35Partial surveys

35 Partial surveys

35 Partial surveys

(1) A partial survey must not be carried out unless—

(a) the total area of the land, including any area not being surveyed, is at least 10 hectares, or

(b) the survey is carried out for the purpose of the acquisition, or proposed acquisition, of land.

(2) A surveyor must, in carrying out a partial survey—

(a) connect the terminals of the survey to monuments that have a known relation to the corners of the land, and

(b) confirm the position of each terminal, and

(c) determine, by survey and using the dimensions from the document of title, the connections between each terminal, and

(d) allocate unique identifiers for the terminals of each part surveyed, and

(e) survey all intersecting boundaries, and

(f) if the boundary between that part of the land and the adjoining land has not been defined by survey—survey the boundary.

(3) If the misclose vector of the compiled parcel is more than the relevant tolerance specified in section 26(3), the surveyor must—

(a) resolve the inaccuracy by surveying additional boundaries, or

(b) provide a comprehensive report in accordance with section 76.

(4) In this section—

partial survey means a survey of—

(a) part of the land in a document of title, or

(b) part of the land in 2 or more documents of title.