16Only 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.

(2)  [Section 16 Subsection (2) amended by No. 4 of 2024, s. 6, Applied:05 Jul 2024] A person who is not a registered land surveyor, or acting under the supervision of a registered land surveyor, must not survey land.

Penalty:  Fine not exceeding 200 penalty units.

(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.