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Survey and Mapping Infrastructure Regulation 2024
sec.8Intended purpose of survey
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### sec.8 Intended purpose of survey
A survey must be carried out in a way that achieves the survey’s intended purpose.
The survey’s intended purpose may be achieved by, for example—
depicting on the plan of survey the spatial location, and the extent of, the features surveyed; and
establishing appropriate survey marks for the survey by, for example—
placing survey marks that comply with the relevant survey standard; or
using existing survey marks as reference points; and
achieving a level of survey quality appropriate for the survey’s intended purpose; and
identifying, describing and depicting, as appropriate, natural features that are tidal boundaries or non-tidal boundaries of land.
(sec.8-ssec.1) A survey must be carried out in a way that achieves the survey’s intended purpose.
(sec.8-ssec.2) The survey’s intended purpose may be achieved by, for example— depicting on the plan of survey the spatial location, and the extent of, the features surveyed; and establishing appropriate survey marks for the survey by, for example— placing survey marks that comply with the relevant survey standard; or using existing survey marks as reference points; and achieving a level of survey quality appropriate for the survey’s intended purpose; and identifying, describing and depicting, as appropriate, natural features that are tidal boundaries or non-tidal boundaries of land.
- (a) depicting on the plan of survey the spatial location, and the extent of, the features surveyed; and
- (b) establishing appropriate survey marks for the survey by, for example— (i) placing survey marks that comply with the relevant survey standard; or (ii) using existing survey marks as reference points; and
- (i) placing survey marks that comply with the relevant survey standard; or
- (ii) using existing survey marks as reference points; and
- (c) achieving a level of survey quality appropriate for the survey’s intended purpose; and
- (d) identifying, describing and depicting, as appropriate, natural features that are tidal boundaries or non-tidal boundaries of land.
- (i) placing survey marks that comply with the relevant survey standard; or
- (ii) using existing survey marks as reference points; and