Surveyors Act 2003

An individual may be registered as 1 of the following—

a surveyor, with or without 1 or more registration endorsements;

a surveying graduate;

a surveying associate;

an emeritus surveyor.

An individual is eligible for a registration mentioned in subsection(1)(a) to (c) if—

the individual—

has, within 1 year before applying for the registration, been assessed under this Act, the repealed Act or a corresponding law as having the relevant competency; or

under a corresponding law, holds a registration equivalent to the registration sought; and

the board is satisfied the individual is a suitable person to hold the registration or registration endorsement; and

for a registration with a registration endorsement as a consulting surveyor, the individual—

has, within 1 year before applying for the registration, been assessed under this Act as having the relevant competency; and

either—

takes out and maintains the insurance cover prescribed under a regulation; or

is covered for the period of registration by insurance cover taken out and maintained by a corporation that is a consulting surveyor.

An individual may be registered as an emeritus surveyor if the individual—

has been, but is no longer, registered as a surveyor under this Act, the repealed Act or a corresponding law; and

is a suitable person to be registered as an emeritus surveyor; and

otherwise meets the criteria prescribed under a regulation.