South Australian Consolidated Regulations

SURVEY REGULATIONS 2007 - REG 27

27—Directions of Surveyor-General

        (1)         The Surveyor-General may issue written directions in relation to cadastral surveys and records of cadastral surveys for the purposes of this Part.

        (2)         The directions may, for example—

            (a)         approve a class of marks as reference marks or State survey marks;

            (b)         approve a class of materials as materials of which survey pegs may be composed;

            (c)         regulate the marking of boundaries of land in cadastral surveys, including the placement or acceptance of survey marks or reference marks in cadastral surveys;

            (d)         regulate the placement of permanent survey marks or State survey marks in the course of cadastral surveys (including the number and position of the marks and the standard of accuracy that must be achieved in placing the marks) and regulate the provision to the Surveyor-General of information relating to the marks once placed (including the location of the marks and, in the case of permanent survey marks, sufficient measurements to allow the Map Grid of Australia coordinates of the marks to be determined);

            (e)         fix tolerances in relation to the standard of accuracy of cadastral surveys required to be met for the purposes of these regulations;

            (f)         require and regulate the provision to the Surveyor-General or any other specified authority of information relating to mathematical checking of cadastral surveys prior to lodging a survey plan;

            (g)         require reports to be provided in relation to specified classes of survey;

            (h)         approve forms for the purposes of this Part;

                  (i)         grant exemptions (which may be absolute or conditional) from compliance with the directions or any specified provision of the directions;

            (j)         otherwise regulate the performance of cadastral surveys.

        (3)         A direction under these regulations may be of general or limited application according to the class of surveys to which it applies, the circumstances of the application or any other specified factor.

        (4)         The Survey Advisory Committee must be consulted before directions are promulgated under this Part.

        (5)         Directions under these regulations must be promulgated in a manner approved by the Minister.

        (6)         A surveyor must comply with directions of the Surveyor-General promulgated under this Part.