Survey Regulations 2020 (SA)

South Australia Survey Regulations 2020 under the Survey Act 1992

Contents Part 1—Preliminary 1 Short title 3 Interpretation Part 2—Licences and registrations 4 Purpose of Part 5 Qualifications 6 Practical experience 7 Other requirements—standards of competence 8 Other requirements—refresher courses for former licensed or registered surveyors Part 3—Survey instructions 9 Purpose of Part 10 Interpretation 11 Survey evidence 12 Placing or accepting survey marks 13 Permanent survey marks 14 Accuracy 15 Field notes 16 Survey reports 17 Identification surveys to comply with code 18 Plans 19 Certification of plans 20 Boundaries of land within coordinated cadastre 21 Survey of land 22 Reinstatement of marks after land division complete 23 Removal of marks 24 Exemptions by Surveyor‑General 25 Additional work required by Surveyor‑General 26 Directions of Surveyor‑General Part 4—Miscellaneous 27 Adoption of Code of Ethics Legislative history

Part 1—Preliminary 1—Short title These regulations may be cited as the Survey Regulations 2020. 3—Interpretation In these regulations, unless the contrary intention appears— Act means the Survey Act 1992.

Part 2—Licences and registrations 4—Purpose of Part This Part is made for the purposes of section 22 of the Act. 5—Qualifications For the purposes of section 22(1)(b) of the Act, the qualifications required of an applicant for a licence or registration as a surveyor are— (a) a Graduate Diploma in Surveying from the University of South Australia; or (b) a Master of Surveying from the University of South Australia; or (c) a Bachelor of Geoinformatics and Surveying from the University of South Australia; or (d) a Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) (Surveying) from the University of South Australia; or (e) qualifications, or qualifications and experience, accredited as being equivalent to the qualifications referred to in paragraph (a) or (c) by the Institution of Surveyors. 6—Practical experience (1) Subject to this regulation— (a) an applicant for a licence as a surveyor who has not previously been a licensed surveyor must have a total of at least 400 days of practical experience in surveying including at least 200 days practical experience in cadastral surveying; and (b) an applicant for registration as a surveyor who has not previously been a registered surveyor must have a total of at least 400 days of practical experience in surveying. (2) The practical experience may comprise discrete periods each of which must be at least 4 weeks in duration unless the Institution of Surveyors is satisfied that a shorter period is justified in the particular circumstances of a case. (3) Each period of practical experience must be approved by the Institution of Surveyors. (4) The Institution of Surveyors— (a) must approve a period of practical experience for an applicant whose proposal of intention to obtain practical experience has been agreed to by the Institution under subregulation (6) if— (i) the Institution is satisfied, after taking into account progress reports provided to the Institution in relation to the applicant under subregulation (7), that the practical experience was undertaken in accordance with that proposal; and (ii) the prescribed supervisor has certified (in a manner approved by the Institution) that the applicant has satisfactorily completed the period of practical experience; and (b) may, in any other case, approve a period of practical experience if— (i) the Institution is satisfied that— (A) the practical experience was supervised by a prescribed supervisor; and (B) the prescribed supervisor did not, at any time during the period of supervision, supervise the practical experience of any other person for the purposes of this Part (or, if they did, the supervision was of 1 other person only and that other person had already completed at least 1 year of supervised practical experience); and (C) the practical experience was not so specialised or elementary as to restrict the development of the competence of the applicant; and (ii) the prescribed supervisor has certified (in a manner approved by the Institution) that the applicant has satisfactorily completed the period of practical experience. (5) An applicant under this regulation may, before undertaking a period of practical experience, submit to the Institution of Surveyors for its agreement, a written proposal (in a manner approved by the Institution) of the applicant's intention to obtain such practical experience, signed by the applicant and the proposed prescribed supervisor and containing the following information: (a) the expected nature and duration of the practical experience; (b) the qualifications held by the supervisor during the 2 years immediately before the proposed commencement of the practical experience; (c) a statement to the effect that the supervisor agrees— (i) to supervise the applicant for the duration of the proposed period of practical experience; and (ii) not to supervise the practical experience of any other person for the purposes of this Part during that period (unless it is supervision of 1 other person only and that other person will, at the proposed commencement of the period, have already completed at least 1 year of supervised practical experience). (6) On receipt of a proposal under subregulation (5), the Institution of Surveyors must decide whether or not it agrees to the proposal and give notice of that decision to the applicant as soon as reasonably practicable. (7) A person who supervises an applicant's practical experience in accordance with a proposal under subregulation (5) must report to the Institution of Surveyors (in a manner approved by the Institution) on the progress of the applicant— (a) if the period of practical experience exceeds 6 months—within 28 days after the completion of each 6 month period; and (b) in any case—within 28 days after the completion of the period of practical experience. Maximum penalty: $200. (8) In this regulation— prescribed supervisor, in relation to the supervision of a period of practical experience undertaken by an applicant under this regulation, means— (a) a licensed surveyor who has been licensed for at least 2 years immediately before the commencement of that period; or (b) a person holding qualifications approved by the Institution of Surveyors as relevant to the practical experience who has held those qualifications for at least 2 years immediately before the commencement of that period. 7—Other requirements—standards of competence (1) An applicant for a licence as a surveyor who has not previously been a licensed surveyor must— (a) complete a project, or series of projects, in cadastral surveying in accordance with these regulations; and (b) demonstrate a satisfactory level of competence in the completion of each project. (2) An applicant for registration as a surveyor who has not previously been a registered surveyor must— (a) complete a project, or series of projects, in a category of surveying in which the applicant has gained practical experience in accordance with these regulations; and (b) demonstrate a satisfactory level of competence in the completion of each project. (3) Each project must be— (a) set by a person appointed, with the approval of the Minister, by the Institution of Surveyors; and (b) of moderate complexity and sufficiently broad to enable the applicant to demonstrate an application of knowledge and skills in the relevant category of surveying. (4) The applicant's level of competence in relation to a project must be assessed by a person appointed, with the approval of the Minister, by the Institution of Surveyors. (5) The assessment of an applicant's level of competence in the completion of a project in a particular category of surveying must be based on the following considerations: (a) whether the applicant's level of competence equates to the standards of competence expected in such a category of surveying in the workplace; (b) any relevant guidelines published by the Institution of Surveyors and in force from time to time. 8—Other requirements—refresher courses for former licensed or registered surveyors (1) A former licensed surveyor who applies for a licence as a surveyor must— (a) undertake a refresher course in cadastral surveying in accordance with this regulation; and (b) demonstrate a satisfactory level of competence in the completion of the course. (2) A former registered surveyor who applies for registration as a surveyor must— (a) undertake a refresher course in surveying other than cadastral surveying in accordance with this regulation; and (b) demonstrate a satisfactory level of competence in the completion of the course. (3) Each refresher course must be— (a) set by a person appointed, with the approval of the Minister, by the Institution of Surveyors; and (b) sufficient to enable the applicant to update the applicant's knowledge and skills in the relevant category of surveying after taking into account— (i) the applicant's qualifications and experience in that category of surveying; and (ii) the length of time that the applicant has not practised in that category of surveying. (4) The applicant's level of competence in relation to a course must be assessed by a person appointed, with the approval of the Minister, by the Institution of Surveyors. (5) The assessment of an applicant's level of competence in the completion of a course in a particular category of surveying must be based on the following considerations: (a) whether the applicant's level of competence equates to the standards of competence expected in such a category of surveying in the workplace; (b) any relevant guidelines published by the Institution of Surveyors and in force from time to time. (6) In this regulation— former licensed surveyor means a former licensed surveyor in respect of whom a period of 5 or more years has elapsed since they were last licensed; former registered surveyor means a former registered surveyor in respect of whom a period of 5 or more years has elapsed since they were last registered.