Australian Capital Territory Consolidated Acts

SURVEYORS ACT 2007 - NOTES

Dictionary

(see s 3)

Note 1     The Legislation Act contains definitions and other provisions relevant to this Act.

Note 2     For example, the Legislation Act, dict, pt 1, defines the following terms:

              •     ACAT

              •     appoint

              •     business day

              •     director-general (see s 163)

              •     exercise

              •     found guilty

              •     function

              •     occupational discipline order

              •     public servant

              •     reviewable decision notice

              •     State

              •     territory law.

"advisory committee" means the survey practice advisory committee established under section 62.

"advisory committee member"—see section 64.

"business address", for a surveyor, means an address of a place from which the surveyor carries on the practice of surveying.

"continuation notice", for division 3.1 (Continuing registration)––see section 19.

"corresponding law" means any law of a local jurisdiction that regulates surveyors in the jurisdiction.

"field procedures" means field notes, records, measurements or calculations.

"ground for occupational discipline"—see section 26.

"local jurisdiction" means the Commonwealth, a State or New Zealand.

"local registering authority" means the entity responsible for regulating the surveying profession under a corresponding law.

"practice direction "means a direction issued under section 55.

"registered" means registered under this Act.

"registered business address"—see section 12 (Details to be entered in surveyors register).

"registration certificate"—see section 8 (Decision on registration application).

"registration number"––see section 8.

"reviewable decision", for part 7 (Notification and review of decisions)—see section 75.

"survey" means the survey of land for the purpose of—

        (a)     defining, redefining or marking the boundaries of land divided or to be divided under the Districts Act 2002; or

        (b)     deciding whether improvements are or are not within the boundaries of any land; or

        (c)     defining, redefining or marking the boundaries of a public place or public road within the meaning of the Roads and Public Places Act 1937; or

        (d)     defining, redefining or marking the boundaries of land in relation to which an interest has been, or is to be, created; or

        (e)     defining, redefining or marking the boundaries of land to be resumed under a law of the Territory or Commonwealth.

"survey mark", for part 4 (The practice of surveying)––see section 44.

"surveyor"—

        (a)     for this Act generally—means a person registered under this Act; and

        (b)     for division 3.3 (Occupational discipline—surveyors)—see section 25.

        (c)     for part 4 (The practice of surveying)—see section 44.

"surveyor-general" means the surveyor-general appointed under section 59.

"surveyors register" means the surveyors register mentioned in section 11.

Endnotes

1     About the endnotes

Amending and modifying laws are annotated in the legislation history and the amendment history. Current modifications are not included in the republished law but are set out in the endnotes.

Not all editorial amendments made under the Legislation Act 2001, part 11.3 are annotated in the amendment history. Full details of any amendments can be obtained from the Parliamentary Counsel's Office.

Uncommenced amending laws are not included in the republished law. The details of these laws are underlined in the legislation history. Uncommenced expiries are underlined in the legislation history and amendment history.

If all the provisions of the law have been renumbered, a table of renumbered provisions gives details of previous and current numbering.

The endnotes also include a table of earlier republications.

2     Abbreviation key

A = Act	NI = Notifiable instrument
AF = Approved form	o = order
am = amended	om = omitted/repealed
amdt = amendment	ord = ordinance
AR = Assembly resolution	orig = original
ch = chapter	par = paragraph/subparagraph
CN = Commencement notice	pres = present
def = definition	prev = previous
DI = Disallowable instrument	(prev...) = previously
dict = dictionary	pt = part
disallowed = disallowed by the Legislative	r = rule/subrule
Assembly	reloc = relocated
div = division	renum = renumbered
exp = expires/expired	R[X] = Republication No
Gaz = gazette	RI = reissue
hdg = heading	s = section/subsection
IA = Interpretation Act 1967	sch = schedule
ins = inserted/added	sdiv = subdivision
LA = Legislation Act 2001	SL = Subordinate law
LR = legislation register	sub = substituted
LRA = Legislation (Republication) Act 1996	underlining = whole or part not commenced
mod = modified/modification	or to be expired

3     Legislation history

Surveyors Act 2007 A2007-33

notified LR 25 October 2007

s 1, s 2 commenced 25 October 2007 (LA s 75 (1))

remainder commenced 14 November 2007 (s 2 and CN2007-15)

as amended by

ACT Civil and Administrative Tribunal Legislation Amendment Act 2008 A2008-36 sch 1 pt 1.48

notified LR 4 September 2008

s 1, s 2 commenced 4 September 2008 (LA s 75 (1))

sch 1 pt 1.48 commenced 2 February 2009 (s 2 (1) and see ACT Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2008 A2008-35, s 2 (1) and CN2009-2)

Surveyors Amendment Act 2010 A2010-6

notified LR 2 March 2010

s 1, s 2 commenced 2 March 2010 (LA s 75 (1))

remainder commenced 3 March 2010 (s 2)

Administrative (One ACT Public Service Miscellaneous Amendments) Act 2011 A2011-22 sch 1 pt 1.144

notified LR 30 June 2011

s 1, s 2 commenced 30 June 2011 (LA s 75 (1))

sch 1 pt 1.144 commenced 1 July 2011 (s 2 (1))

Planning and Building Legislation Amendment Act 2011 A2011-23 pt 9

notified LR 6 July 2011

pt 1 commenced 6 July 2011 (s 2 (1))

pt 9 commenced 7 July 2011 (s 2 (5))

Statute Law Amendment Act 2011 (No 3) A2011-52 sch 3 pt 3.51

notified LR 28 November 2011

s 1, s 2 commenced 28 November 2011 (LA s 75 (1))

sch 3 pt 3.51 commenced 12 December 2011 (s 2)

4     Amendment history

Commencement
s 2     om LA s 89 (4)

Dictionary
s 3     am A2008-36 amdt 1.616

Application for registration
s 6     am A2010-6 s 16

Eligibility for registration
s 7     am A2010-6 s 16

Decision on registration application
s 8     am A2010-6 s 16

Registration condition
s 9     am A2010-6 ss 4-6, s 16

When does registration end?
s 10     am A2008-36 amdt 1.617; A2010-6 s 16

Keeping surveyors register
s 11     am A2010-6 s 16

Changes to surveyors register
s 14     am A2010-6 s 16

Surveyors to notify change of address
s 15     am A2010-6 s 16

Continuation notice reminders
s 18     am A2010-6 s 7, s 8, s 16

Annual continuation notice for registration
s 19     am A2010-6 s 9, s 16

No continuation notice before 1 November
s 20     sub A2010-6 s 10
    am A2010-6 s 16

Lifting s 20 suspension
s 21     am A2010-6 s 11, s 16

Cancellation after s 20 suspension
s 22     am A2010-6 s 16

Cancellation of registration for incapacity
s 23     am A2010-6 s 16

Notice of intention to cancel registration for incapacity
s 24     am A2010-6 s 16

Occupational discipline—surveyors
div 3.3 hdg     sub A2008-36 amdt 1.618

Meaning of surveyor––div 3.3
s 25     sub A2008-36 amdt 1.618
    def disciplinary notice om A2008-36 amdt 1.618
    def inquiry om A2008-36 amdt 1.618
    def surveyor sub A2008-36 amdt 1.618

Grounds for occupational discipline
s 26     sub A2008-36 amdt 1.618
    am A2010-6 s 12, s 13, s 16

Surveyor-general may apply to ACAT for occupational discipline
s 27 hdg     am A2010-6 s 16
s 27     sub A2008-36 amdt 1.618; A2010-6 s 16

Giving local registering authorities information about cancelling or suspending registration
s 28     sub A2008-36 amdt 1.618; A2010-6 s 16

Suspension during inquiry
s 29     om A2008-36 amdt 1.618

End of suspension for inquiry
s 30     om A2008-36 amdt 1.618

Inquiry to be held
s 31     om A2008-36 amdt 1.618

Inquiry procedure
s 32     om A2008-36 amdt 1.618

Evidence at inquiry
s 33     om A2008-36 amdt 1.618

Legal representation at inquiry
s 34     om A2008-36 amdt 1.618

Chief surveyor may require appearance, information and documents
s 35     om A2008-36 amdt 1.618

Failing to attend and failing to produce document or thing
s 36     om A2008-36 amdt 1.618

Confidentiality and client communications
s 37     om A2008-36 amdt 1.618

Witness expenses
s 38     om A2008-36 amdt 1.618

Disciplinary action
s 39     om A2008-36 amdt 1.618

Giving local registering authorities information about some disciplinary action
s 40     om A2008-36 amdt 1.618

Voluntary cancellation of registration
s 41     am A2010-6 s 16

Inquiries about registered addresses
s 42     am A2010-6 s 16

Return of registration certificate on cancellation and suspension
s 43     am A2010-6 s 16

Damage by surveyors and assistants—compensation
s 48     am A2011-52 amdt 3.190

Only surveyors to carry out surveys
s 49     sub A2011-23 s 40

Destruction of, and damage to, survey marks
s 53     am A2010-6 s 16

Surveyors to give evidence of field procedures to surveyor-general
s 54 hdg     am A2010-6 s 16
s 54     am A2010-6 s 16

Surveyor-general practice directions
div 4.4 hdg     am A2010-6 s 16

Surveyor-general practice directions
s 55 hdg     am A2010-6 s 16
s 55     am A2010-6 s 16

Exemptions from practice directions
s 56     am A2010-6 s 16

Surveyor-general
pt 5 hdg     am A2010-6 s 16

Appointment of surveyor-general
s 59 hdg     am A2010-6 s 16
s 59     am A2010-6 s 16; A2011-22 amdt 1.411

Functions of surveyor-general
s 60 hdg     am A2010-6 s 16
s 60     am A2010-6 s 16

Delegation by surveyor-general
s 61 hdg     am A2010-6 s 16
s 61     am A2010-6 s 16

Advisory committee functions
s 63     am A2010-6 s 16

Advisory committee membership
s 64     am A2010-6 s 16

Minister to appoint advisory committee members
s 65     am A2010-6 s 16

Disclosure of interests by advisory committee members
s 67     am A2010-6 s 16

Advisory committee––chair
s 68     am A2010-6 s 16

Advisory committee—general procedure
s 69     am A2010-6 s 16

Ending appointment of advisory committee members
s 74     am A2010-6 s 16

Notification and review of decisions
pt 7 hdg     sub A2008-36 amdt 1.619

Meaning of reviewable decision—pt 7
s 75     sub A2008-36 amdt 1.619

Reviewable decision notices
s 76     sub A2008-36 amdt 1.619

Applications for review
s 77     sub A2008-36 amdt 1.619

Evidentiary certificates
s 78     am A2010-6 s 16

Approved forms
s 81     am A2010-6 s 16

Legislation amended—sch 1
s 83     om LA s 89 (3)

Transitional
pt 9 hdg     exp 14 November 2008 (s 95)

Definitions—pt 9
s 84     exp 14 November 2008 (s 95)
    def commencement day exp 14 November 2008 (s 95)
    def repealed Act exp 14 November 2008 (s 95)

Legislation repealed
s 85     om LA s 89 (3)

Survey practice directions
s 86     exp 14 November 2008 (s 95)

Surveyors registered under repealed Act
s 87     exp 14 November 2008 (s 95)

Suspended registration
s 88     exp 14 November 2008 (s 95)

Action under repealed Act etc
s 89     exp 14 November 2008 (s 95)

Inquiry under repealed Act
s 90     exp 14 November 2008 (s 95)

Grounds for disciplinary action—s 26
s 91     exp 14 November 2008 (s 95)

Evidentiary certificates––repealed Act
s 92     exp 14 November 2008 (s 95)

Redistribution committee—Electoral Act 1992
s 93     exp 14 November 2008 (s 95)

Transitional regulations
s 94     exp 14 November 2008 (s 95)

Expiry—pt 9
s 95     exp 14 November 2008 (s 95)

Reviewable decisions
sch 1     om LA s 89 (3)
    ins A2008-36 amdt 1.622

Dictionary
dict     am A2008-36 amdt 1.623, amdt 1.624; A2011-22 amdt 1.412
    def chief surveyor om A2010-6 s 14
    def disciplinary action om A2008-36 amdt 1.625
    def disciplinary notice om A2008-36 amdt 1.625
    def ground for disciplinary action om A2008-36 amdt 1.626
    def ground for occupational discipline ins A2008-36 amdt 1.626
    def inquiry om A2008-36 amdt 1.627
    def reviewable decision sub A2008-36 amdt 1.628
    def surveyor am A2008-36 amdt 1.629
    def surveyor-general ins A2010-6 s 15

5     Earlier republications

Some earlier republications were not numbered. The number in column 1 refers to the publication order.

Since 12 September 2001 every authorised republication has been published in electronic pdf format on the ACT legislation register. A selection of authorised republications have also been published in printed format. These republications are marked with an asterisk (*) in column 1. Electronic and printed versions of an authorised republication are identical.

Republication No and date	Effective	Last amendment made by	Republication for
R1 14 Nov 2007	14 Nov 2007– 14 Nov 2008	not amended	new Act
R2 15 Nov 2008	15 Nov 2008- 1 Feb 2009	A2008-36	commenced expiry
R3 2 Feb 2009	2 Feb 2009- 2 Mar 2010	A2008-36	amendments by A2008-36
R4 3 Mar 2010	3 Mar 2010– 30 June 2011	A2010-6	amendments by A2010-6
R5 1 July 2011	1 July 2011– 6 July 2011	A2011-22	amendments by A2011-22
R6 7 July 2011	7 July 2011– 11 Dec 2011	A2011-23	amendments by A2011-23

© Australian Capital Territory 2011

Australian Capital Territory

A2007-33

Republication No 7

Effective: 12 December 2011

Republication date: 12 December 2011

Last amendment made by A2011-52





Unauthorised version prepared by ACT Parliamentary Counsel's Office

About this republication

The republished law

This is a republication of the Surveyors Act 2007

(including any amendment made under the Legislation Act 2001, part 11.3 (Editorial changes)) as in force on 12 December 2011

. It also includes any commencement, amendment, repeal or expiry affecting this republished law to 12 December 2011

.

The legislation history and amendment history of the republished law are set out in endnotes 3 and 4.

Kinds of republications

The Parliamentary Counsel's Office prepares 2 kinds of republications of ACT laws (see the ACT legislation register at www.legislation.act.gov.au):

              • authorised republications to which the Legislation Act 2001 applies

              • unauthorised republications.

The status of this republication appears on the bottom of each page.

Editorial changes

The Legislation Act 2001, part 11.3 authorises the Parliamentary Counsel to make editorial amendments and other changes of a formal nature when preparing a law for republication. Editorial changes do not change the effect of the law, but have effect as if they had been made by an Act commencing on the republication date (see Legislation Act 2001, s 115 and s 117). The changes are made if the Parliamentary Counsel considers they are desirable to bring the law into line, or more closely into line, with current legislative drafting practice.

This republication does not include amendments made under part 11.3 (see endnote 1).

Uncommenced provisions and amendments

If a provision of the republished law has not commenced, the symbol  U  appears immediately before the provision heading. Any uncommenced amendments that affect this republished law are accessible on the ACT legislation register (www.legislation.act.gov.au). For more information, see the home page for this law on the register.

Modifications

If a provision of the republished law is affected by a current modification, the symbol  M  appears immediately before the provision heading. The text of the modifying provision appears in the endnotes. For the legal status of modifications, see the Legislation Act 2001, section 95.

Penalties

At the republication date, the value of a penalty unit for an offence against this law is $110 for an individual and $550 for a corporation (see Legislation Act 2001, s 133).

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Surveyors Act 2007

Endnotes44

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