Surveyors Act 2007

The surveyor-general has the following functions:

to investigate trends in surveying and to ensure the practice of surveying is current in the ACT and aligned with best practice;

to consult with entities (including organisations that represent surveyors in the ACT) on major policy issues affecting the practice of surveying;

to liaise and enter into arrangements on behalf of the Territory with any entity that, in Australia or elsewhere, is concerned with surveyors and the practice of surveying, for—

developing or reviewing standards for the practice of surveying; and

reviewing the qualifications and professional development of surveyors; and

the exercise of the surveyor-general’s functions under this Act or another territory law.

The surveyor-general has any other function given to the surveyor‑general under this Act or another territory law.

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 reference to an Act includes a reference to the statutory instruments made or in force under the Act, including regulations (see Legislation Act, s 104).

A provision of a law that gives an entity (including a person) a function also gives the entity powers necessary and convenient to exercise the function (see Legislation Act, s 196 and dict, pt 1, def entity).