Surveyors to give evidence of field procedures to surveyor-general
54 Surveyors to give evidence of field procedures to surveyor-general
The surveyor-general may, in writing, require a surveyor to give the surveyor-general stated evidence of field procedures that the surveyor-general reasonably needs to exercise the surveyor‑general’s functions under this Act or another territory law.
Note Territory laws that give functions to the surveyor-general include the Districts Act 2002, s 7 and s 18 and the Land Titles Act 1925, s 64.
A surveyor must comply with a requirement made of the surveyor under subsection (1).
Maximum penalty: 50 penalty units.
An offence against this section is a strict liability offence.
It is a defence to a prosecution for an offence against this section if the defendant proves that the defendant took reasonable steps to comply with subsection (2).
The surveyor-general may keep material produced under this section for the time reasonably necessary to make a copy of it.
In this section:
field procedure means any field procedure that a surveyor is required to keep under a practice direction.
Division 4.4 Surveyor-general practice directions
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