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Survey and Mapping Infrastructure Act 2003
sec.15Obligation on person placing permanent survey mark
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### sec.15 Obligation on person placing permanent survey mark
This section applies if a surveyor, surveying associate or surveying graduate places a permanent survey mark in carrying out a survey other than a State survey.
The person responsible for preparing the plan of survey must, as required under subsection (3) , give the chief executive a copy of the plan of survey in the approved form (a permanent survey mark plan ), unless the person has a reasonable excuse.
Maximum penalty—20 penalty units.
The copy of the permanent survey mark plan must be given to the chief executive—
if, before the end of 40 days after the mark is placed, the person gives the chief executive a copy of a plan of survey under section 16 or lodges the plan in the land registry—at the same time as the person gives the copy of the plan of survey to the chief executive or lodges the plan in the land registry; or
if paragraph (a) does not apply—within 40 business days after the mark is placed.
s 15 amd 2004 No. 33 s 35
(sec.15-ssec.1) This section applies if a surveyor, surveying associate or surveying graduate places a permanent survey mark in carrying out a survey other than a State survey.
(sec.15-ssec.2) The person responsible for preparing the plan of survey must, as required under subsection (3) , give the chief executive a copy of the plan of survey in the approved form (a permanent survey mark plan ), unless the person has a reasonable excuse. Maximum penalty—20 penalty units.
(sec.15-ssec.3) The copy of the permanent survey mark plan must be given to the chief executive— if, before the end of 40 days after the mark is placed, the person gives the chief executive a copy of a plan of survey under section 16 or lodges the plan in the land registry—at the same time as the person gives the copy of the plan of survey to the chief executive or lodges the plan in the land registry; or if paragraph (a) does not apply—within 40 business days after the mark is placed.
- (a) if, before the end of 40 days after the mark is placed, the person gives the chief executive a copy of a plan of survey under section 16 or lodges the plan in the land registry—at the same time as the person gives the copy of the plan of survey to the chief executive or lodges the plan in the land registry; or
- (b) if paragraph (a) does not apply—within 40 business days after the mark is placed.