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Survey and Mapping Infrastructure Act 2003
sec.13Compliance with survey standards
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### sec.13 Compliance with survey standards
A surveyor, surveying associate or surveying graduate must comply with each relevant survey standard in carrying out a survey, unless the person has a reasonable excuse.
If a person contravenes subsection (1) —
the chief executive may refer the matter to the surveyors board; or
for a contravention by a surveyor—
the chief executive, instead of acting under paragraph (a) , may take action under division 5 ; or
the registrar of titles may take action under division 5 .
However, this section does not apply to a person to the extent the person is exempted from complying with a survey standard under division 2 .
In this section—
relevant survey standard , for a survey, means a survey standard applying to—
the area in which the survey is being carried out; and
the type of survey being carried out.
(sec.13-ssec.1) A surveyor, surveying associate or surveying graduate must comply with each relevant survey standard in carrying out a survey, unless the person has a reasonable excuse.
(sec.13-ssec.2) If a person contravenes subsection (1) — the chief executive may refer the matter to the surveyors board; or for a contravention by a surveyor— the chief executive, instead of acting under paragraph (a) , may take action under division 5 ; or the registrar of titles may take action under division 5 .
(sec.13-ssec.3) However, this section does not apply to a person to the extent the person is exempted from complying with a survey standard under division 2 .
(sec.13-ssec.4) In this section— relevant survey standard , for a survey, means a survey standard applying to— the area in which the survey is being carried out; and the type of survey being carried out.
- (a) the chief executive may refer the matter to the surveyors board; or
- (b) for a contravention by a surveyor— (i) the chief executive, instead of acting under paragraph (a) , may take action under division 5 ; or (ii) the registrar of titles may take action under division 5 .
- (i) the chief executive, instead of acting under paragraph (a) , may take action under division 5 ; or
- (ii) the registrar of titles may take action under division 5 .
- (i) the chief executive, instead of acting under paragraph (a) , may take action under division 5 ; or
- (ii) the registrar of titles may take action under division 5 .
- (a) the area in which the survey is being carried out; and
- (b) the type of survey being carried out.