33BExemptions by Surveyor-General

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—

(a) the regulation is of a kind specified in section 36(2)(a), (b) or (f), and

(b) in the Surveyor-General’s opinion, it is not practicable or necessary to comply with the requirement.

(2) An exemption may be granted—

(a) to all, or a class of, registered surveyors by a written direction published on a website maintained by the Surveyor-General, or

(b) to a registered surveyor—

(i) on application by the surveyor, and

(ii) by written notice given to the surveyor.

(3) An exemption may be granted subject to conditions.

(4) An exemption does not apply to a registered surveyor unless the surveyor complies with the conditions of the exemption.

(5) It is a condition of an exemption that a registered surveyor—

(a) must record on each survey plan to which the exemption relates—

(i) that an exemption has been relied on, and

(ii) information sufficient to identify the particular exemption, and

(iii) if the conditions to which the exemption is subject require additional information to be included—the required information, and

(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.

(6) The regulations may prescribe requirements for applications made under subsection (2)(b)(i), including—

(a) the requirement that applications be in a form approved by the Surveyor-General, and

(b) the fee that must accompany an application.

s 33B: Ins 2023 No 35, Sch 1.20.