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Surveying and Spatial Information Act 2002
33BExemptions by Surveyor-General
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#### 33B Exemptions by Surveyor-General
33B Exemptions by Surveyor-General
> > (1) The Surveyor-General may exempt a registered surveyor from a requirement imposed by a regulation if—
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> > > (a) the regulation is of a kind specified in section 36(2)(a), (b) or (f), and
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> > > (b) in the Surveyor-General’s opinion, it is not practicable or necessary to comply with the requirement.
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> > (2) An exemption may be granted—
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> > > (a) to all, or a class of, registered surveyors by a written direction published on a website maintained by the Surveyor-General, or
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> > > (b) to a registered surveyor—
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> > > > (i) on application by the surveyor, and
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> > > > (ii) by written notice given to the surveyor.
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> > (3) An exemption may be granted subject to conditions.
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> > (4) An exemption does not apply to a registered surveyor unless the surveyor complies with the conditions of the exemption.
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> > (5) It is a condition of an exemption that a registered surveyor—
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> > > (a) must record on each survey plan to which the exemption relates—
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> > > > (i) that an exemption has been relied on, and
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> > > > (ii) information sufficient to identify the particular exemption, and
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> > > > (iii) if the conditions to which the exemption is subject require additional information to be included—the required information, and
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> > > (b) must, when lodging the survey plan with the Registrar-General or a public authority, give the Registrar-General or public authority a copy of the exemption.
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> > (6) The regulations may prescribe requirements for applications made under subsection (2)(b)(i), including—
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> > > (a) the requirement that applications be in a form approved by the Surveyor-General, and
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> > > (b) the fee that must accompany an application.
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> **s 33B:** Ins 2023 No 35, Sch 1.20.