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Survey and Mapping Infrastructure Act 2003
sec.18Application for exemption
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### sec.18 Application for exemption
If a surveyor, surveying associate or surveying graduate reasonably believes it is impractical for the person to comply with a survey standard for a particular survey, the person may make written application to the chief executive for an exemption from all or part of the survey standard for the survey.
The application must—
state the provisions of the survey standard, and the survey, for which the exemption is sought; and
as briefly as possible, explain why the person believes it is impractical for the person to comply with the survey standard for the survey.
(sec.18-ssec.1) If a surveyor, surveying associate or surveying graduate reasonably believes it is impractical for the person to comply with a survey standard for a particular survey, the person may make written application to the chief executive for an exemption from all or part of the survey standard for the survey.
(sec.18-ssec.2) The application must— state the provisions of the survey standard, and the survey, for which the exemption is sought; and as briefly as possible, explain why the person believes it is impractical for the person to comply with the survey standard for the survey.
- (a) state the provisions of the survey standard, and the survey, for which the exemption is sought; and
- (b) as briefly as possible, explain why the person believes it is impractical for the person to comply with the survey standard for the survey.