Surveying and Spatial Information Regulation 2024

A formal land survey plan must show the following—

sufficient information to connect all survey marks shown on the plan by bearing and distance,

for permanent survey marks—

connections from the land surveyed to a permanent survey mark by closed loop, and

direct lines between adjacent permanent survey marks in a closed loop, and

connections to separate corners of the land surveyed from each adjacent permanent survey mark,

for each bench mark—

accurate MGA coordinates determined in accordance with section 25(1), or

if the bench marks are used for height only—MGA coordinates determined in accordance with section 25(2),

connections, by direct lines, from each bench mark to the land surveyed,

if the angular work is checked by comparing the angular work to established survey marks—the comparison,

the complete dimensions, including bearings, distances and area, of each parcel of land surveyed, including roads being created or redefined in the plan,

if the survey defines a road, a road frontage or an intersection of roads—the following, determined in accordance with section 39—

the alignment of each affected road,

the connections across each road,

if the land surveyed is a parcel located wholly within another parcel and that does not intersect with a boundary of that parcel—at least 2 connections from different corners of the inner parcel to different corners of the outer parcel,

the nature of the boundaries, including whether a boundary is defined by—

survey marks, or

lockspits, or

a natural feature, or

a fence, building, wall or other artificial feature,

the width of all common walls and the position of the boundaries in the walls,

the description and location, including the nature, material and relationship to the boundary, of each substantial structure, including a fence, jetty, slip rail or boat shed, that is—

within 1m of the boundary of the land surveyed, or

otherwise relevant to the boundary definition,

the approximate age of—

a fence that is within 1m of the boundary of the land surveyed or otherwise relevant to the boundary definition, and

a substantial structure that is relevant to the boundary definition.

If a surveyor surveys part of a parcel, the surveyor must include the following in the formal land survey plan—

the complete dimensions, including area, if available, of each parcel,

a reference to the plan from which the dimensions were obtained,

the unique identifier of the terminals of each part surveyed,

the connections between each terminal by—

survey, and

compiled close,

for parts that do not form part of a closed parcel—a connection between each terminal of each part surveyed to form a closed loop,

the tolerance category of the maximum misclose vector for the parcel of land, as required by section 26(3).

If a surveyor uses a crooked fence to define a boundary, the surveyor must include the following in the formal land survey plan—

confirmation that a crooked fence has been used,

the location and nature of the angle points,

the age, nature and construction material of the crooked fence at the date of the survey.

If a surveyor defines an unfenced boundary in a rural land survey, the type and position of each of the marks placed in accordance with section 48(6) must be shown on the formal land survey plan.

If a boundary mark cannot be inserted at a corner, the corner must be shown on the formal land survey plan by—

a reference mark with a note stating the following—

that the corner was not marked,

why the corner was not marked, or

if the corner does not have an accessible surface for marking—the obstructed boundary corner symbol specified in Schedule 5.

If a boundary is the face of a wall, the formal land survey plan must describe the boundary as “face of wall”.

A wall must not be described as a “party wall” unless—

the wall is the subject of cross-easements referred to in relation to party walls in the Conveyancing Act 1919, or

the formal land survey plan is intended to create those easements for the wall.