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Subdivision Act 1988
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20A Land to be marked out
(1) If works are not required in connection with a plan of subdivision, the applicant must, before the Council gives its statement of compliance, submit to the Council written advice in the prescribed form by a licensed surveyor—
S. 20A(1)(a) substituted by No. 48/1991 s. 17(1), amended by No. 47/2004 s. 71(Sch. item 4).
(a) that at the date the advice is given—
(i) where appropriate, roads and reserves are marked out or defined; and
(ii) where appropriate, the boundaries of the land in the plan, the lots and the common property are marked out or defined—
and any supporting survey monumentation required under the **Surveying Act 2004** or the **Survey Co-ordination Act 1958** is in place; and
(b) if there is a substantial discrepancy between a boundary and the boundary as shown on the plan, that a substantial discrepancy exists.
(2) If works are required in connection with a plan of subdivision, the applicant must, not earlier than the date of completion of the works and not later than the end of one month after that date of completion, submit to the Council written advice in the prescribed form by a licensed surveyor—
S. 20A(2)(a) substituted by No. 48/1991 s. 17(2), amended by No. 47/2004 s. 71(Sch. item 4).
(a) that at the date the advice is given—
(i) where appropriate, roads and reserves are marked out or defined; and
(ii) where appropriate, the boundaries of the land in the plan, the lots and the common property are marked out or defined—
and any supporting survey monumentation required under the **Surveying Act 2004** or the **Survey Co-ordination Act 1958** is in place; and
(b) if there is a substantial discrepancy between a boundary and the boundary as shown on the plan, that a substantial discrepancy exists.
(3) In this section ***works*** means—
(a) works within the meaning of section 17(6); or
(b) building works which define any boundary; or
(c) works required by a planning scheme or permit, the plan of subdivision, an engineering plan, a nominated relevant authority under section 17, or an agreement made under section 17.
S. 21 amended by No. 47/1989 s. 8(1)(b).