51Reference marks generally

51 Reference marks generally

51 Reference marks generally

(1) A surveyor must, in carrying out a survey, insert or connect at least 2 reference marks.

(2) A surveyor must not connect a reference mark to—

(a) more than 1 point, or

(b) a point that is more than 30m from the mark.

(3) Subsection (2)(a) does not apply if there is another reference mark—

(a) for an urban land survey—within 10m of the point, or

(b) for a rural land survey—

(i) within 30m of the point, and

(ii) if the land abuts a road—on the same side of the road.

(4) A reference mark must be inserted—

(a) in a position that is unlikely to be disturbed, and

(b) only in relation to the land surveyed, unless the mark is inserted to relate to the same point as an existing reference mark.

(5) If the only reference mark referencing the corner of any land is inserted in a tree, a surveyor must insert a second reference mark that references the corner.

(6) If a specific point reference mark is used to reference a corner of land that abuts a road, a surveyor must insert a second reference mark within the road corridor.