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Survey and Mapping Infrastructure Act 2003
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### sec.29 Show cause notice
Before asking a surveyor to correct a survey error, the chief executive or registrar of titles must give the surveyor a written notice (the show cause notice ) stating the following—
that the person believes the surveyor has made a survey error that is capable of being corrected by the surveyor;
the facts and circumstances that are the basis for the belief;
that the person proposes giving the surveyor a notice (the correction notice ) asking the surveyor, at the surveyor’s expense, to correct the error;
that the surveyor may make, within a stated period, written submissions to show that the surveyor has not made a survey error that is capable of being corrected by the surveyor.
The stated period must end at least 20 business days after the show cause notice is given.
(sec.29-ssec.1) Before asking a surveyor to correct a survey error, the chief executive or registrar of titles must give the surveyor a written notice (the show cause notice ) stating the following— that the person believes the surveyor has made a survey error that is capable of being corrected by the surveyor; the facts and circumstances that are the basis for the belief; that the person proposes giving the surveyor a notice (the correction notice ) asking the surveyor, at the surveyor’s expense, to correct the error; that the surveyor may make, within a stated period, written submissions to show that the surveyor has not made a survey error that is capable of being corrected by the surveyor.
(sec.29-ssec.2) The stated period must end at least 20 business days after the show cause notice is given.
- (a) that the person believes the surveyor has made a survey error that is capable of being corrected by the surveyor;
- (b) the facts and circumstances that are the basis for the belief;
- (c) that the person proposes giving the surveyor a notice (the correction notice ) asking the surveyor, at the surveyor’s expense, to correct the error;
- (d) that the surveyor may make, within a stated period, written submissions to show that the surveyor has not made a survey error that is capable of being corrected by the surveyor.