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Survey and Mapping Infrastructure Act 2003
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### sec.6 Survey standards
The chief executive may make written standards for surveying ( survey standards ) to achieve an acceptable level of survey quality.
A survey standard must—
be consistent with the principles, stated in a regulation, to be applied in carrying out a survey; and
state—
the area to which it applies; and
the type of survey to which it applies.
A survey standard may be made about all or any of the following for a survey—
the coordinate reference framework to be used;
the information to be collected;
the information to be shown on the plan of survey, including how the information must be shown;
how the information and plan of survey may be given to the chief executive under this Act, including, for example, by electronic communication;
the accuracy level to be achieved;
the characteristics of the survey marks to be used;
particular requirements for—
the surveying of any tidal or non-tidal boundary; and
the extent to which, and how, searchable registered, or otherwise authoritative, information held by the registrar of titles or the chief executive can be used to represent any length of a tidal or non-tidal boundary of land on the plan of survey instead of resurveying that length of the boundary; and
the type and extent of information to be supplied for demonstrating consistency with the public interest under part 7 ;
another matter prescribed under a regulation for this subsection.
The coordinate reference framework mentioned in subsection (3) (a) must be consistent with the geodetic reference framework prescribed under a regulation for use for surveying and mapping in the State.
The requirements for surveying a tidal or non-tidal boundary under subsection (3) (g) (i) may include requirements about—
applying the ambulatory boundary principles to the tidal or non-tidal boundary; and
extending a right line boundary of adjoining land to the tidal or non-tidal boundary.
A survey standard is a statutory instrument, but is not subordinate legislation.
In this section—
electronic communication see the Electronic Transactions (Queensland) Act 2001 , schedule 2 .
s 6 amd 2010 No. 12 s 208 ; 2021 No. 12 s 148 sch 3 ; 2023 No. 2 s 72
(sec.6-ssec.1) The chief executive may make written standards for surveying ( survey standards ) to achieve an acceptable level of survey quality.
(sec.6-ssec.2) A survey standard must— be consistent with the principles, stated in a regulation, to be applied in carrying out a survey; and state— the area to which it applies; and the type of survey to which it applies.
(sec.6-ssec.3) A survey standard may be made about all or any of the following for a survey— the coordinate reference framework to be used; the information to be collected; the information to be shown on the plan of survey, including how the information must be shown; how the information and plan of survey may be given to the chief executive under this Act, including, for example, by electronic communication; the accuracy level to be achieved; the characteristics of the survey marks to be used; particular requirements for— the surveying of any tidal or non-tidal boundary; and the extent to which, and how, searchable registered, or otherwise authoritative, information held by the registrar of titles or the chief executive can be used to represent any length of a tidal or non-tidal boundary of land on the plan of survey instead of resurveying that length of the boundary; and the type and extent of information to be supplied for demonstrating consistency with the public interest under part 7 ; another matter prescribed under a regulation for this subsection.
(sec.6-ssec.4) The coordinate reference framework mentioned in subsection (3) (a) must be consistent with the geodetic reference framework prescribed under a regulation for use for surveying and mapping in the State.
(sec.6-ssec.5) The requirements for surveying a tidal or non-tidal boundary under subsection (3) (g) (i) may include requirements about— applying the ambulatory boundary principles to the tidal or non-tidal boundary; and extending a right line boundary of adjoining land to the tidal or non-tidal boundary.
(sec.6-ssec.6) A survey standard is a statutory instrument, but is not subordinate legislation.
(sec.6-ssec.7) In this section— electronic communication see the Electronic Transactions (Queensland) Act 2001 , schedule 2 .
- (a) be consistent with the principles, stated in a regulation, to be applied in carrying out a survey; and
- (b) state— (i) the area to which it applies; and (ii) the type of survey to which it applies.
- (i) the area to which it applies; and
- (ii) the type of survey to which it applies.
- (i) the area to which it applies; and
- (ii) the type of survey to which it applies.
- (a) the coordinate reference framework to be used;
- (b) the information to be collected;
- (c) the information to be shown on the plan of survey, including how the information must be shown;
- (d) how the information and plan of survey may be given to the chief executive under this Act, including, for example, by electronic communication;
- (e) the accuracy level to be achieved;
- (f) the characteristics of the survey marks to be used;
- (g) particular requirements for— (i) the surveying of any tidal or non-tidal boundary; and (ii) the extent to which, and how, searchable registered, or otherwise authoritative, information held by the registrar of titles or the chief executive can be used to represent any length of a tidal or non-tidal boundary of land on the plan of survey instead of resurveying that length of the boundary; and (iii) the type and extent of information to be supplied for demonstrating consistency with the public interest under part 7 ;
- (i) the surveying of any tidal or non-tidal boundary; and
- (ii) the extent to which, and how, searchable registered, or otherwise authoritative, information held by the registrar of titles or the chief executive can be used to represent any length of a tidal or non-tidal boundary of land on the plan of survey instead of resurveying that length of the boundary; and
- (iii) the type and extent of information to be supplied for demonstrating consistency with the public interest under part 7 ;
- (h) another matter prescribed under a regulation for this subsection.
- (i) the surveying of any tidal or non-tidal boundary; and
- (ii) the extent to which, and how, searchable registered, or otherwise authoritative, information held by the registrar of titles or the chief executive can be used to represent any length of a tidal or non-tidal boundary of land on the plan of survey instead of resurveying that length of the boundary; and
- (iii) the type and extent of information to be supplied for demonstrating consistency with the public interest under part 7 ;
- (a) applying the ambulatory boundary principles to the tidal or non-tidal boundary; and
- (b) extending a right line boundary of adjoining land to the tidal or non-tidal boundary.