Surveying and Spatial Information Regulation 2024
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11 Measurement equipment and methods
11 Measurement equipment and methods
(1) A surveyor must use only approved measurement equipment and methods when carrying out a survey.
(2) A surveyor must not use equipment unless the surveyor knows the accuracy obtained by the equipment’s use.
(3) The accuracy of the equipment must be determined by reference to—
(a) the Australian primary standard of measurement of length, within the meaning of the National Measurement Act 1960 of the Commonwealth, or
(b) the State primary standard of measurement of length, within the meaning of that Act, that is maintained or caused to be maintained by the Surveyor-General.
s 11: Am 2025 No 48, Sch 2.16[1].