Boundaries and Survey Maps Act 1998 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 2 · Survey
4. Survey requirements for land
Feedback & supportA cadastral survey for any parcel of land must not be taken to have been completed until —
cadastral survey
“cadastral survey” means any survey relating to the recording of land boundaries, subdivision lines, buildings and related details;
the boundaries of the land have been determined by straight lines;
the physical boundaries of the land have been demarcated —
by boundary marks or defined by approved coordinates; or
if it is impossible or impracticable to do so, by reference to floors and walls so as to enable the boundary lines of the land to be ascertained;
the area of the land has been determined;
a lot number has been assigned to the land by the Chief Surveyor; and
a survey plan, showing the location of the land and its boundaries, area, lot number and the boundary marks placed on the land or the approved coordinates, has been approved by, and is filed in the office of, the Chief Surveyor.
A certified plan is prima facie evidence of —
certified plan
“certified plan” means a survey plan which has been approved by, and filed in the office of, the Chief Surveyor under section 4(1)(e);
the boundaries and boundary marks of the parcel of land referred to in the certified plan; and (b)the area and the lot number of that land.
Any plan for a cadastral survey of a parcel of land approved by, and filed in the office of, the Chief Surveyor under the repealed Act is deemed to have been approved by, and filed in the office of, the Chief Surveyor under subsection (1)(e).
land
“land” includes —(a)a parcel of land which is in the actual possession of the owner or other person holding by, through or under the owner;(b)land covered by water;(c)a building or a structure erected on land;(d)any parcel of airspace or any subterranean space, whether or not held apart from the surface of the earth; and(e)any estate or interest in land;