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Survey and Mapping Infrastructure Act 2003
sec.21Power to place a permanent survey mark
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### sec.21 Power to place a permanent survey mark
A surveyor may place a permanent survey mark on land that is—
unallocated State land; or
vested in, or under the control of, the State; or
a road.
A surveyor may place a permanent survey mark on the following land if its owner or occupier consents to the placement of the mark—
freehold land;
land subject to any of the following tenures—
a lease, licence or permit under the Land Act 1994 ;
an exploration permit, mining claim, mineral development licence or mining lease under the Mineral Resources Act 1989 ;
an authority to prospect or lease under the Petroleum Act 1923 ;
a petroleum tenure under the Petroleum and Gas (Production and Safety) Act 2004 ;
a GHG tenure under the Greenhouse Gas Storage Act 2009 ;
a geothermal tenure under the Geothermal Energy Act 2010 .
In this section—
freehold land includes indigenous land that is freehold land, and includes any part of the indigenous land that is subject to a lease or lesser interest.
owner , for land mentioned in subsection (2) (b) , means the holder of the relevant tenure.
unallocated State land means unallocated State land under the Land Act 1994 , schedule 6 .
s 21 amd 2007 No. 36 s 2 sch ; 2009 No. 3 s 599 ; 2010 No. 31 s 585 sch 2 pt 4 ; 2013 No. 2 s 144
(sec.21-ssec.1) A surveyor may place a permanent survey mark on land that is— unallocated State land; or vested in, or under the control of, the State; or a road.
(sec.21-ssec.2) A surveyor may place a permanent survey mark on the following land if its owner or occupier consents to the placement of the mark— freehold land; land subject to any of the following tenures— a lease, licence or permit under the Land Act 1994 ; an exploration permit, mining claim, mineral development licence or mining lease under the Mineral Resources Act 1989 ; an authority to prospect or lease under the Petroleum Act 1923 ; a petroleum tenure under the Petroleum and Gas (Production and Safety) Act 2004 ; a GHG tenure under the Greenhouse Gas Storage Act 2009 ; a geothermal tenure under the Geothermal Energy Act 2010 .
(sec.21-ssec.3) In this section— freehold land includes indigenous land that is freehold land, and includes any part of the indigenous land that is subject to a lease or lesser interest. owner , for land mentioned in subsection (2) (b) , means the holder of the relevant tenure. unallocated State land means unallocated State land under the Land Act 1994 , schedule 6 .
- (a) unallocated State land; or
- (b) vested in, or under the control of, the State; or
- (c) a road.
- (a) freehold land;
- (b) land subject to any of the following tenures— (i) a lease, licence or permit under the Land Act 1994 ; (ii) an exploration permit, mining claim, mineral development licence or mining lease under the Mineral Resources Act 1989 ; (iii) an authority to prospect or lease under the Petroleum Act 1923 ; (iv) a petroleum tenure under the Petroleum and Gas (Production and Safety) Act 2004 ; (v) a GHG tenure under the Greenhouse Gas Storage Act 2009 ; (vi) a geothermal tenure under the Geothermal Energy Act 2010 .
- (i) a lease, licence or permit under the Land Act 1994 ;
- (ii) an exploration permit, mining claim, mineral development licence or mining lease under the Mineral Resources Act 1989 ;
- (iii) an authority to prospect or lease under the Petroleum Act 1923 ;
- (iv) a petroleum tenure under the Petroleum and Gas (Production and Safety) Act 2004 ;
- (v) a GHG tenure under the Greenhouse Gas Storage Act 2009 ;
- (vi) a geothermal tenure under the Geothermal Energy Act 2010 .
- (i) a lease, licence or permit under the Land Act 1994 ;
- (ii) an exploration permit, mining claim, mineral development licence or mining lease under the Mineral Resources Act 1989 ;
- (iii) an authority to prospect or lease under the Petroleum Act 1923 ;
- (iv) a petroleum tenure under the Petroleum and Gas (Production and Safety) Act 2004 ;
- (v) a GHG tenure under the Greenhouse Gas Storage Act 2009 ;
- (vi) a geothermal tenure under the Geothermal Energy Act 2010 .