Surveyors Act 2003

section 6

accredited entity means an entity accredited under section 41 for assessing a person’s competency.

appealable decision, for part 9, means a decision mentioned in section 169.

applicant means an applicant for—

registration as a surveyor, surveying graduate, surveying associate or emeritus surveyor; or

a registration endorsement.

approved form means a form approved under section 191.

attendance notice see section 108.

board means the Surveyors Board of Queensland established under section 7.

cadastral survey—

means a survey to identify a boundary of a particular area of land; butExamples—

• a survey carried out to prepare a survey plan, that reinstates a boundary of an area of land, for lodgement in the land registry

• a survey that works out the location of a boundary of an area of land that does not have, or has incomplete, survey marks

• the placing of a mark to represent the location of a boundary of an area of land

does not include the depiction on a plan of the approximate location of a boundary if the plan states the location of the boundary is approximate.

cadastral surveyor means a surveyor who holds a registration endorsement for carrying out cadastral surveys.

chairperson means the chairperson of the board appointed under section 14.

code of practice, of the board, means the code of practice approved under section 81.

column 1 registration, for part 12, see section 200(1).

column 2 registration, for part 12, see section 200(2).

competence equivalence see section 43.

competency means the qualifications, skills, knowledge and experience for—

registration as a surveyor, surveying graduate or surveying associate; or

a registration endorsement.

competency framework means a competency framework established under section 39.

consulting cadastral surveyor means a consulting surveyor who is a cadastral surveyor.

consulting surveyor means a surveyor who holds a registration endorsement for carrying on a business providing surveying services.

corresponding law means a law applying, or that applied, in another State, the Commonwealth or a foreign country that provides, or provided, for the competency of persons to carry out surveying or a type of survey.

criminal history, of a person, means the convictions recorded against the person for offences, in Queensland or elsewhere, whether before or after the commencement of this Act.

disciplinary action means any action a disciplinary body may take against a registrant or former registrant under section 86(2)(a), 91, 119 or 120.

disciplinary body means 1 of the following—

the board acting under section 86;

a professional conduct review panel;

QCAT.

disciplinary committee...

disciplinary condition, of registration, means a condition imposed on the registration under section 119(2)(c) or 120(2)(b)(iii).

disciplinary matter means a matter that may provide a ground for taking disciplinary action against a registrant or former registrant.

disciplinary proceedings means proceedings about a disciplinary matter conducted by a disciplinary body under this Act.

emeritus surveyor means a person registered as an emeritus surveyor.

executive officer, of a corporation, means a person who is concerned with, or takes part in, the corporation’s management, whether or not the person is a director or the person’s position is given the name of executive officer.

first composition...

former registrant means a person who is not currently, registered under part 3 but who has previously been registered under part 3 or the repealed Act.

hearing notice see section 99.

indictable offence, in relation to a reference to that term as including an indictable offence dealt with summarily, includes an indictable offence dealt with summarily whether or not the Criminal Code, section 659 applies to the indictable offence.

information notice means a notice complying with the QCAT Act, section 157(2).

investigator means a person appointed as an investigator under section 130.

member means a board member.

place of seizure see section 149.

profession means the surveying profession.

professional assessment project see section 43.

professional conduct, of a registrant or former registrant, means 1 or more of the following relating to the registrant’s or former registrant’s conduct or practice—

the registrant’s or former registrant’s competency to carry out surveys;

the accuracy or other survey quality achieved by the registrant or former registrant for a survey, including, for example, a cadastral survey carried out under the supervision of the registrant or former registrant;

the registrant’s or former registrant’s compliance with any disciplinary conditions of the registration;

the registrant’s or former registrant’s compliance with—

this Act or the repealed Act; or

the code of practice or any code of professional conduct compiled or adopted under the repealed Act; or

the Survey and Mapping Infrastructure Act 2003, including survey standards made under that Act; or

survey standards made under the repealed Act.

professional conduct review panel see section 89(2)(b)(i).

professional misconduct, of a registrant or former registrant, means 1 or more of the following relating to the registrant’s or former registrant’s conduct or practice—

carrying out a survey without the relevant competency;

failing to achieve the level of accuracy or other survey quality prescribed under a regulation or required under another Act for a survey, including, for example, a cadastral survey carried out under the supervision of the registrant or former registrant;

noncompliance with any disciplinary conditions of the registration;

noncompliance with—

this Act or the repealed Act; or

the code of practice or any code of professional conduct compiled or adopted under the repealed Act; or

the Survey and Mapping Infrastructure Act 2003, including survey standards made under that Act; or

survey standards made under the repealed Act.

professional training agreement see section 43.

reasonably believes means believes on grounds that are reasonable in the circumstances.

reasonably considers means considers on grounds that are reasonable in the circumstances.

reasonably suspects means suspects on grounds that are reasonable in the circumstances.

register means a register kept under section 68.

registered means registered under this Act.

registrant—

means a person registered under part 3; and

for parts 5 and 6, includes a former registrant.

registration certificate means a certificate issued for a registration or registration endorsement under this Act.

registration endorsement means an endorsement on a registrant’s registration showing that the registrant has the relevant competency to carry out a particular type of survey or carry on a business providing surveying services.

relevant competency, for a registration or registration endorsement, means the competency required under a competency framework for the registration or registration endorsement.

repealed Act means the repealed Surveyors Act 1977.

survey includes—

a survey of artificial features on, above or below the earth’s surface; and

recording a survey mentioned in paragraph (a) on a plan.

surveying associate means a person registered as a surveying associate.

surveying graduate means a person registered as a surveying graduate.

surveying services means services relating to carrying out surveys.

surveyor means a person registered as a surveyor.

surveyors disciplinary committee...

survey quality means the quality of the following—

the way in which the survey is carried out, including the survey marks used;

the survey results, including the information collected and the accuracy level achieved;

the plan of survey.

Uniform Civil Procedure Rules means the Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 1999.