o w n lands o r lands of the C r o w n or affecting titles |
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| (b) | subject to section twenty-five of |
| this Ac t , u n d e r | any A c t | deal ing | |
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| (c) | by the Crown, the proprietor, lessee o r mor tgagee of the l and or a prospect ive propr ie tor , lessee o r mor tgagee thereof; o r |
| (d) | in connection with the dedica tion, reservat ion, r e sumpt ion o r disposal thereof for any pur pose unde r the author i ty of any Act , |
and includes all mat te rs prescr ibed which a re incidental t o o r consequent u p o n such measu remen t or delimita
| t ion, | and | " survey ing" has | a | m e a n i n g |
| cor responding | wi th tha t of | " su rvey" . |
| ( c ) | ( i ) | by omit t ing from section five the words | "Wi th in |
| three | mon ths | after | the | c o m m e n c e m e n t | of | this |
| A c t | a n d | in | the m o n t h | of | J a n u a r y | in | every |
| year thereaf ter" a n d by insert ing in lieu |
| thereof the words " I n the m o n t h of | J anua ry |
| following | the c o m m e n c e m e n t | of | the | Surveyors |
| ( A m e n d m e n t ) | Act , | 1964 , | a n d | in | the | m o n t h |
| of | J a n u a r y | in every second year | the reaf te r" ; |
| ( i i) by omit t ing from the same sect ion the | w o r d |
| " l icensed" | wherever | o c c u r r i n g ; |
(iii) by omitting from the same section the words " T h e persons to be nomina t ed by the counci l of the Inst i tu t ion shall b e elected, in the
m a n n e r
m a n n e r prescr ibed, to the first b o a r d by per sons w h o ho ld subsisting licenses to survey issued before the c o m m e n c e m e n t of this Ac t , and to the second and subsequent boa rds by
| surveyors registered unde r this | A c t . " ; |
| ( d ) | (i) | by omitting from subsection four of section |
| six the words " in the m a n n e r | here inbefore | |
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| (ii) | by omitting from subsection six of the same section the words " a fee of two guineas for e ach sitting of the b o a r d which h e has |
| a t t e n d e d : | p rov ided | tha t | the | fees | pa id | in | |
| respect of such sittings to any m e m b e r du r ing any year shall no t exceed fifty gu inea s " a n d by insert ing in lieu thereof the words " such fees as the G o v e r n o r m a y from t ime to t ime d e t e r m i n e " ; |
| (iii) | by inserting at the end of the same section the following new subsect ions : — |
| ( 8 ) | A resolut ion signed by all m e m b e r s of |
the b o a r d hold ing office for the t ime be ing shall be as val id a n d effective as if it h a d been passed a t a meet ing of t h e b o a r d a n d any such resolut ion shall b e r eco rded in the
| minutes of the boa rd ' s | proceedings . |
| (9) | ( a ) | T h e b o a r d | m a y f rom | t ime to | t ime |
by resolut ion delegate to the pres ident of t h e b o a r d such of the powers , author i t ies , dut ies
| a n d functions of the b o a r d | (o ther t han this |
| p o w e r of de legat ion) as m a y b e prescr ibed b y |
the regula t ions a n d as a re specified in the resolut ion. |
| ( b ) | A n y | such | d e l e g a t i o n — |
(i) m a y b e revoked b y the b o a r d by reso lu t ion ;
| (ii) | | shal l | no t | p rec lude | the | b o a r d | f rom | |
| exercising | the | powers , | author i t ies , | |
| dut ies | o r | funct ions | de l ega ted ; | a n d | |
| (iii) m a y b e m a d e ei ther general ly o r | for |
any par t i cu la r case o r class of cases.
(c)
(c ) W h e n act ing within the scope of
any such delegat ion to h im, the pres ident of
the b o a r d shall b e deemed to h e t h e boa rd .
| (e) | by inserting in subsection one of section eight after |
| t h e | w o r d | " m a t t e r s " | the | words | "as | the | b o a r d | m a y | |
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| (f) | by omi t t ing section n ine a n d by insert ing in lieu |
| thereof | the | following | s e c t i o n s : | — | |
9. T h e b o a r d m a y remove from the register the
| n a m e | of | any | p e r s o n — |
| (b ) | w h o becomes a menta l ly ill pe r son , a pro tected person or an incapab le person |
| wi thin the mean ing | of the M e n t a l | Hea l th | |
| Ac t , | 1 9 5 8 , as a m e n d e d | by subsequent | A c t s ; | |
o r
| ( c ) | w h o notifies the registrar tha t he desires that |
| his n a m e | be | r e m o v e d ; | o r | |
| (d) | whose entitlement to practise as a surveyor in some place outs ide the State of N e w South Wales is revoked or cancel led in accordance wi th the l a w in force in tha t p lace except where such revocat ion or can cellat ion is at his own request . |
| 9A. | T h e b o a r d m a y remove or a m e n d | any | entry |
in the register if the entry is p roved t o its satisfaction to h a v e been fraudulently m a d e or p r o c u r e d or to
| be | incorrect . |
| 9B . | ( 1 ) | T h e | b o a r d — | |
| (a ) | may , if it th inks fit, in any c a s e ; a n d | | (b) | shall, where the surveyor affected has been | |
| re ins ta ted | pu r suan t | to subsect ion four | of |
section fourteen of this Ac t ,
res tore
res tore to the register any n a m e removed therefrom a n d such res tora t ion m a y be m a d e wi thout p a y m e n t of a fee or o n paymen t of such fee, no t exceeding
| the prescr ibed roll fee, as the b o a r d m a y | direct . |
| ( 2 ) | No th ing | in | subsect ion | one | of | this |
section shall affect the provisions of subsect ion six
of sect ion ten of this Ac t .
| (g) | by omitting subsections five and six of section ten a n d by insert ing in lieu thereof the following sub sections : — |
| ( 5 ) | If any surveyor does no t p a y the prescr ibed |
rol l fee before o r in the m o n t h of Ju ly in any year , the b o a r d shall notify h im, by let ter addressed to h i m at the address appea r ing in the register, t ha t if the fee is no t p a i d before the thirty-first d a y of O c t o b e r next following his n a m e will be r emoved f rom the register. If any surveyor w h o has been so notified fails to p a y such fee before the said thirty-first day of Oc tober , the b o a r d shall r emove his n a m e from the register.
| ( 6 ) | If the n a m e of any surveyor is r emoved from |
| the register u n d e r this section, the b o a r d | shall |
| res tore | his n a m e | to | the register | u p o n | p a y m e n t | of |
such fees as a re prescr ibed.
| ( 7 ) A surveyor w h o changes his address as |
| appea r ing | in the register shall , wi th in th ree | m o n t h s |
thereafter , notify the b o a r d of his new address a n d the b o a r d shall t he reupon al ter the ent ry in the
| register re la t ing to tha t surveyor | accordingly . |
( 8 ) A surveyor w h o fails to comply wi th the
provis ions of subsect ion seven of this sect ion shall
| b e l iable to a pena l ty n o t exceeding five | p o u n d s . |
(h)
| (h) , | (i) | by omitting from subsection one of section |
| eleven | the w o r d s | "Sta te , | Colony, | o r | D o m i n i o n | |
| within | His | Majesty 's | D o m i n i o n s " | a n d | by | |
| insert ing in lieu thereof | the word | " c o u n t r y " ; | |
| ( i i) by omi t t ing f rom | the same subsect ion | the |
words "Sta te , Colony, o r D o m i n i o n " where secondly occurr ing and by inserting in lieu
| thereof | the | word | " c o u n t r y " ; |
(iii) by inserting next after subsection two of the same section the following new subsections : —
| ( 3 ) | A n y | rec iprocal | a r r angemen t | en tered |
in to by the b o a r d for the purposes specified in subsect ion one of this section a n d subsisting immedia te ly before the c o m m e n c e m e n t of the
| Surveyors | ( A m e n d m e n t ) | Ac t , | 1964 , | shall | be |
| d e e m e d | to h a v e b e e n | entered | in to | pu r suan t | to |
the provis ions of tha t subsect ion.
| ( 4 ) | I n | this | section | " c o u n t r y " | m e a n s | the |
| Un i t ed | K i n g d o m | of | G r e a t | Br i ta in | and |
| N o r t h e r n | I re land , | the | D o m i n i o n | of | N e w |
| Z e a l a n d , | any | State | or | Ter r i to ry | of | the |
| C o m m o n w e a l t h | of | Aus t ra l ia | and | any | other |
prescr ibed country , s tate, terr i tory or place.
| (i) | ( i ) by omit t ing subsect ion one of section twelve a n d by insert ing in lieu thereof the following |
| (1 ) N o person , | unless | registered | unde r |
this Ac t , shall pract ise as a surveyor.
(ii) by omitting from subsection two of the same
| sect ion | the | words | "fifty | p o u n d s " | a n d | by | |
| iner t ing | in | l ieu | thereof | the | words | " o n e | |
| h u n d r e d | and | fifty | p o u n d s " ; | |
(iii)
(iii) by inserting next after subsection two of the same section the following new subsect ion : —
| ( 3 ) | Th i s sect ion shall no t ex tend | t o — |
| ( a ) | a pupi l who , u n d e r the supervision of a surveyor , is receiving ins t ruct ion o r act ing in the course of his dut ies , as |
| requ i red | by his | a r t ic les ; | o r | |
| ( b ) | a surveyor ' s assistant o r draf tsman act ing in the course of the duties usual ly per formed by surveyors ' assistants o r draf tsmen, as the case m a y be . |
| (j) | (i) | by inserting in subsection one of section |
| th i r teen | after | the | w o r d | " f e n c e " | the | words | |
| " , m a y insert any survey m a r k a n d m a y | enter | |
| a n y bui lding for the pu rpose of de te rmin ing the posi t ion of a wal l o r for defining a |
| b o u n d a r y | which | is | otherwise | inaccess ib le" ; | |
| (ii) | by omitting from subsection two of the same |
| sect ion | the | words | " twenty | p o u n d s " | a n d | b y | |
| insert ing in l ieu thereof the words | "fifty | |
| p o u n d s " ; |
| ( k ) | ( i ) | b y insert ing a t t he end of p a r a g r a p h (f) of |
| subsect ion one of sect ion fourteen the follow |
| ing | w o r d | a n d | n e w | p a r a g r a p h s : | — | |
| (g) | he has failed to comply with any of the provisions of this A c t o r the regu |
| lat ions | m a d e | t h e r e u n d e r ; | o r | |
| (h) | he has been convicted of an offence |
| re la t ing to t h e dut ies a n d functions | of | |
| surveyors , t he car ry ing ou t of | surveys | |
| o r mat te r s inc identa l to o r | consequent | |
u p o n
u p o n surveys, unde r any A c t o r regu lat ion, o ther t h a n this A c t a n d the
| regula t ions | m a d e | thereunder , | or | u n d e r |
any o rd inance or by- law; o r
(i) he has been guilty of misconduct in a
| professional | r e spec t , " ; | |
(ii) by inserting next after the same subsection the following new subsect ion : —
| (1A) Wi thou t l imit ing the mean ing of the expression | "misconduc t | in | a | professional | |
| r e spec t " in p a r a g r a p h (i) of subsect ion one of this section, a surveyor shall be d e e m e d |
| guilty of such mi sconduc t | if— | |
| (a ) | after | t h e | expi ra t ion | of | twelve | m o n t h s |
| from | the c o m m e n c e m e n t | of | the | Sur |
veyors ( A m e n d m e n t ) Ac t , 1964 , a n d except where this A c t otherwise p ro vides o r the b o a r d permi ts , h e
(i) on his own account under a
| n a m e o ther t han his o w n | n a m e ; | |
or
| (ii) | | in | pa r tne r sh ip | o r | associat ion | |
| u n d e r | a | n a m e | o ther | t h a n | his | |
| o w n |
| each o ther person in par tner |
| n a m e | a n d | the | n a m e | of |
| ship or associat ion wi th | w h o m |
| h e | is so | p rac t i s ing ; |
•(b) in connec t ion wi th the prac t ice of surveying h e uses o r allows the use of his n a m e a t premises a t o r f rom which , in the op in ion of the boa rd , h e o r his par tners o r associates, if any, d o no t
| regular ly | pract ise | su rvey ing ; |
(c )
| (c ) | wi thout the permiss ion of the boa rd , h e allows his n a m e to b e jo ined in con nec t ion wi th the prac t ice of surveying wi th the n a m e of a pe r son no t regis tered unde r this Ac t , except where the n a m e is tha t of a deceased or re t i red pa r tne r w h o was a surveyor a t t he |
| t ime of | his dea th | o r re t i rement , | a n d | |
the regis t rar has been so notif ied;
| ( d ) | h e uses or publ ishes , o r allows the use o r publ ica t ion of, any title, n a m e , words , o r letters which a re capab le of being unde r s tood to indica te tha t he is qualified in surveying, or as a surveyor, o the r t h a n such title, n a m e , words , o r letters as t ruly indicate a qualif ication in surveying o r as a surveyor wh ich h e in fact holds o r |
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| ( e ) | h e directly o r indirect ly gives or offers, o r agrees to give o r offer, any pe r son any commiss ion, gratui ty , service or o ther cons idera t ion wha tever for secur ing or a t t empt ing to secure for h i m any ins t ruct ions t o m a k e |
| surveys tor any w o r k in | connec t ion | |
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(iii) by omit t ing from p a r a g r a p h ( a ) of subsect ion two of the same sect ion the words "fifty p o u n d s " and by insert ing in lieu thereof the
| words | " o n e | h u n d r e d | a n d | fifty | p o u n d s " ; | |
| ( iv) | | by omit t ing p a r a g r a p h | (e) | of the same sub | |
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(v)
(v) by inserting next after the same subsection the following new subsections : —
(2A) No th ing in this section shall author ise the b o a r d to impose a f ine—
| (a ) | in any case coming wi thin p a r a g r a p h (e) o r (h ) of subsect ion one of this |
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| (b) | where a surveyor has been convicted by a cour t as a resul t of his failure to comply wi th the par t icu lar provis ion of this A c t o r the regula t ions m a d e the reunder in respect of which a charge has been m a d e p u r s u a n t to p a r a g r a p h (g) of subsect ion one of this sect ion. |
| ( 2 B ) | I n any case coming wi thin p a r a g r a p h |
(g) o r (h ) of subsect ion one of this section, n o person shall b e l iable t o have his n a m e removed from the register o r b e suspended from prac t ice if his failure to comply wi th the Ac t , regula t ion , by-law or o rd inance con cerned does not , e i ther f rom its trivial n a t u r e or the c i rcumstances unde r which it took place , r ender such person unfit in the publ ic interest to pract ise surveying.
| ( 2 c ) | T h e b o a r d m a y suspend from | prac t ice |
any surveyor whose ent i t lement to pract ise in a rec iprocat ing State is suspended unde r the
| b o a r d shall no t impose a pe r iod of suspension | l aw in force in the rec iprocat ing State . T h e |
| unde r this subsect ion which expires la ter t han the per iod of suspension imposed b y the Surveyors ' B o a r d o r o ther compe ten t au thor i ty of the rec iprocat ing State . |
(vi) by inserting in subsection five of the same sec t ion after the word " G a z e t t e " the words " a n d his n a m e , if r emoved from the register, has