55Permanent survey marks

55 Permanent survey marks

55 Permanent survey marks

(1) For the Act, section 25, a surveyor—

(a) must insert a permanent survey mark within the following distance if there is no permanent survey mark within that distance—

(i) for an urban land survey—250m of the land surveyed,

(ii) for a rural land survey—1,500m of the land surveyed, and

(b) may insert a permanent survey mark if, in the surveyor’s opinion, the insertion is required.

(2) A permanent survey mark must be inserted in a position that is—

(a) suitable for orientation and redefinition of the survey, and

(b) unlikely to be disturbed, and

(c) if situated at a road intersection, road angle or crest of a hill—

(i) visible from other permanent survey marks without obstruction, and

(ii) suitable for inclusion in the State control survey.

(3) If a land survey creates more than 10 lots, at least 2 or a quarter of the permanent survey marks inserted, whichever is the greater, must be—

(a) for an urban land survey—a Type 4 permanent survey mark, or

(b) for a rural land survey—a Type 4 or 6 permanent survey mark.

s 55: Am 2025 No 48, Sch 2.16[2].