12Surveyor-General to advise as to avoidance of duplication of surveys, &c.

### 12 Surveyor-General to advise as to avoidance of duplication of surveys, &c. > *\[Section 12 Amended by No. 99 of 1982, s. 3 and Sched. 2, Pt. II \]*It shall be the duty of the Surveyor-General to – > > > > (a) advise the proper officer of any public authority or any registered surveyor of all registered plans and of all proposed surveys which may render unnecessary, or limit the scope of, any survey proposed to be carried out by or on behalf of that authority or by the registered surveyor; and > > > > > (b) take all such steps as may be expedient for avoiding unnecessary duplication of surveys, including the – > > > > > > > > (i) carrying out, for or on behalf of, and with the consent of, any two or more public authorities of any survey which may be required by such authorities; or > > > > > > > > > (ii) arranging for the carrying out, with the consent of the public authorities concerned, of any such survey by any one of such authorities – > > > > > > upon such terms as to payment of the costs of the survey as are agreed upon by those authorities and the Surveyor-General or, in default of such agreement, as may be prescribed.