52Reference marks for boundaries

52 Reference marks for boundaries

52 Reference marks for boundaries

(1) If land surveyed abuts a natural feature, a surveyor must insert or connect reference marks to reference the extremity of the land fronting the natural feature.

(2) If land surveyed has a natural feature boundary with a frontage greater than 500m, a surveyor must, for each intersection of a side boundary with the natural feature, insert or connect reference marks to refer to the marks on each side boundary.

(3) A surveyor must, in carrying out the following surveys, insert or connect at least 2 reference marks for each parcel of land surveyed—

(a) a survey of land that does not abut a road,

(b) a rural land survey.

(4) If a survey relates to only part of the land in a document of title, the surveyor must insert or connect at least 1 reference mark to mark each terminal of each part surveyed.

(5) If a boundary of land surveyed is more than 2,400m long, whether or not the boundary includes one or more bends, a surveyor must insert or connect additional reference marks along the boundary at intervals of not more than 1,500m.