14Adoption of existing survey marks as permanent marks

### 14 Adoption of existing survey marks as permanent marks > > (1)  The Surveyor-General may adopt any particular reference marks or other survey marks, or any class of reference marks or other survey marks, established by any public authority, whether before or after the commencement of this Act, as permanent marks for the purposes of this Act by publication of a notice in the *Gazette* specifying the marks or class of marks so adopted. > > > (2)  *\[Section 14 Subsection (2) amended by No. 30 of 1995, s. 3 and Sched. 1 \]*Any permanent mark required or authorized to be established under this Act, whether by the Surveyor-General or by any public authority, may be so established – > > > > > > (a) [*\[Section 14 Subsection (2) amended by No. 17 of 1996, Applied:10 Apr 2002\]*](/view/html/inforce/2002-04-10/act-1996-017#AT@EN) upon any Crown land; or > > > > > > > (b) [*\[Section 14 Subsection (2) amended by No. 17 of 1996, Applied:10 Apr 2002\]*](/view/html/inforce/2002-04-10/act-1996-017#AT@EN) upon any land vested in, or under the care and management of, any public authority or any committee of management or body of trustees for any public purpose; or > > > > > > > (c) after consultation with the engineer or surveyor of the relevant council, upon any public street, road, right of way, lane, or thoroughfare; or > > > > > > > (d) with the consent of the owner or occupier thereof, upon any privately owned land – > > > > and every person authorized by the Surveyor-General or by the proper officer of the public authority concerned shall, at all reasonable times, have access to such land, street, road, right of way, lane, or thoroughfare for the purpose of the establishment, inspection, and maintenance of any permanent mark or the connection of any survey with any permanent mark. > > > (3)  *\[Section 14 Subsection (3) amended by No. 30 of 1995, s. 3 and Sched. 1 \]*All permanent marks established by the Surveyor-General under this Act, for any survey area proposed to be proclaimed in pursuance of this Act, shall be established out of moneys provided by Parliament for survey purposes, and shall be maintained in good order and condition – > > > > > > (a) [*\[Section 14 Subsection (3) amended by No. 17 of 1996, Applied:10 Apr 2002\]*](/view/html/inforce/2002-04-10/act-1996-017#AT@EN) if upon any land, other than a public street, road, right of way, lane, or thoroughfare, vested in, or under the care and management of any public authority, or of any committee of management or body of trustees for any public purpose – by the authority, committee, or body concerned, out of such moneys as are available for the care and management of such land; or > > > > > > > (b) [*\[Section 14 Subsection (3) amended by No. 17 of 1996, Applied:10 Apr 2002\]*](/view/html/inforce/2002-04-10/act-1996-017#AT@EN) if upon any public street, road, right of way, lane, or thoroughfare the maintenance whereof is charged upon any public authority – by that authority out of such moneys as are available for the maintenance of such street, road, right of way, lane, or thoroughfare; or > > > > > > > (c) if upon any privately owned land – by the Surveyor-General; or > > > > > > > (d) in any other case, by the council of the municipal area in which the marks are established. > > > (4)  All permanent marks established by any public authority in compliance with any requirement of the Surveyor-General under [section six](#GS6@EN) in relation to any survey carried out by or on behalf of the authority shall be established out of such moneys as are available to the authority concerned for the purposes of such survey, and all permanent marks so established, and all permanent marks adopted under the provisions of this section, shall be maintained in good order and condition out of moneys available for the maintenance of the works or undertakings of the public authority concerned: Provided that, where the Commissioner of Crown Lands is satisfied, upon the application of any public authority, that the maintenance of any such mark involves undue expense or inconvenience to such authority, he may direct that such maintenance shall be carried out by the Surveyor-General or by such other public authority, committee of management, or body of trustees, as the Minister may direct.