1              Survey Plans – Retaining Walls The Board has recently written to a number of surveyors for failing to record the location of retaining walls on survey plans when the retaining wall is close to the boundary. This is specifically the case with new sub-divisions. While the Board accepts that it is possible for the […]

1              Tender Submissions – Certificate of Currency The Board regularly receives requests from surveyors/corporations for a “Certificate of Currency” which lists the level of registration held by an individual or corporation eg, registered surveyor with consulting and cadastral endorsements, plus the period the registration is valid for. The Certificate of Currency is generally required to […]

On 12 December 2019, the Governor in Council approved the three year appointment of Mr Kenneth Cross to the Board and reappointed Dr Glenn Campbell, Mrs Karen Norton, Ms Darlene Skennar QC, to the Board.  Continuing on the Board are Peter Murphy (Chair), Russell Priebbenow, Michael Arnold, Alasdair Begley and Neesha Pierce. KEN CROSS – […]

The following information is provided to advise of the introduction and applicability of Project Bank Accounts for building work which may include survey related work. Background In 2017, the Queensland Government introduced a suite of reforms to the building and construction industry through the Building Industry Fairness (Security of Payment) Act 2017 (the BIF Act). […]

Form 16 Certification – Boundary Location The Board continues to receive advice that Form 16 certifications concerning the location of buildings in relation to a property boundary are being provided by people who are not qualified to provide the certification, as they are not registered cadastral surveyors. The Board published the Guideline – Surveys relating […]

2 March 2018 Registration Issues The Board has received requests from employers to issue registration renewals direct to the employer instead of the individual registrant, and in some cases to reissue the tax invoice in the name of the employer. The Board’s responsibility is linked to the registrant and to maintain the required statutory information […]

On 21 December 2017, the Governor in Council approved the three-year appointment of Peter Murphy (Chair), Michael Arnold, and Alasdair Begley to the Board.  Continuing on the Board are Russell Priebbenow, Glenn Campbell, Karen Norton, Darlene Skennar QC, and Neesha Pierce. Outgoing chair Peter Sippel and former board member John Carroll both served on the […]

Tuesday 19 September 2017 Below is a summary of matters that have come before the Board in recent months. Survey Practice Case 1 The Board received information from DNRM about the survey practices of a consulting cadastral surveyor. The Board appointed an investigator to review four surveys to determine if there was any evidence of […]

9 May 2017 The  joint government and private industry Three Dimensional Queensland Taskforce (3dQLD), was tasked with defining a roadmap from the current centuries old land surveying practice and law, to a modernised, efficient system suitable to meet the needs of the 21st century. Modern technology now permits 3D digital positional certainty of property boundaries […]

31 March 2017 The Board has recently dealt with a number of matters where the accuracy of the certification on survey plans came into question. A key element of the responsibility that is entrusted to registered cadastral surveyors is the assurance/verification that the survey meets the legislative requirements, including regulations and standards. It is of […]