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Statutory Survey Services

This Unit is responsible for ensuring that survey plans of land subdivisions comply with statutory requirements to maintain the integrity of the land title system.

The Unit:

  • Allocates parcel, plan and field book numbers for new subdivisions. Requests for numbers are received from:
    1. Licensed Surveyors carrying out private subdivisions - these requests must be accompanied by the appropriate development approvals.
    2. Client Services arranging contract surveys on behalf of government agencies.
  • Provides advice on survey requirements.
  • Undertakes investigations on survey requirements for Aboriginal land claims and Pastoral Lease subdivisions.
  • Examines survey plans for compliance with statutory requirements prior to approval by the Surveyor General under the Licensed Surveyors Act.
  • Caries out audits on survey plans and provide feedback to Licensed Surveyors.
  • Provides advice to surveyors, the public and government agencies on surveying and subdivision processes.

Lodgement of Plans

Plans that require approval by the Office of Surveyor-General must be formally lodged with the Statutory Survey Services.

Official Departmental lodgement and application forms need to accompany the plans and data.

In addition to the Survey Plan(s) and the official lodgement form, the following documents and information must also be lodged with the plan data.

For Survey Plans:

  • Surveyors report
  • Accredited Examiner’s report
  • Examination print endorsed by Accredited Examiner
  • Examination checklist
  • Calculations and closes
  • Field book
  • Schedule of fees (PDF 82KB)

Please note :

  1. the contents of the Examination Report should comply with the requirements as outlined in the Auditing Process and Accreditation of Examiners Version 4.7 document (PDF 179KB)
  2. the Department will accept the lodgement of Survey Plan data for approval that is not countersigned by an Accredited Examiner. In such cases the Department will arrange for the plan/data to be examined (checked) internally or by an Accredited Examiner. However, this service will incur an examination fee as prescribed in the Licensed Surveyors Act.