Surveyors Act 2002 sets who may practise surveying in Tasmania, creates a public register, and gives the Surveyor‑General authority to set technical directions while the Director handles complaints, investigations and disciplinary orders (ss 8B,16,4,15,6,29,34). Registration fees, correction costs and some disciplinary costs are payable by surveyors (ss 7,8C,24,34(1)(h)). The Act also gives officials audit, entry and publication powers, and preserves ministerial review and tribunal appeal routes (ss 22,27,34,15,37).
This Act establishes a statutory regulatory framework for persons who practise surveying in Tasmania, replacing the earlier Land Surveyors Act 1909 (the repealed Act). Mechanically, it does the following.
Creates a registration regime, with mandatory registration for persons who practise as land surveyors and optional registration for other survey disciplines (Pt 3, ss 7, 8, 8B). The Surveyor-General must keep a public register and issue certificates of registration (ss 8B, 13).
Allocates regulatory responsibilities between the Surveyor-General and the Director of Consumer Affairs, with the Surveyor-General responsible for technical standards, directions and the register, and the Director responsible for receiving complaints, conducting investigations and taking disciplinary action (ss 4, 6, 29).
Authorises the Surveyor-General to issue directions setting minimum technical specifications and standards for statutory surveys, to exempt certain surveys from the Act, and to set continuing professional development or activity requirements for land surveyors (ss 4(c), 15(1), 15(1A), 15(1B)).
Requires certification by a registered surveyor of surveys carried out for statutory purposes, and makes supervising surveyors responsible for work done under their supervision (ss 26(1)-(3), 18(1)-(2)).
Establishes audit and investigative powers for the Surveyor-General, including instruction of inspecting surveyors, requirements to correct errors and to notify affected title-holders where boundary corrections are necessary (ss 22, 23, 24(1)-(4), 24A).
Grants powers of entry to registered surveyors and their assistants for the purpose of conducting surveys, including placing survey marks, breaking up surfaces to search for marks, and limited trimming of vegetation, subject to other laws and notice and consent rules where land or buildings are not those of the client (s 27).
Current sections
Direct links to the current provisions in Surveyors Act 2002.
institution means an institution or association representative of persons engaged in one or more survey disciplines which requires that its members comply with established institutional standards of ethical conduct and professional best practice;
land includes messuages, tenements and hereditaments, corporeal and incorporeal, of every kind and description (whatever may be the estate or interest in them);
mutual recognition legislation means the Mutual Recognition Act 1992 of the Commonwealth, the Mutual Recognition (Tasmania) Act 1993 of Tasmania or the Trans-Tasman Mutual Recognition Act 1997 of the Commonwealth;
(a) in relation to a publication under section 34(4A) , published in such a manner as the Director thinks fit; and
(b) in relation to all other matters under this Act, published in such a manner, whether by advertisement or otherwise, as the Surveyor-General thinks fit;
register means the register of surveyors kept under this Act;
registered land surveyor means a person authorised by registration under this Act to undertake a survey of land;
registered surveyor means a person who is registered as a surveyor under this Act but, for the purpose of Part 4 , does not include a person whose registration is suspended;
registering authority means a person or body having authority to require a survey to be carried out for a statutory purpose;
regulations means regulations made and in force under this Act;
survey means the definition, redefinition, measurement, interpretation, marking or documentation of the geographic position, dimension, extent or relativity of points, lines and things on, above or below the surface of the earth, for any purpose authorised by any Act;
survey mark means any mark established by or on behalf of a surveyor which is used to identify and define any point or line of any survey and is –
(a) cut, etched, stamped or otherwise attached to, or placed in or on, any timber, stone, masonry or other material; or
surveyor means a person who has acquired the minimum surveying qualifications, skills or experience necessary for membership of a relevant and nationally recognised institution;
trim means to cut, remove or otherwise modify any part of a tree or bush, only to the minimum amount necessary to accomplish a survey.
(2) For the purposes of the definition of "land" in subsection (1) , a person who has a licence to enter or remain on land is taken to have an interest in the land.
(a) to maintain the register of surveyors and their specialist competencies as provided in Part 3 ;
(b) to consult with any person or body that represents surveyors in Tasmania, and to liaise and enter into arrangements with any person or body that, in Australia or elsewhere, is concerned with surveyors and the practice of surveying, for the purpose of improving or reviewing –
(i) the technical specifications and standards applicable to the practice of surveying; and
(ii) the Surveyor-General's functions and powers under this Act;
(c) [Section 4 Amended by No. 23 of 2014, s. 5, Applied:09 Dec 2014] to issue directions as to the minimum technical specifications and standards to be observed in the conduct of any surveys required by law and, for any such survey carried out by a registered surveyor, to monitor compliance with those directions as provided in Part 4 ;
(1) The Minister may appoint a State Service officer or State Service employee to be Deputy Surveyor-General and that person may hold that office in conjunction with State Service employment.
(2) The Deputy Surveyor-General so appointed may, in the absence of the Surveyor-General, perform any of the functions or duties or exercise any of the powers of the Surveyor-General under this Act.
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Functions of Director
6 Functions of Director
The Director has the functions of receiving complaints, conducting investigations and taking disciplinary action as provided by Part 5 .
Part 3
Registration of Surveyors
Part 3 Registration of Surveyors
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Application and eligibility for registration as a surveyor
7 Application and eligibility for registration as a surveyor
(1) A person, on payment of the prescribed fee, may apply to the Surveyor-General to be registered as a surveyor.
(2) A person is eligible to be registered as a land surveyor if –
(a) the person –
(i) was a surveyor registered under the repealed Act immediately before the commencement day; or
(ii) has been accredited by the prescribed institute as having the educational qualifications and practical training required for the practice of land surveying as prescribed in the regulations; or
(iii) is entitled to be registered as a land surveyor under mutual recognition legislation; and
(b) the person –
(i) has undertaken such land survey-related activities or professional development as may be prescribed in the directions issued under Part 4 ; and
(ii) is capable of carrying out the practice of land surveying in Tasmania in accordance with all statutory requirements.
(3) A person is eligible to be registered as a surveyor, other than a land surveyor, if the person has competency accreditation which is recognised by a relevant institution as satisfying national competency standards for professional surveyors practising other than in land surveying.
(a) require an applicant for registration to produce any documents or other information that the Surveyor-General considers necessary to decide the application; and
(b) make any inquiries that the Surveyor-General reasonably needs to decide the application.
(2) The Surveyor-General must register a person who applies for registration if the person is eligible for registration and the requirements of this Act relating to the application have been met.
(3) The Surveyor-General must refuse to register a person who applies for registration if the person is not eligible for registration or the requirements of this Act relating to the application have not been met.
(1) If an applicant satisfies the requirements of section 7(2)(a) , but is unable to satisfy the Surveyor-General in accordance with section 7(2)(b) , the applicant may apply to the prescribed institute for re-accreditation.
(2) If the prescribed institute is satisfied that the applicant has sufficient knowledge and skills equivalent to that provided by the professional training referred to in the regulations, the institute may accredit the applicant.
(3) Accreditation under this section is sufficient to satisfy the Surveyor-General for the purposes of section 7(2)(b) .
(1) The Surveyor-General must keep a register of surveyors.
(2) The register is to provide for –
(a) the mandatory registration of a surveyor intending to practise as a land surveyor; and
(b) the voluntary registration of a surveyor intending to practise other than as a land surveyor.
(3) The register may be kept in any form, including electronic form, that the Surveyor-General approves.
(4) The Surveyor-General must make the register available to the public and may give to any person a copy of part of, or an entry from, the register certified by the Surveyor-General to be a true copy.
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Disbursement of fees for registration as land surveyor
8C Disbursement of fees for registration as land surveyor
(1) Any funds received by the Surveyor-General in a financial year in respect of an application for registration as a land surveyor, other than any fees for late applications, are to be provided to the prescribed institute by the next 31 July.
(2) The funds paid to the prescribed institute are to be applied in the payment of any expenses necessarily incurred by the institute in undertaking its responsibilities under this Act.
(3) By not later than 31 September each year, the prescribed institute is to provide the Surveyor-General with an account of the expenditure of the funds provided to it in the preceding financial year.
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Particulars to be entered in register
9 Particulars to be entered in register
(1) The Surveyor-General must enter in the register the following particulars in respect of a registered surveyor, whether a land surveyor or not:
(a) his or her name;
(b) the address of each place in Tasmania where the surveyor carries on the practice of surveying or, if the surveyor has no such address, his or her home address;
(a) on the application of a registered surveyor and subject to authentication of any documents provided, enter in the register the particulars of the surveyor's membership of any relevant institution; and
(b) delete those details, on the application of that surveyor.
(a) [Section 9 Subsection (3) amended by No. 4 of 2024, s. 5, Applied:05 Jul 2024] if the name of a registered surveyor is removed from the register in accordance with section 12(da) or (e) , and that surveyor is subsequently recorded on the register, make a note in the register, in relation to the surveyor, of the date and particulars of each disciplinary action that resulted in the previous removal of the name of the surveyor from the register; and
(2) An application for renewal must be accompanied by whatever documents may be necessary to confirm the applicant's continuing eligibility for registration under this Act.
(3) The provisions of this Act relating to an application for registration also apply to an application for renewal of registration.
(2) A person must not give to the Surveyor-General, in respect of an application for registration, a document containing information that is false or misleading in a material particular.
The Surveyor-General must, on registration and on each application for renewal, issue to every registered surveyor applying for it a certificate confirming the details of that surveyor's current registration status.
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Effect of mutual recognition legislation
14 Effect of mutual recognition legislation
Nothing in this Part derogates from the effect of mutual recognition legislation and an appeal from a decision of the Surveyor-General under this Part may be brought as provided by legislation.
Part 4
Practice of surveyors
Part 4 Practice of surveyors
Division 1
Directions by Surveyor-General
Division 1 Directions by Surveyor-General
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Directions for practice of surveying, professional development, &c.
15 Directions for practice of surveying, professional development, &c.
(1) The Surveyor-General may issue directions as to the technical specifications and standards to be observed in the conduct of any survey for any statutory purpose, including, for example –
(a) the preparation of plans of survey and supporting documents; and
(b) the field procedures and practices to be observed in the conduct of surveys; and
(c) the supervision of persons assisting registered surveyors in the conduct of surveys; and
(d) the nature and position of survey marks; and
(e) the achievement of accuracy in surveying; and
(f) the form of certification to be provided by a registered surveyor on completion of a survey.
(c) details of the specific matters of disagreement; and
(d) copies of all submissions made by the interested parties relevant to the issues in contention.
(7) [Section 15 Subsection (7) amended by No. 23 of 2014, s. 14, Applied:09 Dec 2014] The Minister, on considering the report and submissions and making such further inquiry as he or she thinks fit, may approve, modify or reject the recommended specifications, standards or requirements and require the Surveyor-General to issue a direction accordingly.
Only registered land surveyors to survey land or practise as land surveyors
16 Only registered land surveyors to survey land or practise as land surveyors
(1) A person who is not a registered land surveyor must not carry on business or hold himself or herself out as a land surveyor or registered land surveyor.
Penalty: Fine not exceeding 200 penalty units and a further penalty not exceeding 5 penalty units for each day during which the offence continues after conviction.
(3) A person who is not a registered land surveyor must not give a certificate that under any law is required to be given by a registered land surveyor.
Penalty: Fine not exceeding 200 penalty units.
(4) In this section,
survey includes deciding, for fee or reward, whether improvements are, or are not, within the boundaries of any land.
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Only registered surveyors to practise as registered surveyors
17 Only registered surveyors to practise as registered surveyors
(1) A person who is not a registered surveyor must not carry on business or hold himself or herself out as a registered surveyor.
Penalty: Fine not exceeding 200 penalty units and a further penalty not exceeding 5 penalty units for each day during which the offence continues after conviction.
(2) A person who is not a registered surveyor must not give a certificate that under any law is required to be given by a registered surveyor.
Penalty: Fine not exceeding 200 penalty units.
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Supervision by registered surveyor
18 Supervision by registered surveyor
(1) Any part of a survey authorised or required under any enactment may be carried out by a person acting under the supervision of a registered surveyor.
(2) For the purpose of subsection (1) , a registered surveyor must exercise such oversight over the work of any person under supervision as may be necessary to ensure that the work is completed in accordance with this and any other Act.
(2) [Section 19 Subsection (2) amended by No. 23 of 2014, s. 15, Applied:09 Dec 2014] Only a person who is registered and has competency accreditation which is recognised as provided in section 7(3) may use an appellation that includes reference to that competency such as "Registered Engineering Surveyor", "Registered Mining Surveyor" or "Registered Hydrographic Surveyor".
Penalty: Fine not exceeding 200 penalty units.
(3) [Section 19 Subsection (3) amended by No. 23 of 2014, s. 15, Applied:09 Dec 2014] Only a person who is registered as a surveyor as provided in section 8 or otherwise under this Act may use the appellation "Registered Surveyor" and the use of the appellation must include reference to the specialised professional survey competencies for which the surveyor is registered.
Penalty: Fine not exceeding 200 penalty units.
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Saving for non-registered surveyors
20 Saving for non-registered surveyors
[Section 20 Amended by No. 23 of 2014, s. 16, Applied:09 Dec 2014] Nothing in this Act prevents a person who is not registered as a surveyor from practising as a surveyor, otherwise than as a land surveyor, so long as the person does not hold himself or herself out to be a registered surveyor.
Division 3
Duties of registered surveyors
Division 3 Duties of registered surveyors
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Surveys, &c., to comply with directions, &c.
21 Surveys, &c., to comply with directions, &c.
A registered surveyor must ensure that a survey carried out, and a plan with all supporting documents prepared, by or under his or her supervision –
(a) complies with all applicable directions under section 15 ; and
(b) is endorsed with an annotation summarising all applicable exemptions and setting out sufficient particulars to enable the exemptions and any relevant conditions to be identified.
Penalty: Fine not exceeding 100 penalty units.
Division 4
Maintenance of standards and corrections of errors
Division 4 Maintenance of standards and corrections of errors
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Survey audit
22 Survey audit
(1) The Surveyor-General may instruct an appropriately qualified and registered surveyor, as an inspecting surveyor, to conduct an audit of any survey carried out under any Act by a registered surveyor, to confirm its compliance with all relevant requirements.
(2) Where an audit discloses an error or deficiency in a survey, the Surveyor-General must inform the surveyor responsible of –
(a) the results of the audit; and
(b) any action that may be required to ensure that the survey to which the audit relates is correct and complies with all relevant requirements.
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Survey investigation
23 Survey investigation
(1) If two or more registered surveyors, or a registered surveyor and a registering authority, are unable to agree as to –
(a) the adequacy or accuracy of a survey; or
(b) the compliance of a survey with the relevant requirements –
all parties to the disagreement must submit a report on the matter of the disagreement to the Surveyor-General.
(2) The Surveyor-General must investigate a reported error or anomaly or may instruct an appropriately qualified and registered surveyor, as an inspecting surveyor, to conduct the investigation.
(2A) [Section 23 Subsection (2A) inserted by No. 23 of 2014, s. 17, Applied:09 Dec 2014] The Surveyor-General may initiate an investigation, or instruct an appropriately qualified registered surveyor, as an inspecting surveyor, to conduct an investigation, based on any information that the Surveyor-General receives through any means.
(1) The Surveyor-General may require a person who is in a position to provide information relevant to an investigation under section 23 to answer questions or provide any record or other information relevant to that investigation.
(2) A person must not fail to answer questions or provide any information or record when required to do so.
Penalty: Fine not exceeding 40 penalty units.
(3) A person must not, in answering a question or providing any information or record under this section –
(a) make a statement knowing it to be false or misleading; or
(b) omit any matter from a statement knowing that without that matter the statement is false or misleading.
Penalty: Fine not exceeding 40 penalty units.
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Correction of survey errors
24 Correction of survey errors
(1) Any registered surveyor found to have made an error in any survey carried out under any Act must, at the request of the Surveyor-General, correct the error at his or her own expense.
(2) If a registered surveyor fails to correct an error within 3 months of being informed of that error by the Surveyor-General, the error may be corrected by an inspecting surveyor instructed by the Surveyor-General, and the surveyor responsible is liable to pay the cost of that correction.
(3) [Section 24 Subsection (3) inserted by No. 23 of 2014, s. 19, Applied:09 Dec 2014] Where the correction of an error in a survey of land requires a correction of the boundaries of a property registered under the Land Titles Act 1980 , the registered land surveyor must notify all parties with an interest in the affected land of the correction of the error and the steps required to correct the affected land title, within 3 months of the correction of the error being made.
(1) Where a survey investigation reveals an error or anomaly in a land boundary but that error or anomaly cannot be readily corrected, the Surveyor-General is to publish details of the error or anomaly in such a way as is reasonably accessible to any registered land surveyor.
(2) A registered land surveyor is to take into account any error or anomaly of which he or she has been notified under subsection (1) in any future dealings with the relevant boundary.
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Survey performance
25 Survey performance
(1) The Surveyor-General must –
(a) maintain a record of the conduct and outcome of a survey audit and survey investigation which may be carried out under this Division; and
(4) [Section 25 Subsection (4) inserted by No. 23 of 2014, s. 21, Applied:09 Dec 2014] Where, on the application in a particular year for the renewal of a land surveyor's registration, the Surveyor-General finds that the land surveyor’s last 3 audits do not comply with the relevant statutory requirements, the land surveyor's registration may nevertheless be renewed for the following year.
(a) of the details of the non-compliances with the relevant statutory requirements; and
(b) that the renewal of the land surveyor's registration for the year following that year is dependent on the land surveyor's re-accreditation by the prescribed institute.
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Certification and adequacy of surveys
26 Certification and adequacy of surveys
(1) A survey carried out for any statutory purpose by, or under the supervision of, a registered surveyor must be certified correct by that surveyor before being lodged for registration or acted on.
(2) If any such survey is conducted wholly or in part by a person under the supervision of a registered surveyor, the supervising surveyor remains responsible for the adequacy of the survey as certified.
(3) A registered surveyor must implement, or ensure the implementation of, any checking procedures necessary to confirm the technical accuracy and adequacy of the survey as certified.
(4) [Section 26 Subsection (4) amended by No. 23 of 2014, s. 22, Applied:09 Dec 2014] The certification is to be in accordance with the regulations or directions issued under section 15 and is to confirm that the survey and associated documentation complies with all relevant requirements, including survey directions issued by the Surveyor-General, and is correct for the purpose required.
Division 5
Power to enter on land
Division 5 Power to enter on land
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Power of entry on land
27 Power of entry on land
(1) For the purpose of conducting a survey, a registered surveyor or a person assisting a registered surveyor may, at any reasonable time, in accordance with this section –
(a) enter on any land, including land that is not to be surveyed; and
(b) open a door, gate or fence; and
(c) place a survey mark on the ground of any land entered; and
(2) Nothing in subsection (1)(e) authorises a registered surveyor to trim a tree or bush if, in so doing, he or she would contravene or fail to comply with –
(a) any other Act or law; or
(b) a permit granted under any other Act; or
(c) a condition attaching to any other authority so granted.
(3) A registered surveyor or a person assisting a registered surveyor may enter on land that is not owned by the person for whom the survey is being conducted only if, before entering, the surveyor has given to the owner of the land reasonable notice, oral or written, of the surveyor's intention to enter on the land.
(4) A registered surveyor or a person assisting a registered surveyor may enter a building or part of a building that is not occupied by the person for whom the survey is being conducted only –
(a) if the occupier has consented, orally or in writing, to the entry; or
(b) in accordance with an order of a magistrate.
(5) A registered surveyor or a person for whom a survey is being, or is to be, conducted may apply to a magistrate for an order under subsection (4)(b) .
(6) A person must not, without reasonable excuse, hinder or obstruct a registered surveyor, or a person assisting a registered surveyor, in the exercise of the surveyor's powers under subsection (1) .
Penalty: Fine not exceeding 50 penalty units or imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months, or both, and a further penalty not exceeding 5 penalty units for each day during which the offence continues after conviction.
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Damage by registered surveyor
28 Damage by registered surveyor
(1) This section applies if a registered surveyor or a person assisting a registered surveyor damages any thing when exercising or purporting to exercise a power under section 27 .
(2) The registered surveyor or person assisting the registered surveyor must immediately give written notice of particulars of the damage to the person who appears to be the owner of the thing.
(3) If for any reason it is not practicable to comply with subsection (2) , the registered surveyor or person assisting the registered surveyor must leave the notice, in a reasonably secure way and in a conspicuous position, at the place where the damage happened.
(4) The registered surveyor must repair the damage to the satisfaction of the owner of the thing and, if he or she fails to do so or cannot do so, is liable to pay compensation for the damage to the owner.
(5) The registered surveyor is entitled to be reimbursed by the person for whom the survey is being conducted for any compensation payable under subsection (4) that is reasonably and necessarily caused in carrying out the survey.
Part 5
Complaints and Investigations
Part 5 Complaints and Investigations
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Power of Director to receive complaints
29 Power of Director to receive complaints
The Director may receive complaints with respect to any failure of a registered surveyor to comply with a direction under section 15 or otherwise to the conduct of registered surveyors relating to this Act.
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Investigations
30 Investigations
(1) The Director may conduct an investigation required for the exercise of powers or the discharge of duties under this Part.
For the purposes of this Part, the Director may consult with the Surveyor-General or his or her nominee and a registered surveyor nominated by any relevant institution.
(1) The Director may prohibit a registered surveyor from carrying on business as a registered surveyor if satisfied –
(a) that the registered surveyor has failed to comply with an order of the Director under section 34 ; or
(b) that the prohibition is in the public interest.
(2) A prohibition under this section is in force until the conclusion of an investigation under section 30 or a hearing or investigation under section 33 or until the Director takes action under section 34 .
(b) acted unlawfully, improperly, negligently or unfairly in the course of carrying on, or being employed or otherwise engaged in, the business of a registered surveyor; or
(c) falsely certified in respect of a survey or plan; or
(d) acted contrary to a direction issued under section 15 ; or
(e) contravened a provision of this Act; or
(f) contravened a condition of his or her registration imposed by the Director; or
(g) gained registration as a result of a false or misleading statement; or
(h) been found guilty of an offence involving fraud or dishonesty that is punishable on conviction by imprisonment for a term of 3 months or more.
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Application to determine grounds for disciplinary action
33 Application to determine grounds for disciplinary action
On receipt of an application in writing from any person, the Director must determine whether there are grounds for disciplinary action against a registered surveyor in accordance with the application and, for that purpose, may conduct a hearing or such investigation as he or she thinks fit.
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Disciplinary action
34 Disciplinary action
(1) Where the Director determines that there are grounds for taking disciplinary action against a registered surveyor, the Director may, by order, do one or more of the following:
(a) prohibit the registered surveyor from carrying on business as a registered surveyor;
(b) prohibit the registered surveyor from being employed or otherwise engaged in the business of a registered surveyor;
(c) until the fulfilment of any conditions specified in the order; or
(d) until further order.
(3) An order may provide that it is to have effect at a specified time and impose conditions as to the conduct of the registered surveyor who is subject to the order or that person’s business until that time.
(4) An order takes effect on the day on which it is served on the registered surveyor to whom it relates.
(a) may withdraw the publication at the Director’s discretion if that publication is made in relation to an order under subsection (1)(a) or (b) ; or
(b) must withdraw the publication as soon as practicable after the end of the period of 3 years commencing on the date on which the publication was made if that publication is made in relation to an order under subsection (1)(c) , (d) , (e) , (f) , (g) or (h) .
For the purpose of exercising his or her powers under this Part, the Director has the same powers as the court to administer an oath and compel the attendance of witnesses and production of documents.
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Contravention of order
36 Contravention of order
If a person carries on business as a registered surveyor in contravention of an order of the Director, the person is guilty of an offence.
Penalty: Fine not exceeding 350 penalty units and imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months.
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Appeals to Tasmanian Civil and Administrative Tribunal
37 Appeals to Tasmanian Civil and Administrative Tribunal
(1) An application may be made to the Minister in accordance with the regulations for review of any decision of the Surveyor-General relating to the keeping of the register or the practice of a registered surveyor.
(2) On a review, the Minister may affirm or set aside the decision of the Surveyor-General or vary it on such terms as the Minister thinks fit.
(3) The Minister's decision on the review is final.
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Survey examination
40 Survey examination
(1) A registering authority which may –
(a) examine, as to their adequacy for any legal purpose, any survey plans and associated documents lodged for registration; or
(b) require the correction of any identified errors or deficiency –
must advise the Surveyor-General of the results of the examination or requisition.
(2) If a person is convicted of an offence against subsection (1) , the court may order, in addition to any other penalty, that the person pay the reasonable cost of re-establishing the survey mark.
(4) Nothing in this section affects any civil liability that may exist apart from this section.
(5) Nothing in this section prevents the removal of a temporary survey mark by, or under the supervision of, a registered surveyor if so required by law or if in accordance with any directions given by the Surveyor-General under this Act.
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Misleading survey marks
42 Misleading survey marks
The Surveyor-General, or a person authorised by him or her to do so, may remove, alter, deface or destroy a survey mark which, in the opinion of the Surveyor-General, is so placed as to mislead any person.
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Protection from liability
43 Protection from liability
(1) [Section 43 Subsection (1) amended by No. 23 of 2014, s. 29, Applied:09 Dec 2014] The Surveyor-General, Deputy Surveyor-General or a person acting under the Surveyor-General's direction or authority as provided in this Act, does not incur civil liability for an act or omission done honestly and without negligence for the purposes of this Act.
(a) may be instituted by an authorised officer; and
(b) must be commenced within 3 years after the commission of the alleged offence and within 6 months after the authorised officer first obtains knowledge of the alleged offence.
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Evidentiary value of certificates
45 Evidentiary value of certificates
(1) In any proceeding, a certificate of registration is evidence of the matters stated in it and a certificate signed by or on behalf of the Surveyor-General stating that on a date or during a period stated in the certificate a person named in the certificate was or was not registered is evidence of the matters so stated.
(2) Unless the contrary is proved, a document that purports to be a certificate issued under the Act is taken to be such a certificate.
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Regulations
46 Regulations
(1) The Governor may make regulations for the purpose of this Act.
(2) Without limiting the generality of subsection (1) , the regulations may provide for –
(a) determining the evidence to be produced and conditions to be fulfilled by a person applying for registration as a land surveyor under this Act; and
(b) prescribing the course of study, professional practice, conditions of service and training and examination of persons seeking to establish their competency to practise as a registered land surveyor under this Act; and
(c) [Section 46 Subsection (2) amended by No. 23 of 2014, s. 30, Applied:09 Dec 2014] determining the role and responsibilities that may be assumed by the prescribed institute in the training, examination and accreditation of persons seeking to establish their competency to practise as a registered land surveyor under this Act; and
(d) determining the role and responsibilities to be assumed by a supervising surveyor under any professional training agreement that may be specified in the regulations; and
(e) determining the certificates of examinations and professional competency that will be recognised as a substitute for the examinations specified in the regulations; and
(3) Before making any regulations relating to the qualifications and training necessary for registration as a land surveyor, the Governor must seek and take into account any advice given –
(b) seek to maintain consistency with any established national competency standards, minimum qualifications and training requirements for professional land surveyors.
(2) The repeal of the regulations that, but for this section, would have, in accordance with section 11 of theSubordinate Legislation Act 1992 , been effected on 10 December 2024 is postponed until 10 December 2026.
(3) Subsection (2) does not prevent the regulations from being rescinded before 10 December 2026.
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Savings and transitional
47 Savings and transitional
The savings and transitional provisions specified in Schedule 1 have effect.
(a) the administration of this Act is assigned to the Minister for Primary Industries, Water and Environment; and
(b) the department responsible to the Minister for Primary Industries, Water and Environment in relation to the administration of this Act is the Department of Primary Industries, Water and Environment.
49.
The amendments effected by this section have been incorporated into the authorised version of the Land Surveyors Act 1909 .
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The amendments effected by this section have been incorporated into the authorised version of the Land Surveyors Act 1909 .
SCHEDULE 1 - Savings and Trans
SCHEDULE 1 - Savings and Transitional Provisions
SCHEDULE 1 - Savings and Trans SCHEDULE 1 - Savings and Transitional Provisions
(1) A reference in an enactment or other instrument to the repealed Act is to be construed as a reference to this Act unless the contrary intention appears.
(2) Except as provided expressly or by necessary implication in this Act –
(a) all things and circumstances appointed or created by or under the repealed Act or existing or continuing under that Act immediately before the commencement day continue, subject to this Act, to have the same status, operation and effect as they respectively would have had if this Act had not been enacted; and
(b) without limiting paragraph (a) , this Act does not disturb the continuity of status, operation or effect of –
(i) an order or decision of the court or of any other court; or
(ii) an enquiry, proceeding, action, appeal, liability, right or other matter or thing made, done, issued, granted, given, existing or continuing under the repealed Act before the commencement day.
Where an order was in force under the repealed Act immediately before the commencement day suspending a person's registration as a land surveyor, the order has effect according to its tenor as if it were an order of the court prohibiting the person from carrying on business as a registered surveyor for the period of the prohibition.
3. References to registered surveyors, &c.
A reference in an Act or other instrument to a registered surveyor, a land surveyor or an authorised surveyor is taken to be a reference to a registered land surveyor acting lawfully under this Act.
4. Distribution of funds of Surveyors' Board
(1) As soon as practicable after the commencement day, the Surveyor-General must pay the money standing to the credit of the Board to an account in the Special Deposits and Trust Fund.
(2) The Surveyor-General must, after taking into account any recommendations made by the Director or an institution, pay that money to any person or body so as best to foster and control the practice of registered surveyors.
5. Saving for appeals
Where –
(a) the Board has imposed a penalty on a surveyor under section 18 of the repealed Act following an inquiry under that section; and
(b) the surveyor was, immediately before the commencement day, entitled to appeal to the Supreme Court under section 20 of the repealed Act –
the appeal may be heard and determined by the Magistrates Court as if the decision of the Board were a decision of the Director.
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Part 1 Preliminary
Part 1 Preliminary
1 Short title
1 Short title
This Act may be cited as the Surveyors Act 2002 .
2 Commencement
2 Commencement
This Act commences on a day to be proclaimed.
3 Interpretation
3 Interpretation
(1) In this Act, unless the contrary intention appears –
[Section 3 Subsection (1) amended by No. 41 of 2010, s. 22, Applied:01 Jan 2011]authorised officer means the Director or a person declared to be, or appointed as, an authorized officer under the Consumer Affairs Act 1988 ;
Board means the Surveyors' Board as constituted under the repealed Act immediately before the commencement day;
commencement day means the day fixed under section 2 ;
court means the Magistrates Court;
Director means the Director of Consumer Affairs;
document includes –
(a) [Section 3 Subsection (1) amended by No. 23 of 2014, s. 4, Applied:09 Dec 2014] a book, plan, paper, parchment or other material on which there is an image or writing or printing, or on which there are marks, symbols or perforations having a meaning for persons qualified to interpret them; and
(b) [Section 3 Subsection (1) amended by No. 23 of 2014, s. 4, Applied:09 Dec 2014] a disk, tape, paper or other device from which images, sounds or messages are capable of being reproduced;
institution means an institution or association representative of persons engaged in one or more survey disciplines which requires that its members comply with established institutional standards of ethical conduct and professional best practice;
Creates a disciplinary regime administered by the Director, listing grounds for action, specifying available orders (from reprimands to prohibition or re-accreditation), allowing recovery of investigative costs and enabling temporary prohibition pending investigation (ss 31A, 32, 33, 34, 35).
Sets offences and penalties for unregistered practice, false or misleading statements in registration applications, failure to comply with investigation requests, obstruction of surveyors, interference with survey marks, and contravention of Director orders (ss 11, 16-17, 23A, 27, 41, 36).
Provides for publication and later withdrawal of disciplinary orders, a public register with notes of disciplinary history for set periods, and pathways of review and appeal including Ministerial review of Surveyor-General decisions (s 39) and review rights to the Tasmanian Civil and Administrative Tribunal for Director decisions (s 37 as substituted).
The mechanical effect is therefore to consolidate registration, technical direction-setting, inspection and correction, disciplinary processes, and statutory powers of entry within a two-tier administrative arrangement, with a public register and specified procedural safeguards such as consultation before directions, rights of review, and statutory timeframes for corrections and prosecutions.
Main concepts
The Act organises the regulation of surveying around several recurring legal concepts and functional nodes. Each has concrete mechanisms and allocation of responsibilities.
Registration and the register. A person seeking to practise as a land surveyor must be registered (s 7(2)). The Surveyor-General keeps the register (s 8B), which must be publicly available and may be electronic (s 8B(3)-(4)). The register records standard particulars, including email address and specialist competency, and must include certain disciplinary notes when a registration has been removed and later restored, and other disciplinary notes which are to be removed after three years (s 9(1), (3), (3A)). The register supports both mandatory land-surveyor registration and voluntary registration for other surveyors (s 8B(2)(a)-(b)).
Surveyor-General’s technical authority. The Act centralises technical standard-setting in the Surveyor-General. The Surveyor-General issues directions on minimum technical specifications and standards for statutory surveys, the form of certification, field procedures, survey marks, and exemptions (ss 4(c), 15(1), 15(1A)). Before issuing directions the Surveyor-General must consult and seek agreement from relevant heads of agencies and institutions, and unresolved disputes can be referred to the Minister who makes a final decision (s 15(4)-(8)). The Surveyor-General may delegate functions to a State Service officer who is a registered land surveyor (s 5).
Prescribed institute role and fee disbursement. The Act recognises a prescribed institute responsible for training, examination and accreditation (s 3 definition). Fees received by the Surveyor-General for land-surveyor registration (other than late fees) must be paid to the prescribed institute and applied to the institute’s statutory responsibilities, with annual accounting to the Surveyor-General (s 8C).
Supervision, certification and liability retention. Where work is done under supervision, supervising registered surveyors are required to exercise necessary oversight (s 18(2)), and certified surveys remain the responsibility of the certifying surveyor even if partially carried out by supervised staff (s 26(2)-(3)). A supervising surveyor therefore retains legal responsibility for adequacy of the certified survey (s 26).
Audits, investigations and corrections. The Surveyor-General may direct inspecting surveyors to audit or investigate surveys (ss 22, 23). Errors identified must be corrected at the responsible surveyor’s expense within three months (s 24(1)-(2)). If correction affects registered title boundaries, the responsible land surveyor must notify all parties with an interest and, if they fail to do so, the inspecting surveyor may make the notification with costs recoverable (s 24(3)-(4)). For errors or anomalies that cannot be readily corrected, the Surveyor-General must publish details reasonably accessible to surveyors, and future survey work must take those notifications into account (s 24A).
Enforcement and discipline. The Director receives complaints, conducts investigations, and can make disciplinary orders (ss 6, 29, 30, 34). Disciplinary grounds are specified and include contraventions of the Australian Consumer Law (Tasmania) Act 2010, unlawful or negligent conduct, false certification, contravention of directions, and fraud or dishonesty offences meeting a imprisonment threshold (s 32). Orders range from reprimands to prohibition, forced re-accreditation and cost recovery (s 34).
Powers of entry and survey marks. Registered surveyors and assistants may enter land and buildings for survey purposes, place marks and break up surfaces, and trim vegetation minimally, but entry is limited by consent, notice and other statutory obligations (s 27). Interfering with a compliant survey mark without reasonable excuse is an offence, and the court may order re-establishment costs (s 41).
Interaction and limits. Mutual recognition regimes are explicitly recognised; a person may be entitled to registration under mutual recognition legislation (s 3, s 7(2)(a)(iii), s 14). The Act expressly preserves civil liability that exists outside it (s 41(4)) and confers Crown indemnity for liability that would otherwise attach to the Surveyor-General, Deputy Surveyor-General or their agents (s 43).
These concepts set out the core regulatory trade-offs: central technical standard-setting and public oversight, coupled with administrative enforcement processes that impose costs for correction, reporting and potential restriction of practice. The Act combines professional competence controls (registration, prescribed institute accreditation, continuing requirements) with statutory enforcement tools (audits, correction-at-expense, disciplinary sanctions, publication).
Who it affects
The Act creates obligations and powers that affect identifiable groups, and allocates decision-making power among particular offices and institutions.
Registered land surveyors. The principal regulated cohort. They must be registered to carry on land surveying (s 7(2); s 16(1)-(3)), must certify statutory surveys (s 26(1)), must comply with Surveyor-General directions (s 21), must correct errors at their own expense on request and notify affected title-holders where boundary corrections affect registered land (s 24(1), (3)), and face disciplinary action for breaches (s 32). Their registration particulars, including specialist competencies, must be entered on a public register (s 9(1), s 8B(1)-(4)).
Registered surveyors other than land surveyors. The Act permits registration for non-land surveyors (s 7(3)), sets limits on use of appellations tied to competency (s 19(2)-(3)), and protects the ability of unregistered individuals to practise in non-land surveying so long as they do not hold themselves out as registered surveyors (s 20).
Supervising surveyors and employers. Supervision is expressly regulated. A registered surveyor supervising other persons must exercise oversight sufficient to ensure quality and compliance (s 18(2)), and supervising surveyors remain responsible for certified surveys done under their supervision (s 26(2)). Employers who engage registered surveyors must expect that the registered surveyor bears statutory duties and potential disciplinary exposure for workplace practice.
The Surveyor-General. Assigned a wide regulatory role, including keeping the register, issuing technical directions and exemptions, monitoring compliance, instructing inspecting surveyors, maintaining records of audits and examinations, and consulting stakeholders when drafting directions (ss 4, 8B, 15, 22, 25). The Surveyor-General can delegate to a State Service officer who is a registered land surveyor (s 5), and may publish corrections or notices of anomalies (s 24A).
The Director of Consumer Affairs. The Director receives complaints, conducts investigations, makes disciplinary determinations and orders under Pt 5, and may temporarily prohibit practice when in the public interest or when a surveyor has failed to comply with orders (ss 6, 29, 30, 31A, 34). The Director has court-like powers to administer oaths and compel attendance and production of documents (s 35).
Prescribed institute and professional institutions. A prescribed institute is given explicit responsibilities for training, examination and accreditation, and receives most registration fee funds for land surveyor applications (s 3, s 8A, s 8C, s 46(2)(c)). Institutions representing surveyors are specific consultees before directions are made (s 15(4), (4A)) and may be asked to advise the Minister on regulations (s 46(3)-(4)).
Registering authorities and other statutory users of surveys. Registering authorities that examine and lodge survey plans are tasked with advising the Surveyor-General of examinations and requisitions they make (s 40(1)). Heads of agencies responsible for statutory enactments under which surveys are required are consultees on directions (s 15(4)(a)).
Owners, occupiers and the public. The Act affects private landowners through powers of entry by surveyors after notice or consent requirements, and through notification obligations where title boundaries are corrected (s 27(1)-(6), s 24(3)-(4)). The public interest is an express ground for temporary prohibition of a surveyor's practice (s 31A(1)(b)). Interference with survey marks is an offence punishable by fines and potential compensation obligations (s 41).
Courts and tribunals. The Magistrates Court is the court referenced in definitions for prosecutions (s 3), and appeals from Director determinations are reviewable by the Tasmanian Civil and Administrative Tribunal (s 37). Ministerial review of Surveyor-General decisions is available under s 39. The Act also preserves continuity with earlier appeal pathways for matters under the repealed Act in transitional provisions (Schedule 1).
The distribution of costs is therefore concentrated on registered land surveyors and, through indemnities and administrative allocations, on the prescribed institute and the Crown in particular functions. Registered surveyors face practical compliance costs for audits, corrections, re-accreditation, inspection and possible publication of disciplinary findings. Owners and occupiers may face survey activity on their land and temporary disruption from entry and surface breaking, but the Act requires notice, consent, or judicial order before some entries and limits trimming (s 27).
Key duties and rights
This section summarises the clearest statutory duties, procedural rights and decision-making authorities that practitioners and administrators must observe.
Duties
Duty to register to practise as a land surveyor. A person must be registered to carry on business, hold themselves out, or give statutorily required certificates as a land surveyor (ss 7(1)-(2); s 16(1), (3)). Non-registration attracts fines up to 200 penalty units and additional daily penalties where business continues after conviction (s 16(1)).
Duty to comply with Surveyor-General directions. Registered surveyors must ensure surveys and supporting documents comply with all applicable directions and annotations of exemptions must be endorsed on plans (s 21). Failure carries penalty up to 100 penalty units (s 21).
Duty to supervise and retain responsibility. Where work is carried out by persons under supervision, the supervising registered surveyor must exercise necessary oversight and is responsible for the adequacy of certified surveys (ss 18(1)-(2), 26(2)-(3)).
Duty to correct errors. A registered surveyor found to have made an error must correct it at their own expense on request within three months; if they fail, the Surveyor-General can have the error corrected and recover costs from the surveyor (s 24(1)-(2)). If boundary correction is required for land title registered under the Land Titles Act 1980, the surveyor must notify all parties with an interest within three months (s 24(3)).
Duty to provide information and answer questions in investigations. The Surveyor-General may require persons to provide information relevant to investigations and failure to comply or providing false information is an offence (s 23A).
Duty to notify register changes. Registered surveyors must notify the Surveyor-General of changes to their registered particulars within one month (s 9(4)).
Rights and procedural protections
Right to be registered if eligible. The Surveyor-General must register applicants who meet eligibility and application requirements, and must refuse where eligibility or requirements are not met (s 8(2)-(3)). Eligibility pathways include accreditation by the prescribed institute, prior registration under the repealed Act, and entitlement under mutual recognition legislation (s 7(2)(a)(i)-(iii)).
Right to request review of Surveyor-General decisions by the Minister. Applications for ministerial review of Surveyor-General decisions relating to the register or practice can be made under the regulations, and the Minister's decision on review is final (s 39(1)-(3)).
Right to appeal Director determinations. A person aggrieved by a Director determination or order may apply to the Tasmanian Civil and Administrative Tribunal for review (s 37).
Right to statutory consultation prior to directions. Before issuing directions under s 15 the Surveyor-General must invite submissions and consult with the heads of agencies, all institutions representing surveyors, and other relevant entities, and unresolved disagreements are referred to the Minister (s 15(4)-(7)). For professional development directions, the list of consultees is tailored to land surveyor institutions (s 15(4A)).
Right to be informed of audit/investigation outcomes. The Surveyor-General must inform surveyors of audit or investigation results and required corrective actions (ss 22(2), 23(3)).
Right to procedural safeguards for publication of orders. The Director may publish details of orders, but may withdraw publications at their discretion for prohibitions or employment bans, and must withdraw certain publications after three years, although earlier withdrawal is permitted (ss 34(4A)-(4C)).
Decision-makers and discretions
Surveyor-General discretion. Decisions to issue directions, exemptions, and to instruct inspecting surveyors are discretionary but constrained by consultation and ministerial referral procedures for disagreements (s 15).
Director discretion. The Director has wide discretion to receive complaints, conduct investigations, impose orders, levy costs and temporarily prohibit practice when in the public interest or when an order has not been complied with (ss 6, 29, 30, 31A, 34).
Ministerial finality. The Minister makes final determinations where the Surveyor-General cannot obtain agreement with institutions or heads of agencies (s 15(7)-(8)), and the Minister has a separate review role for Surveyor-General decisions under s 39.
These duties, rights and discretions create a layered compliance architecture. Registered surveyors have both positive duties to maintain competence and compliance, and procedural rights to be consulted and reviewed. Administrators have broad powers to set technical rules and discipline practitioners, balanced by ministerial oversight and tribunal review for Director decisions.
Penalties and enforcement
The Act specifies criminal and civil-consequence mechanisms, administrative sanctions, and cost-recovery paths. Enforcement is delegated, provisioned and time-limited.
Penalties and criminal sanctions
False or misleading statements in registration applications. Maximum fine of 40 penalty units for making false or misleading statements or providing documents containing false or misleading information in support of registration (s 11(1)-(2)).
Unregistered practice. A person carrying on business or holding themselves out as a land surveyor without registration faces a fine not exceeding 200 penalty units and a further penalty not exceeding 5 penalty units for each day the offence continues after conviction (s 16(1)). Similar maximum fines apply to non-land registered surveyors (s 17).
Surveying without registration or supervision. A person who is not a registered land surveyor, or acting under supervision of a registered land surveyor, must not survey land; penalty up to 200 penalty units (s 16(2)).
Failure to answer or provide information in investigations. Failure to answer questions or provide records when required by the Surveyor-General under s 23A is a fine not exceeding 40 penalty units; giving false or misleading information attracts the same maximum fine (s 23A(2)-(3)).
Obstruction of surveyors. Hindering or obstructing a registered surveyor in the exercise of entry powers carries a penalty of up to 50 penalty units or imprisonment for up to 6 months, or both, and additional daily penalties for continued offences (s 27(6)).
Interference with survey marks and false claims. Interfering with, changing or removing a compliant survey mark without reasonable excuse is a fine up to 200 penalty units; falsely pretending that something is a compliant survey mark similarly carries up to 200 penalty units. The court may order re-establishment costs in addition to penalties (s 41(1)-(3)).
Contravention of Director order. Carrying on business as a registered surveyor in contravention of a Director order is an offence punishable by up to 350 penalty units and imprisonment for up to 6 months (s 36).
Administrative enforcement and cost recovery
Disciplinary orders and conditions. Where grounds for disciplinary action are established, the Director may impose a range of orders including prohibition from carrying on business, prohibition from employment as a surveyor, reprimand, requirement to attend education or provide evidence of self-education, requirement to submit surveys for inspection at the surveyor's expense, requirement to have surveys certified by another registered surveyor, re-accreditation by the prescribed institute for land surveyors, and requirement to pay the reasonable costs of the hearing or the investigation (s 34(1)(a)-(h)).
Duration and conditions. Orders may be permanent, for a specified period, until conditions are met or until further order; they take effect on service (s 34(2)-(4)).
Publication and withdrawal. The Director may publish particulars of an order, may withdraw publication in some circumstances, and must withdraw certain publications after three years, with earlier withdrawal permitted (s 34(4A)-(4C)).
Recovery as debt. Amounts ordered to be paid by a surveyor as costs under s 34(1)(h) may be recovered by the Director as a debt due to the Crown (s 34(5)).
Compensation for damage. If a registered surveyor damages property exercising entry powers, they must notify the owner, repair damage to the owner’s satisfaction, or pay compensation; they are entitled to be reimbursed by the client for compensation reasonably and necessarily caused in carrying out the survey (s 28(2)-(5)).
Correction-at-expense. If a registered surveyor fails to correct an error within three months, the Surveyor-General may have an inspecting surveyor correct it and recover the cost from the responsible surveyor (s 24(2)). Notification failures can similarly be corrected and costs recovered (s 24(4)).
Procedural enforcement powers
Investigatory powers. The Director has the same powers as a court to administer oaths and compel witness attendance and document production for the purposes of investigations under this Part (s 35).
Temporary prohibition. The Director may temporarily prohibit a surveyor from carrying on business where the surveyor has failed to comply with an order or where prohibition is in the public interest, pending conclusion of investigation or hearing (s 31A).
Time limits for prosecutions. Prosecutions must be commenced within 3 years after the commission of the alleged offence and within 6 months after the authorised officer first obtains knowledge of the offence (s 44).
Enforcement architecture and incentives
Enforcement concentrates immediate liability on individual registered land surveyors for errors, corrections and interference with marks, and on non-registered persons who misrepresent themselves. Administrative sanctions are varied and can include conditions short of de-registration such as supervised lodgement and re-accreditation, and the system allows costs recovery by the Crown for investigative expense. Publication of orders creates reputational consequences in addition to administrative penalties. The Director’s ability to temporarily prohibit practice and the Surveyor-General’s power to instruct inspecting surveyors create mechanisms to ensure rapid remediation, but both involve discretionary exercises requiring procedural fairness in application and service, and avenues for review exist at Ministerial and tribunal levels (ss 34, 39, 37).
How it interacts with other laws
The Act contains multiple express points of interaction with other statutes and frameworks, and embeds references that shape regulatory overlaps.
Mutual recognition and interjurisdictional practice
Mutual recognition legislation is explicitly recognised in the interpretation section, and entitlement to registration under mutual recognition is an eligibility pathway for land surveyor registration (s 3 definition; s 7(2)(a)(iii)). Section 14 expressly notes that nothing in Pt 3 derogates from the effect of mutual recognition legislation and that appeals from Surveyor-General decisions may be brought as provided by that legislation (s 14).
Titles, land law and registration
Corrections affecting registered boundaries must be notified to all parties with an interest and steps required to correct affected land title, with specific cross-reference to the Land Titles Act 1980 (s 24(3)). This establishes a direct procedural link between survey correction obligations and land title registration processes.
Consumer law and conduct regulation
The Act imports the Australian Consumer Law (Tasmania) Act 2010 as a ground for disciplinary action where a registered surveyor acts contrary to that law (s 32(a)). This creates conduct-based disciplinary exposure where consumer protection obligations are breached by surveyors.
Administrative law and review pathways
The Minister can, under regulation, review decisions of the Surveyor-General relating to keeping the register or practice of registered surveyors, and the Minister's decision is final (s 39). Separately, a person aggrieved by Director determinations may apply to the Tasmanian Civil and Administrative Tribunal for review (s 37). These pathways intersect with administrative-review frameworks and judicial oversight under Tasmanian law.
The Act refers to the Administrative Arrangements Act for administrative assignment of the Act to a Minister and departmental responsibility where orders under that Act have not been made (s 48).
Criminal and civil liability frameworks
The Act preserves civil liability existing apart from it for interference with survey marks (s 41(4)). It also reallocates certain liabilities to the Crown for acts or omissions done honestly and without negligence by the Surveyor-General, Deputy Surveyor-General or persons acting under their direction (s 43).
The Director is authorised to prosecute offences under the Act and prosecutions must comply with statutory limitation and discovery-of-offence timeframes (s 44).
Regulation-making, advisory roles and subordinate instruments
The Governor may make regulations for implementation, including prescribing educational and evidentiary requirements for registration, the role of the prescribed institute, supervisory roles, limitations on practice, and fees (s 46(1)-(2), (2)(a)-(g)).
Before making regulations on qualifications and training, the Governor must seek and take into account advice from the prescribed institute or, failing that, an appropriately convened committee (s 46(3)-(4)). This embeds industry input into subordinate rule-making.
Transitional savings and prior Acts
The Act contains savings and transitional provisions preserving continuity with the repealed Act and protecting ongoing proceedings, orders and entitlements under the previous regime (Schedule 1). Schedule 1 also provides for distribution of funds previously held by the Surveyors' Board to a Special Deposits and Trust Fund and later application by the Surveyor-General to foster and control survey practice (Schedule 1, cl 4).
Subordinate legislation timetable
Section 46A postpones the repeal of the Surveyors Regulations 2014 until 10 December 2026, altering the normal expiry timetable under the Subordinate Legislation Act 1992, but allows earlier rescission (s 46A(2)-(3)).
These express cross-references ensure the Act operates within a network of land, administrative and consumer law. Practically, surveyors must engage with land title processes, consumer law obligations, continuing professional development requirements as set through regulation and direction, and administrative-review mechanisms that include Ministerial finality in certain contexts plus tribunal review of Director determinations.
Amendment history
The Act text as provided contains embedded amendment annotations. The following lists amendments noted in the text, by year, section and effect as recorded in the statutory text.
No. 41 of 2010, s 22 (Applied: 01 Jan 2011). Amended the definition of authorised officer within s 3(1). Also referenced in s 9(5) which was later omitted.
No. 23 of 2014 (Applied: 09 Dec 2014). This is a significant amending instrument affecting many provisions. Changes include:
Substantial replacement of s 7, s 8, and insertion of ss 8A, 8B, 8C regarding registration processes, re-accreditation by prescribed institute, the register, and disbursement of registration fees to the prescribed institute.
Amendments to s 3 definitions (document, published, prescribed institute, survey of land, Surveyor-General).
Expansion of Surveyor-General functions in s 4 to include issuing directions on minimum specifications, exemptions and professional development requirements.
Introduction of consultation and ministerial referral procedures in s 15 for directions, insertion of minor/clerical amendment procedure (s 15(9)), and other related procedural changes.
Introduction of s 8B (register), s 8C (fee disbursement), s 9(1)(ba) (email address entry), s 9(1)(f) (specialist competency entry), and updating of register note rules in s 9(3) concerning disciplinary action entries.
New audit, investigation and information-gathering powers in ss 22, 23, 23A, 24A, 25 amendments and new requirements on notification of title corrections (s 24(3)-(4)).
In Part 5, insertion of temporary prohibition powers s 31A and various enhancements to disciplinary orders s 34 including education requirements and certification review (s 34(1)(d)-(g)), and the power to require payment of reasonable costs (s 34(1)(h)).
Changes to s 46 relating to the role of the prescribed institute and consultation on regulations.
In s 3(1) the definition of "published" was inserted (s 3(1) alterations), allowing the Director to determine publication modes for some matters and Surveyor-General for others.
Amendments to s 9(3) adding detailed rules for notes in the register of disciplinary actions and the three-year removal rule (s 9(3), (3A)).
s 16(2) amended to prohibit persons who are not registered land surveyors, or not acting under supervision, from surveying land, with corresponding penalty updates.
Inserts s 34(4A)-(4C) providing the Director with specific powers to publish and withdraw publications of disciplinary orders and the three-year removal rule for published particulars.
Insertion of s 46A postponing repeal of the Surveyors Regulations 2014 until 10 December 2026.
No. 7 of 2025 (Applied: 01 Jul 2025). Replaced s 37 so that appeals from Director determinations are now to the Tasmanian Civil and Administrative Tribunal; s 38 was repealed (s 37 substituted).
Transitional and savings amendments
The Act contains Schedule 1 which provides savings and transitional arrangements to preserve actions, orders and statuses under the repealed Act, provide continuity for appeals, and require transfer and distribution of funds held by the Surveyors' Board to the Special Deposits and Trust Fund and their later application by the Surveyor-General (Schedule 1, cls 1-5).
The amendment annotations in the text indicate a pattern of modernising the Act, centralising technical standard-setting in the Surveyor-General while strengthening administrative oversight, audit and disciplinary mechanisms, and strengthening the role of a prescribed institute in accreditation and fee handling. The statutory text records applied dates for each amendment which practitioners must take into account when considering transitional obligations and current operative provisions.
Litigation history
The Act text itself contains no case law or reported litigation. It provides statutory appeal and review routes but does not name any judicial or tribunal decisions. The key procedural avenues for dispute resolution and review set out in the Act are:
Ministerial review of Surveyor-General decisions. An application may be made to the Minister in accordance with regulations, and the Minister’s decision on review is final (s 39).
Tribunal review of Director determinations. A person aggrieved by a determination or order of the Director may apply to the Tasmanian Civil and Administrative Tribunal for review, under the substituted s 37 (as amended by No. 7 of 2025, applied 01 Jul 2025).
Transitional saving for existing appeals. Schedule 1(5) preserves the rights of persons who were entitled immediately before commencement under the repealed Act to appeal to the Supreme Court, and provides that such appeals may be heard and determined by the Magistrates Court as if the decision of the Board were a decision of the Director. This is a transitional procedural provision rather than litigation history.
Because the Act contains multiple administrative decision points that are subject to review, it creates potential for litigation in administrative law and professional discipline contexts. However, the text does not refer to any judicial interpretations, reported cases, or precedent decisions. Practitioners seeking litigation history will need to consult Tasmanian court and tribunal databases for cases interpreting the Act, the Surveyor-General’s directions, or Director orders, none of which are reproduced in the Act text.
Gotchas
The Act contains several provisions that create practical pitfalls and operational risks for surveyors, institutions and clients. These are concrete statutory mechanisms that can have effects on professional practice and liability.
Mandatory registration and restricted appellations. Only persons registered as land surveyors may use the titles "Registered Land Surveyor" or "Land Surveyor" (s 19(1)). Using protected titles without registration attracts significant fines (s 19 penalty). The distinction between land surveyors and other survey disciplines is material because registration is mandatory only for land surveyors (s 8B(2)(a)-(b)).
Supervisory liability remains with the registered surveyor. Even where parts of a survey are carried out by others under supervision, the supervising registered surveyor must ensure oversight and remains responsible for certified surveys (ss 18(2), 26(2)-(3)). Supervision is therefore not a route to avoid liability; inadequate oversight exposes the supervising surveyor to correction costs and disciplinary action (s 24, s 32).
Three-month correction windows and renewal risk. Registered surveyors must correct identified errors within three months or face correction by an inspecting surveyor with costs recovered from the responsible surveyor (s 24(1)-(2)). Failure to correct within statutory timeframes may be a ground for refusal to renew registration where the surveyor fails to correct errors, pay correction or notification costs, or comply with notification obligations (s 10A(1)(a)-(d)). Renewal may thus hinge on prompt remediation of audits or investigations.
Notification obligations where titles are affected. Where boundary corrections affect registered titles, the land surveyor must notify all parties with an interest within three months of correction and set out steps required to correct the affected title (s 24(3)). Failure to notify can trigger a cost recovery mechanism and potential disciplinary consequences (s 24(4)).
Fee disbursement to prescribed institute. Fees collected by the Surveyor-General for registration as a land surveyor must be paid to the prescribed institute and applied to its statutory responsibilities (s 8C). This shifts money flow from the regulator to an institute, creating accountability obligations on both sides, and may have budgetary implications for the Surveyor-General or institute.
Publication, retention and removal of disciplinary records. The register must include notes of disciplinary action, and the Director may publish particulars of orders (s 9(3), s 34(4A)). Notes of disciplinary action (other than those relating to removal and later re-instatement) must be removed as soon as practicable after three years, but the Surveyor-General or Director has discretion to remove earlier (s 9(3)(c), s 9(3A), s 34(4B)-(4C)). Practitioners should be alert to the timing and content of public records and the reputational impact of published orders.
Power of entry includes breaking surfaces and trimming. Registered surveyors may break up the surface of land to search for marks and trim vegetation only to the minimum extent necessary, but trimming must be consistent with other laws, permits and permit conditions (s 27(1)(da), (e); s 27(2)). Surveyors must therefore check other statutory regimes, such as native vegetation, heritage or local government controls, before trimming or surface disturbance.
Director’s broad temporary prohibition power. The Director may prohibit a registered surveyor from carrying on business if an order has not been complied with, or where prohibition is in the public interest, and this prohibition lasts until investigation or further Director action is concluded (s 31A). This is a powerful administrative tool that can immediately interrupt practice.
Overlap with Australian Consumer Law. Conduct contrary to the Australian Consumer Law (Tasmania) Act 2010 is an express ground for disciplinary action (s 32(a)). Surveyors must therefore ensure compliance with consumer protection obligations in addition to professional standards.
Mutual recognition caveats. Mutual recognition remains available as a route to registration, but the Act also makes clear that Part 3 does not derogate from mutual recognition legislation and that appeals under mutual recognition are preserved (s 14). Practitioners relying on interstate or trans-Tasman entitlements should confirm their status under mutual recognition frameworks rather than assume local registration suffices.
Regulations and directions require consultation and can be escalated to the Minister. The Surveyor-General must consult widely before issuing directions and seek agreement where possible, with unresolved matters referred to the Minister whose decision is final (s 15(4)-(8)). This multi-step process can extend the time for implementation of technical standards and create political discretion in contested technical standards.
These "gotchas" arise from statutory timeframes, the interplay between supervision and ultimate responsibility, public-record and publication rules, and the allocation of financial flows and disciplinary powers. Compliance processes should be designed to manage notification, correction and audit deadlines and to document consultation and supervisory oversight.
How to comply
This section sets out concrete compliance practices and process design points that follow directly from statutory duties, with references to the specific sections imposing each requirement. The focus is on operational steps registered land surveyors, supervising surveyors, institutions and their clients should adopt to reduce statutory risk.
Registration and ongoing eligibility
Register promptly and maintain particulars. Ensure initial registration applications meet documentary requirements and pay the prescribed fee, and notify the Surveyor-General within one month of any change to particulars required on the register, including each place of practice and email address (ss 7(1), 8(1), 9(1), 9(4)). Keep authenticated evidence of institutional membership where entry is desired (s 9(2)(a)).
Meet accreditation and professional-development conditions. Ensure eligibility under s 7(2), including prescribed educational qualifications, accreditation by the prescribed institute, or mutual recognition entitlement. Comply with directions on minimum land survey-related activity or professional development set under s 15(1B) and s 4(d).
Documentation and technical compliance
Follow Surveyor-General directions. Ensure all surveys for statutory purposes comply with directions under s 15, including technical specifications and form of certification, and include endorsed annotations summarising exemptions and relevant conditions on plans and supporting documents (s 15(1), s 21). Keep a documented compliance checklist tying survey steps to the relevant direction clause to demonstrate procedural compliance in audits.
Establish written supervision protocols. Where surveys are performed in whole or part by supervised staff, maintain written supervision plans and records demonstrating oversight, sign-offs and checking procedures necessary to confirm technical accuracy prior to certification (ss 18(2), 26(3)). Retain these records for audit and disciplinary review.
Certify with implemented checking procedures. Before lodging or acting on a statutory survey, implement and document checking procedures that confirm technical accuracy, and ensure certifications meet the form prescribed in regulations or directions (s 26(1), (3)-(4)).
Audit, correction and investigation response
Respond quickly to audit findings and correction requests. If informed of an error by the Surveyor-General, correct the error within three months to avoid the Surveyor-General instructing an inspecting surveyor to correct it and recovering costs from you (s 24(1)-(2)). Maintain a corrective-action log with dates of notification, steps taken, and correspondence to prove timely remediation.
If boundary/title corrections are required, notify affected parties. Where correction affects a title registered under the Land Titles Act 1980, notify all parties with an interest in the affected land within three months, and document delivery or attempted delivery of notices; failure may result in the Surveyor-General arranging notification and recovering costs (s 24(3)-(4)).
Comply with information requests. If the Surveyor-General requires information or records under s 23A, answer questions and provide requested records promptly and truthfully; failure or false statements carry penalties (s 23A(2)-(3)).
Risk management and operational measures
Manage survey-mark risks. Ensure survey marks placed comply with Surveyor-General directions; document mark placement, images and coordinates, and retain records of any temporary marks and their removal. If damage occurs while exercising entry powers, give immediate written notice to the apparent owner and repair or compensate as required, documenting all steps (s 28(2)-(4)).
Consent and notice before entry. Where entering land not owned by the client, give reasonable notice to the owner before entry. For entry to buildings not occupied by the client, obtain occupier consent or secure a magistrate’s order before entry (s 27(3)-(5)). Keep copies of notices and consents in the project file.
Check other statutory permits before trimming or surface disturbance. Because s 27(2) requires compliance with other laws and permits when trimming trees or breaking the surface, verify local council, heritage, environmental or biosecurity requirements prior to vegetation trimming or surface-breaking operations.
Records, fees and institutional interactions
Track registration fees and accreditation-related funds. Be aware that funds paid for registration are disbursed to the prescribed institute and must be accounted for; if you are part of the institute or a paying applicant, understand the institute’s role and the annual reporting requirement to the Surveyor-General (s 8C(1)-(3)).
Maintain records of audits and examinations. The Surveyor-General keeps records of audits and survey examinations (s 25). Maintain your own audit trail and copies of any examinations performed by registering authorities and replies to requisitions (s 40(1)).
Discipline, publication and review
Prepare for potential publication. Be aware that disciplinary orders may be published by the Director and particulars of orders may be withdrawn only in limited circumstances or after three years; ensure that any remediation or education orders are complied with to limit duration and reputational exposure (s 34(4A)-(4C)).
Use review rights. If aggrieved by a Director determination consider application to the Tasmanian Civil and Administrative Tribunal under s 37. For Surveyor-General decisions relating to the register, consider ministerial review as provided in the regulations under s 39.
Practical housekeeping
Keep insurance and professional-indemnity arrangements under review. The Act does not specify mandatory insurance, but correction, compensation and cost-recovery mechanisms mean that surveyors should ensure they can meet correction and compensation liabilities. Document indemnity arrangements clearly with clients, including reimbursement clauses where compensation is recoverable by the surveyor from the person for whom the survey is being conducted (s 28(5)).
Train and record continuing professional development. Keep evidence of any education or self-education required by disciplinary orders or by directions under s 15 and be prepared to show proof if required under renewal processes, or if re-accreditation by the prescribed institute is required (s 34(1)(d), s 8A).
These compliance steps map directly to statutory duties. The statute creates both time-sensitive obligations (three-month correction windows, one-month register change notifications) and ongoing process obligations (supervision, certification, record-keeping and alignment with Surveyor-General directions). Implementing straightforward administrative controls that track notifications, certification checks, audit responses and training will substantially reduce regulatory risk under the Act.
land includes messuages, tenements and hereditaments, corporeal and incorporeal, of every kind and description (whatever may be the estate or interest in them);
mutual recognition legislation means the Mutual Recognition Act 1992 of the Commonwealth, the Mutual Recognition (Tasmania) Act 1993 of Tasmania or the Trans-Tasman Mutual Recognition Act 1997 of the Commonwealth;
[Section 3 Subsection (1) amended by No. 23 of 2014, s. 4, Applied:09 Dec 2014]prescribed institute means the institute prescribed as having responsibility for the training, examination and accreditation of persons seeking to establish their competency to practise as a registered land surveyor under this Act;
[Section 3 Subsection (1) amended by No. 4 of 2024, s. 4, Applied:05 Jul 2024]
[Section 3 Subsection (1) amended by No. 4 of 2024, s. 4, Applied:05 Jul 2024]published means –
(a) in relation to a publication under section 34(4A) , published in such a manner as the Director thinks fit; and
(b) in relation to all other matters under this Act, published in such a manner, whether by advertisement or otherwise, as the Surveyor-General thinks fit;
register means the register of surveyors kept under this Act;
registered land surveyor means a person authorised by registration under this Act to undertake a survey of land;
registered surveyor means a person who is registered as a surveyor under this Act but, for the purpose of Part 4 , does not include a person whose registration is suspended;
registering authority means a person or body having authority to require a survey to be carried out for a statutory purpose;
regulations means regulations made and in force under this Act;
repealed Act means the Land Surveyors Act 1909 ;
survey means the definition, redefinition, measurement, interpretation, marking or documentation of the geographic position, dimension, extent or relativity of points, lines and things on, above or below the surface of the earth, for any purpose authorised by any Act;
survey mark means any mark established by or on behalf of a surveyor which is used to identify and define any point or line of any survey and is –
(a) cut, etched, stamped or otherwise attached to, or placed in or on, any timber, stone, masonry or other material; or
(b) placed in or on the ground;
[Section 3 Subsection (1) amended by No. 23 of 2014, s. 4, Applied:09 Dec 2014]survey of land includes a survey of land undertaken to re-mark boundaries of land originally surveyed for a purpose authorised by any Act;
surveyor means a person who has acquired the minimum surveying qualifications, skills or experience necessary for membership of a relevant and nationally recognised institution;
[Section 3 Subsection (1) amended by No. 23 of 2014, s. 4, Applied:09 Dec 2014]Surveyor-General means the person appointed under section 3A of theSurvey Co-ordination Act 1944 ;
trim means to cut, remove or otherwise modify any part of a tree or bush, only to the minimum amount necessary to accomplish a survey.
(2) For the purposes of the definition of "land" in subsection (1) , a person who has a licence to enter or remain on land is taken to have an interest in the land.
Part 2 Administration
Part 2 Administration
4 Functions and powers of Surveyor-General
4 Functions and powers of Surveyor-General
[Section 4 Amended by No. 23 of 2014, s. 5, Applied:09 Dec 2014] The Surveyor-General has the following functions and powers for the purposes of this Act:
(a) to maintain the register of surveyors and their specialist competencies as provided in Part 3 ;
(b) to consult with any person or body that represents surveyors in Tasmania, and to liaise and enter into arrangements with any person or body that, in Australia or elsewhere, is concerned with surveyors and the practice of surveying, for the purpose of improving or reviewing –
(i) the technical specifications and standards applicable to the practice of surveying; and
(ia) [Section 4 Amended by No. 23 of 2014, s. 5, Applied:09 Dec 2014] the requirements for eligibility for registration as a land surveyor; and
(ii) the Surveyor-General's functions and powers under this Act;
(c) [Section 4 Amended by No. 23 of 2014, s. 5, Applied:09 Dec 2014] to issue directions as to the minimum technical specifications and standards to be observed in the conduct of any surveys required by law and, for any such survey carried out by a registered surveyor, to monitor compliance with those directions as provided in Part 4 ;
(d) [Section 4 Amended by No. 23 of 2014, s. 5, Applied:09 Dec 2014] to issue directions as to the types of surveys of land that may be exempt from the requirements of this Act;
(e) [Section 4 Amended by No. 23 of 2014, s. 5, Applied:09 Dec 2014] to issue directions as to the minimum level of land survey-related activity or professional development required for registration as a land surveyor.
5 Delegation by Surveyor-General
5 Delegation by Surveyor-General
[Section 5 Amended by No. 23 of 2014, s. 6, Applied:09 Dec 2014] The Surveyor-General may delegate all or any of the Surveyor-General’s functions and powers under this Act to a State Service officer who is a registered land surveyor.
5A Deputy Surveyor-General
5A Deputy Surveyor-General
[Section 5A Inserted by No. 23 of 2014, s. 7, Applied:09 Dec 2014]
(1) The Minister may appoint a State Service officer or State Service employee to be Deputy Surveyor-General and that person may hold that office in conjunction with State Service employment.
(2) The Deputy Surveyor-General so appointed may, in the absence of the Surveyor-General, perform any of the functions or duties or exercise any of the powers of the Surveyor-General under this Act.
6 Functions of Director
6 Functions of Director
The Director has the functions of receiving complaints, conducting investigations and taking disciplinary action as provided by Part 5 .
Part 3 Registration of Surveyors
Part 3 Registration of Surveyors
7 Application and eligibility for registration as a surveyor
7 Application and eligibility for registration as a surveyor
[Section 7 Substituted by No. 23 of 2014, s. 8, Applied:09 Dec 2014]
(1) A person, on payment of the prescribed fee, may apply to the Surveyor-General to be registered as a surveyor.
(2) A person is eligible to be registered as a land surveyor if –
(a) the person –
(i) was a surveyor registered under the repealed Act immediately before the commencement day; or
(ii) has been accredited by the prescribed institute as having the educational qualifications and practical training required for the practice of land surveying as prescribed in the regulations; or
(iii) is entitled to be registered as a land surveyor under mutual recognition legislation; and
(b) the person –
(i) has undertaken such land survey-related activities or professional development as may be prescribed in the directions issued under Part 4 ; and
(ii) is capable of carrying out the practice of land surveying in Tasmania in accordance with all statutory requirements.
(3) A person is eligible to be registered as a surveyor, other than a land surveyor, if the person has competency accreditation which is recognised by a relevant institution as satisfying national competency standards for professional surveyors practising other than in land surveying.
8 Registration by Surveyor-General
8 Registration by Surveyor-General
[Section 8 Substituted by No. 23 of 2014, s. 8, Applied:09 Dec 2014]
(1) The Surveyor-General may –
(a) require an applicant for registration to produce any documents or other information that the Surveyor-General considers necessary to decide the application; and
(b) make any inquiries that the Surveyor-General reasonably needs to decide the application.
(2) The Surveyor-General must register a person who applies for registration if the person is eligible for registration and the requirements of this Act relating to the application have been met.
(3) The Surveyor-General must refuse to register a person who applies for registration if the person is not eligible for registration or the requirements of this Act relating to the application have not been met.
8A Re-accreditation by prescribed institute
8A Re-accreditation by prescribed institute
[Section 8A Inserted by No. 23 of 2014, s. 8, Applied:09 Dec 2014]
(1) If an applicant satisfies the requirements of section 7(2)(a) , but is unable to satisfy the Surveyor-General in accordance with section 7(2)(b) , the applicant may apply to the prescribed institute for re-accreditation.
(2) If the prescribed institute is satisfied that the applicant has sufficient knowledge and skills equivalent to that provided by the professional training referred to in the regulations, the institute may accredit the applicant.
(3) Accreditation under this section is sufficient to satisfy the Surveyor-General for the purposes of section 7(2)(b) .
8B Register of surveyors
8B Register of surveyors
[Section 8B Inserted by No. 23 of 2014, s. 8, Applied:09 Dec 2014]
(1) The Surveyor-General must keep a register of surveyors.
(2) The register is to provide for –
(a) the mandatory registration of a surveyor intending to practise as a land surveyor; and
(b) the voluntary registration of a surveyor intending to practise other than as a land surveyor.
(3) The register may be kept in any form, including electronic form, that the Surveyor-General approves.
(4) The Surveyor-General must make the register available to the public and may give to any person a copy of part of, or an entry from, the register certified by the Surveyor-General to be a true copy.
8C Disbursement of fees for registration as land surveyor
8C Disbursement of fees for registration as land surveyor
[Section 8C Inserted by No. 23 of 2014, s. 8, Applied:09 Dec 2014]
(1) Any funds received by the Surveyor-General in a financial year in respect of an application for registration as a land surveyor, other than any fees for late applications, are to be provided to the prescribed institute by the next 31 July.
(2) The funds paid to the prescribed institute are to be applied in the payment of any expenses necessarily incurred by the institute in undertaking its responsibilities under this Act.
(3) By not later than 31 September each year, the prescribed institute is to provide the Surveyor-General with an account of the expenditure of the funds provided to it in the preceding financial year.
9 Particulars to be entered in register
9 Particulars to be entered in register
(1) The Surveyor-General must enter in the register the following particulars in respect of a registered surveyor, whether a land surveyor or not:
(a) his or her name;
(b) the address of each place in Tasmania where the surveyor carries on the practice of surveying or, if the surveyor has no such address, his or her home address;
(ba) [Section 9 Subsection (1) amended by No. 23 of 2014, s. 9, Applied:09 Dec 2014] his or her email address;
(c) a registration number allotted to the surveyor by the Surveyor-General;
(d) the date of his or her initial registration;
(e) the date of each successive renewal of such registration;
(f) [Section 9 Subsection (1) amended by No. 23 of 2014, s. 9, Applied:09 Dec 2014] any specialist competency that the surveyor relied on for registration.
(2) [Section 9 Subsection (2) substituted by No. 23 of 2014, s. 9, Applied:09 Dec 2014] The Surveyor-General must –
(a) on the application of a registered surveyor and
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