Survey Act 1992

The Institution of Surveyors must at the direction of the

The Institution of Surveyors may appoint a suitable person to conduct an investigation.

The Institution of Surveyors must provide a person so appointed with a certificate of appointment.

For the purposes of an investigation, a person appointed by the

may require a person who is in a position to do so, to provide the name and address of—

any person who personally, or through the instrumentality of another, provided the services the subject of the complaint; or

if the services the subject of the complaint were provided by a surveying services provider that is a trust or corporate entity, the persons occupying positions of authority in the trust or corporate entity;

may require any person who is in a position to provide other information relevant to the matter under investigation to answer any question put to him or her in relation to the matter; and

may require any person who has possession of records or equipment relevant to the matter under investigation to produce those records or equipment for inspection, including written records that reproduce in a readily understandable form information kept by computer, microfilm or other process;

may inspect the records or equipment, make copies of the records or their contents or test the equipment and, where reasonably necessary for those purposes, seize and retain the records or equipment.

A person appointed under this section must, at the request of a person in relation to whom he or she has exercised, or intends to exercise, powers under this section, produce his or her certificate of appointment.

Where an investigation is conducted at the direction of the