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SURVEYING AND SPATIAL INFORMATION REGULATION 2017
- Made under the Surveying and Spatial Information Act 2002
- As at 30 October 2023
- Reg 486 of 2017
TABLE OF PROVISIONS
PART 1 - PRELIMINARY
1. Name of Regulation
2. Commencement
3. Application of Regulation
4. Mining surveys
5. Definitions
5A. Australian Height Datum
5B. Geocentric Datum of Australia
PART 2 - SURVEY PRACTICE
Division 1 - General duties of surveyor
6. General principles of survey
7. Surveyor to obtain information
8. Surveyor to meet requisitions
9. Surveys not requiring strict accuracy
10. Surveys for identification or re-marking
11. Effect of contravention of Part
Division 2 - Adoption of datum lines and bench marks
12. Datum line
13. Bench marks
Division 3 - Measurement and calculations
14. Equipment for measurement of surveys
15. Measurement of boundaries and lines
16. Measurement by remote-sensing methods
17. Confirming terminals where part only of land to be surveyed
18. Surveys for affecting interests
19. Re-survey of property boundaries
20. Survey where boundary includes crooked fence
21. Calculation of areas of land
22. Surveys using GNSS equipment
23. Accuracy of angular measurements
24. Accuracy of length measurements
25. Accuracy of relative position
26. Checking accuracy of measurements and calculations
Division 4 - Use of survey marks and monuments
Subdivision 1 - Surveys generally
27. Forms and styles of survey marks
28. Boundary marks
29. Marking of urban surveys
30. Marking of rural surveys
31. Roads to be marked with reference marks
32. Procedure on finding existing corner peg and reference mark
33. Procedure if monuments of original survey missing
34. Procedure if differences exist between measured and recorded lengths
35. Surveyor to note nature and position of survey marks etc
36. Placement of reference marks
37. Use of broad arrows
38. Deferment of placement of survey marks
39. Surveyor to report position of permanent survey marks
Subdivision 2 - Surveys to be lodged with Registrar-General or public authorities
40. Application
41. Surveys redefining or creating multiple parcels, roads or affecting interests
42. Connection to permanent survey marks
43. New permanent survey marks
Division 5 - Boundaries formed by tidal and non-tidal waters and other natural features
44. Definitions
45. First survey of boundary of land adjoining Crown reserve or Crown road
46. First survey of mean-high water mark boundary or bank
47. Surveys where boundary includes tidal or non-tidal waters or other natural feature
48. Changes in boundaries formed by tidal waters
49. Changes in boundaries formed by lakes, streams and natural features
50. Surveyor to report on certain determinations
51. References to high-water mark and tidal waters in previous survey plans
Division 6 - Field notes
Note
52. Surveyor to make field notes
53. Surveyor to retain electronic records
54. Surveyor to record datum line in field notes
55. Surveyor to record landmarks in field notes
56. Surveyor to sign and date field notes
57. Method of recording angles and bearings
Division 7 - Survey plans
Note
58. Medium and format of survey plans
59. Method of showing bearings and distances
60. Survey plan to indicate name of locality, street address and type of survey
61. Method of recording datum line
62. Use of reference marks
63. Method of showing boundaries generally
64. Method of showing natural feature boundaries
65. Surveys of land adjoining tidal waters
66. Survey plan to show GNSS validation
67. Conventional signs and symbols to be used on survey plans
68. Surveyor to report on doubts, discrepancies and difficulties
69. Survey plan to show height difference schedule
70. Survey plan to show coordinate schedule
71. Survey plan to show height schedule
72. Surveyor to furnish survey certificate
Division 8 - Public surveys
73. Standards for public surveys under section 4 or 5 of the Act
74. Field notes for surveys under section 5 of the Act
PART 3 - ADMINISTRATION
Division 1 - Constitution of Board
75. Constitution of Board
76. Committees to assist Board
Division 2 - Formal Board determinations
77. Formal Board determinations
Division 3 - Registration of surveyors
78. Application of Division
79. Qualifications for registration
80. Board examinations
81. Provision of further information and supporting evidence
82. Continuing professional development
83. Conditions of registration as mining surveyor
84. Register of surveyors
85. Certificates of meritorious service
Division 4 - Complaints concerning surveyors' conduct
86. Complaints against registered surveyors
PART 4 - MISCELLANEOUS
87. Fees and deposits
88. Notice of proposed entry to land under section 19 of the Act
89. Certificate of authority under section 26 of the Act
90. Applications to remove survey marks under section 24 of the Act
91. (Repealed)
92. Savings provision
SCHEDULE 1
SCHEDULE 2
SCHEDULE 3
SCHEDULE 4
SCHEDULE 5
SCHEDULE 6
SCHEDULE 7
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