4Functions 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.