Guidance Survey Reports

Guidance for writing survey reports
Required by Part 7 of the Surveying and Mapping Infrastructure Act 2003
Prepared by: Survey Policy, Spatial Information Group Department of Environment and Resource Management State of Queensland (Department of Environment and Resource Management) 2011 This document has been prepared with all due diligence and care, based on the best available information at the time of publication. The department holds no responsibility for any errors or omissions within this document. Any decisions made by other parties based on this document are solely the responsibility of those parties. Information contained in this document is from a number of sources and, as such, does not necessarily represent government or departmental policy.
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April 2011
Contents
Background ............................................................................................................................................. 4 Location of boundaries upon commencement......................................................................................... 4 Location at law ........................................................................................................................................ 4 Rules not applicable to some surveys and some land.............................................................................. 4 Compiled plans........................................................................................................................................ 4 Working out which rule applies .............................................................................................................. 5 Using the example report template.......................................................................................................... 5 Formatting the example survey report templates................................................................................. 5 Additional survey comments ............................................................................................................... 6 APPENDIX 1 Which provision in Part 7 of the SMIA applies to this land? ..................................... 7 APPENDIX 2Glossary ...................................................................................................................... 13 APPENDIX 3Example report section 80, compiled plan.................................................................. 22 APPENDIX 4Example report section 80, surveyed.......................................................................... 23 APPENDIX 5Example report section 80, previous MHWS boundary, compiled plan .................... 24 APPENDIX 6Example report section 80, previous MHWS boundary, surveyed............................. 26 APPENDIX 7Example report section 81, surveyed.......................................................................... 28 APPENDIX 8Example report section 82 compiled plan................................................................... 29 APPENDIX 9Example report section 82, surveyed.......................................................................... 31 APPENDIX 10Example report section 83 single lot declaration, compiled ..................................... 32 APPENDIX 11Example report section 83 single lot declaration, surveyed ..................................... 35 APPENDIX 12Example report section 86, compiled plan................................................................ 38 APPENDIX 13Example report section 86, surveyed........................................................................ 39 APPENDIX 14Example report section 108, compiled plan.............................................................. 40 APPENDIX 15Example report section 108, surveyed...................................................................... 42 APPENDIX 16Example report section 109, surveyed...................................................................... 43 APPENDIX 17Example report section 110, compiled plan.............................................................. 45 APPENDIX 18Example report section 110, surveyed...................................................................... 47 APPENDIX 19Example report section 113, compiled plan.............................................................. 48 APPENDIX 20Example report section 113, surveyed...................................................................... 50 APPENDIX 21Example report section 119 Lake boundary, compiled ............................................ 51 APPENDIX 22Example report section 119 Lake boundary, surveyed............................................. 52
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Background
The ambulatory boundary provisions under Part 7 of the Survey and Mapping Infrastructure Act 2003 (SMIA) commenced on 7 May 2010. The objective of this legislation is to achieve greater consistency and clarity about the natural feature adopted to define the boundary of land adjoining water. Following these legislative changes, the Department of Environment and Resource Management (DERM) alongside the Surveying and Spatial Sciences Institute (SSSI) ran a program to update and inform surveyors of this legislation. It has become apparent that some surveyors require guidance to assist in writing the reports required under the new regulatory framework.
Location of boundaries upon commencement

Upon commencement of the new legislation, the location of ambulatory boundaries changed to the location of the natural feature used to identify the boundary on the current plan. If no natural feature was identified in surveying the boundary, or the natural feature cannot be identified on the ground, then the boundary is where it would be located on a first new plan of survey.
Location at law
There are two sets of rules which deal with tidal boundaries and non-tidal watercourse boundaries respectively. Each of these sets contains rules for locating the boundary without a resurvey, resurveying the boundary, and defining the boundary if the land has not previously been granted. Depending on the circumstances, there is a rule that determines where the boundary is located, and this is referred to as the location at law. When there is a difference between the location at law and the location of a boundary depicted on a plan of survey, the rule (therefore the location at law) prevails. The first new plan of survey and the report must clearly identify the natural feature used to define the ambulatory boundary. At a later date the boundary is ascertained by locating the natural feature taking into account the ambulatory boundary principles. If there is no natural feature, the rules provide that another thing may be used to define the boundary.
Rules not applicable to some surveys and some land

The regulatory scheme recognises that in some cases it is inappropriate to force an owner of land to resurvey the boundary using the new rules (e.g. when land is being surveyed to excise a parcel for a public purpose). Accordingly, a survey using the new rules may not be required if a plan of survey is certified as being a reserved plan of survey. Such a certification applies only to specific classes of survey. Some types of land (e.g. land with a specified tidal boundary, national parks, indigenous lands, strategic port lands, state forests) are exempt from the new rules.
Compiled plans
Boundaries may be compiled rather than resurveyed if the location of the boundary at law largely coincides with the location in which it will be depicted on such a compiled plan. This issue requires a professional assessment by a cadastral surveyor, who must certify that this is the case, and must cover the issues in the report. If the location at law and the depicted boundary do not coincide, the options are to either: 1. compile the boundary on the basis of imagery of the landform 2. survey the boundary by field survey or by photogrammetry.
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Working out which rule applies

Before commencing the report, identify the purpose of the survey as this will determine whether the old rules apply, or whether the land is wholly exempt from the new rules. Following this, work out which section of Part 7 applies to the survey. Refer to the key in Attachment 1. Before a plan is lodged for registration, it is essential for the surveyor taking legal responsibility for the plan to refer to the relevant sections of the legislation and the Cadastral Survey Requirements, to ensure that all of the statutory requirements and survey standards have been met. More than one section of the SMIA may apply to a boundary on a lot of land. For example: 1. A surveyor may observe that part of a non-tidal boundary watercourse has been modified by human intervention while part of it remains in original condition. On the resulting plan, the surveyor must distinguish between that part of the boundary to which section 110 applies and that part of it to which section 108 applies. 2. A lot may have both a tidal boundary and a non-tidal watercourse boundary. In this case, the requirements in both sections 80 and 108 must be complied with.
Using the example report template

The example report indicates the minimum legal requirements for registering a plan, and is designed to assist surveyors to produce concise and structured reports that meet the statutory requirements to define the boundary and to satisfy the requirements for compiling a plan, without including additional and irrelevant material. However, at times a surveyor may consider that additional material should be providedthese guidelines are not intended to inhibit sensible survey practice. The sequence with which issues are dealt with in the reports is intended to assist surveyors so that they do not carry out work that is not required to satisfy the legal requirements. It is not necessary to restate in the report information already provided on the certificate, such as who takes legal responsibility for the survey. Where a surveyor relies on published information in writing part of a report, the source should be cited where the material is readily accessible. If it is only capable of being sourced in a specialist library, then an attributed extract should be provided as part of the field notes or in the report. Sometimes a surveyor will make an observation in relation to the land that is relevant to the ambulatory boundary provisions. Such an observation may be useful in future and the surveyor should include it in his or her report.
Formatting the example survey report templates

If a report is not on the second or subsequent sheet of the plan, it should be lodged separately as field notes with a cover sheet and Form 12. As these are example reports, the surveyor should ensure any information not applying to the land is removed from the pro-forma report. This information would include explanations, examples and footnotes. If such material is not removed, the plan may be requisitioned. For ease of checking whether unnecessary text has been removed, examples or explanations have been contained in square brackets in the example reports so that it is easy to search for any text that must be deleted from a final report. Action statements in the example reports are printed in italics and highlighted, and explain what is required. Examples are highlighted, and printed with text which is not italicised. Footnotes should also be removed.
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Additional survey comments

The report structure proposed is not intended to stop a surveyor from adding additional material relevant to the survey. If you want to supplement the written words with photographs or sketches that assist in explaining the situation succinctly, please do so. This supplementary information cannot be included on the plan, and will need to be lodged separately as field notes. For instance, if section 80 is being applied, and the surveyor is compiling to an earlier plan, it may be necessary to explain why a survey is being replaced by about measurements and why the boundary is in a different location to the immediately previous plan.
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APPENDIX 1 Which provision in Part 7 of the SMIA applies to this land?

Step Question Is the boundary ambulatory? i.e. it is: 1 o o not a right line and adjoins tidal water or a non-tidal boundary watercourse not an internal watercourse Yes Section 65 (plan may follow old rules) Answer Yes Action Go to step 2 Rule Template
No
Not Part 7 of SMIA
Is the plan a reserved plan of survey? i.e. survey is one of the following and certified by the registrar or chief executive: o 2 o Preliminary o prepared and registered only for disposal or other dealing under Land Act 1994 for a public purpose prepared and registered for purposes of development approval in force at 7 May 2010; or prepared on basis of survey performed before 7 May 2010 for works authorised by Coordinator General.
No
Go to step 3
Is the reason for surveying the land to make a fresh grant of unallocated State land? i.e. the land has not previously been granted and survey instructions have been issued.
Yes
Section 89 if tidal boundary, section 115 if non-tidal boundary watercourse Go to step 4 Go to step 5 Go to step 15
New source material adopted feature rule
No Tidal
Does the land adjoin tidal water or non-tidal water? Non-tidal
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Step
Question Is the land exempt? i.e. the land is one of the following:
Answer
Action Sections 67 to 86 do not apply to land. Use existing definition of boundary Go to step 6 Sections 75 to 86 do not apply to land. Use existing definition of boundary Go to step 7 Go to step 8 Go to step 9
Rule
Template
Tidal 5
o o o o
indigenous land; strategic port land; State Forest; or is, or is about to become a forest reserve or protected area Nature Conservation Act 1992.
Yes
No
Is the boundary a specified tidal boundary? 6 i.e. the deed refers to tidal plane, or there has been surrender and reissue of deed pursuant to section 358(3)(b) of the Land Act 1994 or earlier similar provision.
Yes
No Is the survey an identification survey, a mining lease, of a secondary interest in land such as an easement; or will the outcome be used in legal proceedings where the location is an issue? Yes No
Is it possible to identify the natural feature adopted on the currently authoritative plan of survey?
Yes
Section 76
Current adopted natural feature rule
See Cadastral Survey Requirements 4.13 Reporting requirements for surveyors
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Step
Question
Answer
Action Section 77, which requires resurvey. Go to step 9 Go to step 10 (OPTIONAL) or go to step 12
Rule Current adopted natural feature exception
Template
No
Yes 9 Is there an old plan of survey that clearly adopted the original natural feature? No
Section 82
Applied criteria exception
Appendix 8 or 9
10
OPTIONAL (If a suitable alternative natural feature exists, the Act permits, but does not require, the boundary to be defined using that feature.) Is there another natural feature beyond the original adopted feature but which is further from the water than Mean High Water Springs?
Yes
Go to step 11
No
Go to step 12
Yes 11 Was the land freehold before 7 May 2010? No
Section 81
Alternate natural feature exception
Appendix 7
Go to step 12 Original adopted natural feature rule
12
Is the original adopted natural feature discernible?
Yes
Section 80
Appendix 3, 4, 5 or 6
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Step
Question
Answer No
Action Go to step 13 Section 80 subject to ambulatory boundary principles Go to step 14 Section 82 Note that the tidal boundary must be surveyed if this section is used. It cannot be compiled from another plan. Section 83 or section 93
Rule
Template
13
Is there evidence that the natural feature cannot be identified because there has been sudden change to the natural feature or human intervention on the land?
Yes
Original adopted natural feature rule
Appendix 3 or 4
No
Yes 14 Is there anything else that might be used to define the tidal boundary?
Applied criteria rule
Appendix 8 or 9
No
Single or multiple lot declaration
Appendix 10 or 11 Appendix 20 or 21
Non-Tidal 15 Is the land bound by a freshwater lake or lagoon?
Yes No Is the land exempt? i.e. the land is one of the following: 1. indigenous land; 16 2. State forest; or 3. part of a forest reserve or protected area under Nature Conservation Act 1992. No Yes
Section 119 Go to step 16 Sections 102 to 113 do not apply to the land. Use existing definition of boundary. Go to step 17.
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Step
Question Is the survey an identification survey, a survey of a secondary interest or will the outcome of the survey be used in legal proceedings where location is a legal issue?
Answer Yes No
Action Go to step 18 Go to step 19
Rule
Template
17
Yes
Section 103
Current adopted natural feature rule (non-tidal)
18
Is it possible to identify the natural feature adopted on the plan of survey that is currently authoritative? Current adopted natural feature exception rule (nontidal) Previous sudden change
See Cadastral Survey Requirements 4.13 Reporting requirements for surveyors
No
Section 104 which requires resurvey. Go to step 19
19
Is there positive evidence that the natural feature cannot be identified because there has been sudden change or human intervention on the land?
Yes
Section 110
Appendix 17 or 18
No 20 Is there a natural feature that satisfies the non-tidal boundary location Yes
Go to step 20 Go to step 21
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Step criteria?
Question
Answer
Action
Rule Single or multiple lot declaration Boundary location criteria rule (non-tidal) Boundary location criteria rule (non-tidal)
Template
No
Section 109 or 120
Appendix 16
Yes 21 Is the proposed boundary closer to the opposite side of the boundary than its location immediately before the first new plan of survey? No
Boundary remains at location on current adopted natural feature. S. 108(5)
Section 108
Appendix 14 or 15
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APPENDIX 2Glossary
Asterisked (*) definitions are extracted from Part 7 of the SMIA.
accretion The gradual and imperceptible addition of land by natural causes, as out of the sea or a river 1 .
ambulatory boundary Note that when this term is used in Part 7 of the SMIA it has a narrower meaning than when it is used generally by a surveyor. Generally, it means a boundary adjoining water or another natural feature, such as a cliffline or watershed, which is subject to change by natural processes from time to time. Specifically in Part 7, it means a boundary of land adjoining water which is either tidal or non-tidal in its character, which is not a right line boundary. It is used in this sense in this document and in the example reports. *ambulatory boundary principles means the principles applying under, and the operation generally of, the general law relating to boundaries of land bounded by water, whether tidal or non-tidal, and in particular the general law relating to a) the change to the location at law of a boundary, having regard to any shift or modification over time of the feature constituting the boundary, by gradual and imperceptible degrees; and b) the absence of change to the location at law of a boundary, having regard to any shift or modification of the feature constituting the boundary that is not gradual and imperceptible, including, for example, a shift or modification caused by a flood or storm or another rapidly occurring natural process, or by substantial modification of land through human activity. Note that there are some restrictions on considering the impact of the ambulatory boundary principles. The principles can be considered in relation to a boundary based on a natural feature, but when a boundary has been defined by referring to any other thing then the ambulatory boundary principles are not taken into account (see s. 82(3), s. 83(3), s.86, s. 108(2), s. 109(3), s. 113, and s.116(2). *associated material, for a plan of survey, means anything that records, whether on the plan of survey, in field notes accompanying the plan of survey or anywhere else, any aspect of the survey the subject of the plan of survey, including any of the following a) a measurement or analysis, including an electronically produced measurement or analysis, made for, or in relation to, the survey; b) information about survey marks for the survey.
1 Glossary of the mapping sciences, by American Society of Civil Engineers, American Congress on Surveying and Mapping, ASCE Publications, 1994 - Technology & Engineering.
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compiled plan of survey Note that when this term is used in Part 7 of the SMIA it has a narrower meaning than when it is used generally by a surveyor. Generally it means a plan prepared under Section 17 of the Survey and Mapping Infrastructure Regulation 2004 (i.e. plan is prepared without carrying out a cadastral survey, and signed with a Form 18 certificate). Specifically in Part 7, it is defined as follows: *compiled plan of survey, in relation to any length (the relevant length) of a tidal or non-tidal boundary of land, means a plan of survey for the land that a) does not involve a resurveying of the relevant length; and b) represents the relevant length using searchable registered, or otherwise authoritative, information held by the chief executive (land) or the registrar of titles.
encroachment The definition of this term that should be used in relation to the ambulatory boundaries scheme, the definition from the Property Law Act 1974 (PLA) should be used in preference to the definition in the Land Title Act 1994. The SMI Regulation 2004 adopts the PLA 1974 definition, which reads encroachment means encroachment by a building, including encroachment by overhang of any part as well as encroachment by intrusion of any part in or upon the soil.
erosion The process by which the surface of the earth is worn away by the action of water, glaciers, winds, waves, etc exempt land Land exempted from the operation of subdivisions two to four of the relevant division of Part 7 of the SMIA. field notes are a subset of associated material.
*gradual change, of a natural feature, means any shift or modification over time of the natural feature, by gradual and imperceptible degrees. *indigenous land means a) Aboriginal land under the Aboriginal Land Act 1991 or Torres Strait Islander land under the Torres Strait Islander Land Act 1991; or b) land that is the subject of (i) a deed of grant in trust under the Land Act 1994, granted for the benefit of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander inhabitants or for Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander purposes; or a lease granted under the Local Government (Aboriginal Lands) Act 1978, section 3; or
(ii)
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c)
any of the following land in the county of Torres, parish of Umaga (i) (ii) (iii) lot 48 on crown plan TS207; lot 1 on crown plan 846896; lot 55 on crown plan 846896.
*lake includes a) a lagoon, swamp or other natural collection of water, whether permanent or intermittent; and b) the bed and banks of the lake, and any other element of the lake confining or containing the water of the lake.
natural feature a feature such as a stream, lake, forest, or mountain, which is not the work of man. *new plan of survey means a plan of survey registered after the commencement of this definition. *non-tidal boundary means a) a non-tidal boundary (lake); or b) a non-tidal boundary (watercourse). non-tidal boundary (watercourse) location criteria (1) The first criterion to be satisfied for identifying a non-tidal boundary (watercourse) is that the boundary must be a feature that a) occurs naturally; and b) is within the channel, but not within the bed, of the watercourse; and c) is in a reasonably stable location. (2) The second criterion to be satisfied for identifying a non-tidal boundary (watercourse) is that the boundary must not be a feature, or form part of a feature a) that is the line of intersection of a particular level of water flow with land; or b) that is transient in nature, including, for example, any of the following transient features within the watercourse (i) a bar; (ii) an in-stream island; (iii) a sand or reed bank. (3) The third criterion to be satisfied for identifying a non-tidal boundary (watercourse) is that the boundary must be any of the following a) the top of a bank; b) a particular line of change in a grade of a landform; c) a naturally occurring change in vegetation;
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d) another feature of sufficient substance to be an equivalent of a feature mentioned in paragraph (a), (b) or (c). (4) However, if it is not practicable to identify a non-tidal boundary (watercourse) under subsection (3), the alternative third criterion to be satisfied for identifying a non-tidal boundary (watercourse) is that the boundary must be a) a depositional feature or a scour mark; or b) if it is not practicable to identify a depositional feature or a scour mark but a non-tidal boundary (watercourse) is identifiable on the other side of the watercourse on an application of this sectionthe line that runs along the bank of the watercourse at the same level as the non-tidal boundary (watercourse) on the other side. (5) A line identified under subsection (4)(b) is taken to be a natural feature for the provisions of this part applying to natural features. Example for subsection (5) A provision of this part that applies the ambulatory boundary principles to a natural feature will also have the effect of applying the ambulatory boundary principles to the line identified under subsection (4)(b). *old plan of survey means a plan of survey registered, or otherwise recorded or recognised by the State as an authoritative instrument relating to land boundaries, before the commencement of this definition. original plan of survey, in relation to a compiled plan, is defined in s. 79 as the old plan of survey that adopted a natural feature to define the extent of subject land.
original adopted natural feature the natural feature used to locate the position of the ambulatory boundary on the first plan of survey for the subject interest in land. *plan of survey includes a plan of subdivision under a registration Act. practicability is an issue in compiling plans. Firstly there is an issue whether the compiled boundary depicted on the plan coincides to the greatest practicable extent, and secondly there is the issue of whether it is practicable to survey the boundary as opposed to compiling a plan. In either case, the requirement for practicability is tested once any objective criteria have been satisfied. Case law on the question of practicability allows consideration to be given to the balance between the cost of undertaking the task and the risk incurred by not undertaking it. The additional cost of surveying the boundary, in comparison to the overall cost of the survey, will be a consideration, particularly if the prime purpose of the survey is to deal with land that is not close to the ambulatory boundary (e.g. a small parcel being subdivided from the front of a large rural parcel that backs onto a watercourse).
*public interest includes the cultural, environmental, heritage, land protection, planning, recreational, social and strategic interests of the public.
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public interest assessment The assessment required by the third tidal boundary location criterion. *registration Act means the Land Act 1994 or the Land Title Act 1994, and if the context permits, includes an Act directly or indirectly superseded by the Land Act 1994 or the Land Title Act 1994. *reserved plan of survey A plan of survey registered after commencement which applied the rules that operated before commencement, and that has been certified by the registrar or the chief executive as being a reserved plan of survey because he or she is satisfied that either: (i) it was prepared and registered only for the purpose of a disposal of, or other dealing with, part of the land under the Land Act 1994 for a public purpose under that Act; or (ii) it was prepared and registered for the purposes of a development approval under the Sustainable Planning Act 2009 in force at the commencement of this section, other than for the purposes of an amendment of the development approval made after the commencement of this section; or (iii) it was prepared on the basis of a survey performed before the commencement of this section for the purposes of works directed or authorised under a regulation under the State Development and Public Works Organisation Act 1971 to be undertaken or completed by an entity. (see s. 65 of the SMIA) *right line boundary, of land, means a boundary of the land to which all of the following apply a) the boundary is represented, or, having regard to the source material for the land, would be represented, on a plan of survey for the land as a straight line or series of straight lines; b) the boundarys location is fixed; c) the boundarys location is marked on the ground, or, having regard to the source material for the land, would be marked on the ground, by the placement of survey marks that (i) delineate the boundary; or (ii) allow the location of the boundary to be worked out by reference to them; or (iii) are a combination of subparagraphs (i) and (ii).
searchable registered, or otherwise authoritative, information The Survey and Mapping Infrastructure Act 2003 (SMIA) sets out when a compiled plan of survey may be prepared for an ambulatory boundary. The material that can be used to compile the relevant length is searchable registered, or otherwise authoritative, information held by the chief executive (land) or the registrar of titles. These words permit the use of two categories of information: 1. searchable registered information held by DERM; and 2. searchable, authoritative (but not registered) information held by DERM. The first category is limited to instruments (generally plans and deeds) registered under the Land Act 1994, Land Title Act 1994 and their predecessors. The second category includes the following (having due regard to the source, accuracy, reliability and
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intent of the information in each circumstance, and its suitability for representing the location of the natural feature or other thing that constitutes the boundary at law): a) a current or historical record of survey certified as accurate by a surveyor (to satisfy the searchable requirement, it needs to be either currently held by DERM or lodged or deposited with the plan); b) data kept by the chief executive in a State dataset 2 under the SMIA; c) a map published by a state or commonwealth agency (to satisfy the searchable requirement, if it is not published by DERM, it needs to be lodged or deposited with the plan); d) other data or imagery with sufficient metadata so that it can be related to a state dataset.
*source material, for land, means any instrument forming the origin of the lands identity for the system of land titling or land administration in place in the State under the registration Acts. Examples of what is and what is not source material 1. For freehold land, the most significant source material would ordinarily be the most recently issued deed of grant that granted the land in fee simple. A subsequently issued certificate of title under the Land Title Act 1994 following a subdivision or resurvey of all or part of the freehold land would not ordinarily be source material for the land or a part of the land. 2. A map, plan of survey or other instrument that is contemporaneous with the deed of grant mentioned in example 1 could also be source material if, for example, it is at law justifiable to have recourse to it to better interpret the deed of grant. A subsequent plan of subdivision following a subdivision or resurvey of all or part of the freehold land would not ordinarily be source material for the land or a part of the land. 3. For a road or reserve under the Land Act 1994, the most significant source material would ordinarily be the instrument under which the road or reserve is dedicated. Source material could also include a map or a plan of survey that is contemporaneous with the dedication of the road or reserve. 4. For land that is the subject of a lease, licence or permit under the Land Act 1994, the most significant source material would ordinarily be the instrument of lease, licence or permit. Source material could also include an entry in a register relating to the identity of the land before the grant of the lease, licence or permit, and a map or a plan of survey that is contemporaneous with the grant of the lease, licence or permit or the making of the entry in the register.
2 State dataset means 1 of the following (a) the administrative area boundary dataset; (b) the State remotely sensed image library; (c) the State digital cadastral dataset; (d) the survey control register; (e) another dataset kept by the chief executive under section 52.
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*specified tidal boundary If land has a specified tidal boundary, Part 7 Division 2 Subdivisions 2 to 4 does not apply to the land 3 . Section 71 defines a specified tidal boundary: (1) A tidal boundary of land is a specified tidal boundary if, under the source material for the land, the identification of the tidal boundary is specific rather than general in relation to the element of tidal influence, including for example, a description of the tidal boundary that a) uses the expression mean high water springs or ordinary high-water mark at spring tides; or b) uses some other form of words to describe the tidal boundary that indicates a clear intention to locate the boundary at a specific tidal plane. (2) Also, a tidal boundary of land is a specified tidal boundary if a) under the source material for the land, the identification of the tidal boundary is general rather than specific in relation to the element of tidal influence; and b) the source material was in force for the land on the commencement of this division and is, or includes, a deed of grant issued under (i) the Land Act 1994, section 358(3)(b) following a surrender under section 358(2)(b) of that Act; or (ii) provisions of the repealed Land Act 1962, or an earlier Act relating to the creation of freehold land, corresponding to the provisions mentioned in subparagraph (i). (3) Without limiting what may be an identification of a tidal boundary that is general rather than specific, the identification of a tidal boundary is taken to be general rather than specific if it does not use a form of words to describe the tidal boundary. State dataset means 1 of the following a) the administrative area boundary dataset; b) the State remotely sensed image library; c) the State digital cadastral dataset; d) the survey control register; e) another dataset kept by the chief executive under section 52. *sudden change, of a natural feature, means any shift or modification of the natural feature that is not gradual change of the natural feature, whether by a natural process or by human activity.
surrender and reissue of deed Before 7 May 2010, s. 358(2) of the Land Act 1994 read as follows: (2) A registered owner or trustee, with the Ministers written approval, may surrender the land contained in the registered owners deed of grant or trustee deed of grant in trust if a) on resurvey of the land, the boundaries of the land do not agree with the boundaries described in the existing deed or appropriate plan, and no doubt exists about the boundaries of the land; or
3 See s. 66(1)(a) for the substantive provision and s. 62 for the definition of a specified tidal boundary.
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b) the boundaries of the land have significantly changed because of erosion or by gradual and imperceptible degrees. The amendments which came into effect on 7 March 2010 repealed the contents of subsection 358(2)(b), as it was inconsistent with the clarification of the law being made.
*tidal boundary (1) A boundary of land is a tidal boundary if a) under the source material for the land, the boundary is identified, either expressly or by necessary implication (i) with reference to water, however described, that is subject to tidal influence; or Examples of tidal boundary identifiers for subparagraph (i) by the right bank of the Maroochy River high-water mark by the high-water mark of Moreton Bay mean high water springs other similar language relating to a bay, ocean or sea other similar language relating to a watercourse at a place where the waters of the watercourse are subject to tidal influence (ii) with reference to a natural feature or other thing whose existence and location are dependent on, or otherwise linked to the existence and location of, water that is subject to tidal influence; and Example of tidal boundary identifier for subparagraph (ii) the top of a bank running in proximity to the waters edge at spring tide b) having regard to how the boundary is identified, it can not appropriately be represented on a plan of survey as a right line boundary. (2) For subsection (1), a boundary that would otherwise be a tidal boundary under subsection (1) is taken not to be a tidal boundary to the extent it is located upstream of a downstream limit declared under the Water Act 2000, section 1006(1). tidal boundary location criteria (1) The first criterion is that the tidal boundary must not be subject to tidal inundation under any combination of astronomical conditions and average meteorological conditions. (2) The second criterion is that the tidal boundary must be on the landward side of any sandy beaches, foredunes, mangroves, sea grasses, salt grasses, salt marshes, saltpans, intertidal flats, tidal sand banks and other similar features. (3) The third criterion is that the location of the tidal boundary must be consistent with the public interest. (4) The fourth criterion is that the tidal boundary a) must be in a stable location that has been shown to have long term sustainability under normal seasonal events; and b) must not require any construction to keep it free from complete or partial inundation or obliteration.
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(5) The fifth criterion is that a natural feature must be adopted as the tidal boundary unless there is no natural feature in reasonable proximity to where the tidal boundary must be located, having regard to the description of the boundary in the source material for the land. Examples of natural features the top or bottom of a bank, a natural geomorphic form, a change in grade of the natural landform, a change in type of native vegetation (6) The sixth criterion is that if the fourth criterion can not be complied with, and no natural feature can be adopted under the fifth criterion, the tidal boundary chosen must nevertheless be on the landward side of any sandy beaches or sandy dunes and of any active erosion areas that have no natural vegetation. Example for subsection (6) The edge of vegetation that is above the highest astronomical tide could be adopted as the tidal boundary.
tidal plane A reference surface whose height in a particular region is determined using an average of particular sea levels over a large period of time (eg the Mean High Water Springs tidal plane is determined using the average height of the high water at spring tides under normal atmospheric conditions). *watercourse (1) In this part, a watercourse is a river, creek or other stream, including a stream in the form of an anabranch or a tributary, of the frequency of flow events a) in a natural channel, whether artificially modified or not; or b) in an artificial channel that has changed the course of the stream. (2) A watercourse includes any of the following located in it a) in-stream islands; b) benches; c) bars. (3) However, a watercourse does not include a drainage feature.
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APPENDIX 3Example report section 80, compiled plan

First new plan of survey of a tidal boundary
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s. 80 Survey and Mapping Infrastructure Act 2003 (SMIA) Compiled from registered and authoritative information s. 79 SMIA
Tenure and survey history The land was granted in [insert year]. The deed describes the land as being bound by [e.g. the shores of Moreton Bay]. The plan of survey [identify plan of survey by giving its reference number and date] and field notes [delete reference to field notes if there are none or they have not been consulted] contemporaneous with the deed identify that the high water mark was surveyed to the [state natural feature e.g. edge of sandy beach]. OR The land in the grant was surveyed on [identify contemporaneous plan of survey by giving its reference number and date]. Neither the plan nor the associated material [delete reference to field notes if there are none or they have not been consulted] described the natural feature. The original adopted natural feature was identified for the first time on [state reference number of historic plan] as the [quote from field notes or face of plan e.g. edge of sandy beach]. Definition of tidal boundary The original adopted natural feature [describe feature] on [insert reference to deposited plan] has been identified by [choose option -- survey or field inspection or imagery] taking into account the ambulatory boundary principles. The original adopted natural feature is not a line of intersection of a tidal plane with land. Compiled plan 5 The boundary being compiled from [insert historic plan reference] is not defined by reference to MHWS or another line of intersection between a tidal plane and land. The location of the boundary at law is to the greatest practicable extent consistent with the location of the boundary depicted on [insert reference to historic plan or image being compiled from]. This has been confirmed by [choose option -- site inspection/aerial photography overlay of the original survey plan. A copy of that aerial photography overlay is included in the field notes.] The plan is a compiled plan of survey and it satisfies requirements in s. 79 of the SMIA and standard 4.9.2 of the Cadastral Survey Requirements.
4 If this report is not on the second or subsequent sheet of the plan, please lodge it as survey records with a coversheet and Form 12. 5 See Glossary for clarification of compiling.
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APPENDIX 4Example report section 80, surveyed

First new plan of survey of a tidal boundary6 s. 80 Survey and Mapping Infrastructure Act 2003 (SMIA)
Tenure and survey history The land was granted in [insert year]. The deed describes the land as being bound by [e.g. the shores of Moreton Bay back to the point of commencement]. The plan of survey [identify historic plan number] and field notes contemporaneous with the deed [delete reference to field notes if there are none or they have not been consulted] identified that the high water mark was surveyed to the [state natural feature e.g. edge of sandy beach]. OR The land in the grant was surveyed on [identify contemporaneous plan of survey by giving plan number and date of registration] but the plan and associated material did not describe the natural feature. The original adopted natural feature was identified for the first time on [state reference number of plan] as the [quote words in field notes or on the face of the plan e.g. edge of sandy beach] and it is not a tidal plane. Survey of tidal boundary The location of [insert description of natural feature], the original adopted natural feature has been determined by [choose option from field survey or photogrammetry] taking into account the ambulatory boundary principles. The original adopted natural feature is not a line of intersection of a tidal plane with land. [Insert further explanation if necessary.]
6 If this report is not on the second or subsequent sheet of the plan, please lodge it as survey records with a coversheet and Form 12.
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APPENDIX 5Example report section 80, previous MHWS boundary, compiled plan
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s. 80 Survey and Mapping Infrastructure Act 2003 (SMIA) 8 Compiled from registered and authoritative information 9 s. 79 SMIA
Tenure and survey history The land was granted in [insert year]. The deed describes the land as being bound by[e.g. the shores of Moreton Bay back to the point of commencement]. There has been no surrender and reissue of the deed 10. The plan of survey [identify historic plan number] and associated material [delete reference to field notes if there are none or they have not been consulted] contemporaneous with the deed identified that the high water mark was surveyed to the [state natural feature e.g. edge of sandy beach]. The land was depicted as adjoining [insert name of coastal feature or tidal river]. OR The land in the grant was surveyed on [identify contemporaneous plan of survey] but the plan and associated material did not describe the natural feature. The land was depicted as adjoining [insert name of coastal feature or tidal river]. The original adopted natural feature was identified for the first time on [state reference number of historic plan] as the [quote words from field notes or on face of plan e.g. edge of sandy beach]. The lot was resurveyed on [insert plan reference] in [insert year] to Mean High Water Springs, adding an area of [insert area] to the lot. Definition of tidal boundary The original adopted natural feature [describe feature] on [insert reference to plan on which it was surveyed or defined] has been identified by [choose option from survey or field inspection or imagery] taking into account the ambulatory boundary principles. The original adopted natural feature is not a line of intersection of a tidal plane with land. Adoption of the original adopted natural feature has led to a decrease in land area of [insert area].
7 This report is designed for those instances where the tidal boundary on this plan will replace a MHWS boundary. 8 If this report is not on the second or subsequent sheet of the plan, please lodge it as survey records with a coversheet and Form 12. 9 See Glossary. 10 If assistance is required to do a search to verify this, see the section in the Glossary dealing with surrender and reissue of a deed.
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Encroachments 11 [If encroachments are identified in the area between MHWS and the new tidal boundary, the consulting surveyor should approach State Land Asset Management to discuss whether alternative tenure may be provided. Any evidence about authorisations of the relevant works may assist this process.] A number of encroachments have been identified on the land between the current location of the original adopted natural feature and the boundary surveyed to MHWS: [insert list and include photographs and other evidence in field notes]. The encroachments are identified on the plan of survey. Compiled plan The boundary being compiled from [insert historic plan reference] is not defined by reference to MHWS or another line of intersection between a tidal plane and land. The location of the boundary at law is to the greatest practicable extent consistent with the location of the boundary depicted on [insert reference to plan or image being compiled from]. This has been confirmed by [choose option -- site inspection or aerial photography overlay of the original survey plan. A copy of that aerial photography overlay is included in the field notes.] The plan is a compiled plan of survey and it satisfies requirements in s. 79 of the SMIA and standard 4.9.2 of the Cadastral Survey Requirements.
11 encroachment means encroachment by a building, including encroachment by overhang of any part as well as encroachment by intrusion of any part in or upon the soil.
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APPENDIX 6Example report section 80, previous MHWS boundary, surveyed

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s. 80 Survey and Mapping Infrastructure Act 2003 (SMIA) 13

Tenure and survey history The land was granted in [insert year]. The deed describes the land as being bound by[e.g. the shores of Moreton Bay back to the point of commencement]. There has been no surrender and reissue of the deed 14. The plan of survey [identify historic plan number] and associated material [delete reference to field notes if there are none or they have not been consulted] contemporaneous with the deed identified that the high water mark was surveyed to the [state natural feature e.g. edge of sandy beach]. The land was depicted as adjoining [insert name of coastal feature or tidal river]. OR The land in the grant was surveyed on [identify contemporaneous plan of survey] but the plan and associated material did not describe the natural feature. The land was depicted as adjoining [insert name of coastal feature or tidal river]. The original adopted natural feature was identified for the first time on [state reference number of plan] as the [quote words from field notes or on face of plan e.g. edge of sandy beach]. The lot was resurveyed on [insert plan reference] in [insert year] to Mean High Water Springs, adding an area of [insert area] to the lot. Survey of tidal boundary The original adopted natural feature has been identified and its current location surveyed by [choose option from survey or photogrammetry ] taking into account the ambulatory boundary principles. The original adopted natural feature is not a line of intersection of a tidal plane with land. Adoption of the original adopted natural feature has led to a decrease in land area of [insert area]. Encroachments 15 [If encroachments are identified in the area between MHWS and the new tidal boundary, the consulting surveyor should approach State Land Asset Management to discuss whether
12 This report is designed for those instances where the tidal boundary on this plan will replace a MHWS boundary. 13 If this report is not on the second or subsequent sheet of the plan, please lodge it as survey records with a coversheet and Form 12. 14 If assistance is required to do a search to verify this, see the section in the Glossary dealing with surrender and reissue of a deed. 15 encroachment means encroachment by a building, including encroachment by overhang of any part as well as encroachment by intrusion of any part in or upon the soil.
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alternative tenure may be provided. Any evidence about authorisations of the relevant works may assist this process.] A number of encroachments have been identified on the land between the current location of the original adopted natural feature and the boundary surveyed to MHWS: [insert list and include photographs and other evidence in field notes]. The encroachments are identified on the plan of survey.
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Tenure and survey history The land existed as a freehold grant as at 7 May 2010, as it was granted in [insert year]. In the deed, the land was described as being bound by [e.g. the shores of Moreton Bay]. The plan of survey [identify plan number] and associated material contemporaneous with the deed [delete reference to field notes if there are none or they have not been consulted] identified that the high water mark was surveyed to the [state natural feature e.g. edge of sandy beach]. The land was depicted as adjoining [insert name of coastal feature or tidal river]. OR The land in the grant was surveyed on [identify contemporaneous plan of survey] but the plan and field notes did not describe the natural feature. The land was depicted as adjoining [insert name of coastal feature or tidal river]. The original adopted natural feature was identified for the first time on [state reference number of plan] as the [quote words in field notes e.g. top of cliff]. Survey of tidal boundary This plan adopts an alternate feature, [name the alternate feature e.g. bottom of cliff], which is between the original adopted natural feature and the water subject to tidal influence. Its location has been determined by [choose between field survey or photogrammetry]. The alternate natural feature has been assessed against the first four tidal boundary location criteria in s. 72, and [expand where necessary against each relevant criterion]: 1. It is not subject to tidal inundation under any combination of astronomical conditions and average meteorological conditions (criterion 1) because it is [explain]. 2. It is on the landward side of any beaches, foredunes, mangroves, sea grasses, salt grasses, salt marshes, saltpans, intertidal flats, tidal sand banks and other similar features (criterion 2) because [insert explanation] [refer to evidence see photograph] 3. The location of the tidal boundary is consistent with the public interest 17 . 4. The tidal boundary is in a stable location that is sustainable in the long term under normal seasonal events and does not require construction to keep it free from complete or partial inundation or obliteration.
16 If this report is not on the second or subsequent sheet of the plan, please lodge it as survey records with a coversheet and Form 12. 17 See glossary for definition of public interest and standard 4.14 in the Cadastral Survey Requirements. A public interest assessment must be completed by the consulting surveyor.
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APPENDIX 8Example report section 82 compiled plan

First new plan of survey of a tidal boundary18 s. 82 Survey and Mapping Infrastructure Act 2003 (SMIA) Compiled 19 from registered and authoritative information s. 79 SMIA
Tenure and survey history The land was granted in [insert year]. In the deed, the land was described as being bound by [e.g. the shores of Moreton Bay]. The land in the grant was surveyed on [identify plan of survey] in [insert date] but the plan and associated material [delete reference to field notes if there are none or they have not been consulted] did not identify the natural feature adopted as the basis of the boundary. The land was depicted as adjoining [insert name of coastal feature or tidal river] and there is no clear statement showing the adoption of a natural feature. The land has subsequently been surveyed on [list plans from survey search in which the location of the high-water mark boundary has changed]. Subsequent plans have not identified a natural feature that is not a line of intersection of a tidal plane with land. Definition of tidal boundary This plan adopts a boundary based on [name the natural feature or other thing e.g. bottom of cliff or inside edge of stone wall]. The alternate natural feature has been assessed against the tidal boundary location criteria in s. 72, and [expand where necessary on the following criteria]: 1. It is not subject to tidal inundation under any combination of astronomical conditions and average meteorological conditions (criterion 1) because it is [insert explanation and refer to evidence]. 2. It is on the landward side of any beaches, foredunes, mangroves, sea grasses, salt grasses, salt marshes, saltpans, intertidal flats, tidal sand banks and other similar features (criterion 2) because [insert explanation and evidence] 3. The location of the tidal boundary is consistent with the public interest [a public interest assessment must be completed and the consulting surveyor must provide sufficient evidence to do so. See standard 4.14 in the Cadastral Survey Requirements for guidance about completing such an assessment]. 4. The tidal boundary is in a stable location that is sustainable in the long term under normal seasonal events and does not require construction 20 to keep it free from complete or partial inundation or obliteration. 5. A natural feature must be adopted unless there is no natural feature in reasonable proximity to where the tidal boundary must be located. 6. The boundary chosen [describe feature e.g. old stone wall] is on the landward side of any
18 If this report is not on the second or subsequent sheet of the plan, please lodge it as survey records with a coversheet and Form 12. 19 See Glossary for clarification about compiling plans. 20 Note that in cases where construction is required, s. 72(6) states how this fact must be accommodated.
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sandy beaches or sandy dunes and of any active erosion areas without natural vegetation, in that [describe how the criterion is met]. Compiled plan The boundary being compiled from [insert historic plan reference] is based on [insert description of other thing shown as defining compiled ambulatory boundary eg old stone wall] not defined by reference to MHWS or another line of intersection between a tidal plane and land. The location of the boundary at law is to the greatest practicable extent consistent with the location of the boundary depicted on [insert reference to plan or image being compiled from]. This has been confirmed by [choose option -- site inspection or aerial photography overlay of the original survey plan. A copy of that aerial photography overlay is included in the associated material.] The plan is a compiled plan of survey and it satisfies requirements in s. 79 of the SMIA and standard 4.9.2 of the Cadastral Survey Requirements.
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Tenure and survey history The land was granted in [insert year]. In the deed, the land was described as being bound by [e.g. the shores of Moreton Bay]. The land in the grant was surveyed on [identify plan of survey] in [insert date] but the plan and associated material [delete reference to field notes if there are none or they have not been consulted] did not identify the natural feature adopted as the basis of the boundary. The land was depicted as adjoining [insert name of coastal feature or tidal river] and there is no clear statement showing the adoption of a natural feature. The land has subsequently been surveyed on [list plans from survey search in which the location of the high-water mark boundary has changed]. Subsequent plans have not identified a natural feature that is not a line of intersection of a tidal plane with land. Survey of tidal boundary This plan adopts a boundary based on [name the natural feature or other thing e.g. bottom of cliff or inside edge of stone wall]. Its location has been determined by [choose between field survey or photogrammetry]. The alternate natural feature has been assessed against the tidal boundary location criteria in s. 72, and [expand where necessary on the following criteria]: 1. It is not subject to tidal inundation under any combination of astronomical conditions and average meteorological conditions (criterion 1) because it is [insert explanation and refer to evidence]. 2. It is on the landward side of any beaches, foredunes, mangroves, sea grasses, salt grasses, salt marshes, saltpans, intertidal flats, tidal sand banks and other similar features (criterion 2) because [insert explanation and evidence] 3. The location of the tidal boundary is consistent with the public interest [a public interest assessment must be completed and the consulting surveyor must provide sufficient evidence to do so. See standard 4.14 in the Cadastral Survey Requirements for guidance about completing such an assessment]. 4. The tidal boundary is in a stable location that is sustainable in the long term under normal seasonal events and does not require construction 22 to keep it free from complete or partial inundation or obliteration. 5. A natural feature must be adopted unless there is no natural feature in reasonable proximity to where the tidal boundary must be located. 6. The boundary chosen [describe feature e.g. old stone wall] is on the landward side of any sandy beaches or sandy dunes and of any active erosion areas without natural vegetation, in that [describe how the criterion is met].
21 If this report is not on the second or subsequent sheet of the plan, please lodge it as survey records with a coversheet and Form 12. 22 Note that in cases where construction is required, s. 72(6) states how this fact must be accommodated.
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APPENDIX 10Example report section 83 single lot declaration, compiled

First new plan of survey of a tidal boundary23 Single lot declaration by chief executive s. 83 Survey and Mapping Infrastructure Act 2003 (SMIA) Compiled from registered and authoritative information 24 s. 79 SMIA
Tenure and survey history The land was granted in [insert year] by deed [insert reference] on which the land subject of the grant was described as being bound by [the shores of Moreton Bay]. The land was first surveyed on [identify plan of survey] in [insert date] and the [insert description e.g. edge of cliff] was adopted as the natural feature defining the boundary. Is a declaration within power? The chief executive may make a declaration because the original adopted natural feature rule cannot be applied because: [pick one from numbered list and delete the remainder] 1. It is not possible to achieve correspondence between the evidence of a natural feature on [insert plan reference] and the ground because [explain e.g. the surrounding area has been significantly modified by the construction of a rock wall to prevent flood damage]. OR 2. The natural feature that was adopted on [insert reference to plan above] is located in a different location than it would have been, if it had been the subject only of gradual change because [insert explanation e.g. there has been gradual accretion to the beach in the 80 years since the original survey. Immediately after the 1974 flood this land was modified by the construction of a stone wall at approximately the position of the immediately previous high-water mark, in order to prevent further flood damage. ] OR 3. The natural feature that was adopted on [insert reference to plan above] is [describe e.g. top of cliff] which is different to the natural feature that should have been adopted by the surveyor, because the survey directions then current directions [insert reference to appropriate directions including date] would have required adoption of [describe, e.g. the edge of the sandy beach at the bottom of the cliff between stations K and L.] [Summarise any supporting information from the field notes or aerial photography as the reason that the original surveyor may have adopted the wrong feature]. OR 4. The original adopted natural feature cannot be practicably applied, because [write explanation] OR 5. When the old plan of survey [refer to plan] was prepared, if it had followed the directions
23 If this report is not on the second or subsequent sheet of the plan, please lodge it as survey records with a coversheet and Form 12. 24 See Glossary for clarification about compiling plans.
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[cite appropriate direction] it would have been authoritative for the land. However, the directions were not complied with, and a line [describe line e.g. traverse between stations P and Q] other than a natural feature was adopted as the boundary. [Summarise any supporting information from the field notes or aerial photography as the reason that the original surveyor may have adopted a different line e.g. thick undergrowth recorded in field notes.] OR 6. The applied criteria exception would otherwise have applied to locate the tidal boundary because [insert explanation]. [Consider inserting a table that summarises the tenure and survey history and is similar to the following example for McConnell and Byron Streets, Bulimba] Allotment 9 Deed Date of deed Original allotment plan Did it adopt a natural feature First plan of survey registered for land Was it authoritative in respect of land 19551061 1 November 1851 M111815 No RP12610 25 (1875) and RP12608 (1881) No
Did it adopt a natural feature for tidal boundary No First plan of suburban subdivision RP12614(1914) and RP12609 (1886)
Did it adopt a natural feature for tidal boundary No Definition of tidal boundary This plan adopts a boundary based on [name the natural feature or other thing e.g. bottom of cliff or inside edge of stone wall] as originally determined on [insert reference to historic plan]. [Explain how this boundary was derived, e.g. The boundary proposed is consistent with AP7266, an administrative plan which consolidates best available photogrammetric evidence with evidence of historical wall in 4 locations on the original allotment] The proposed location of the boundary has been assessed against the first three tidal boundary location criteria in s. 72, and [expand where necessary on the following criteria]: 1. It is not subject to tidal inundation under any combination of astronomical conditions and average meteorological conditions (criterion 1) because it is [insert explanation and summarise available evidence]. 2. It is on the landward side of any beaches, foredunes, mangroves, sea grasses, salt
25 Note comment on RP12610 an allowance is made in area as High Water Mark is doubtful.
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grasses, salt marshes, saltpans, intertidal flats, tidal sand banks and other similar features (criterion 2) because [insert explanation and provide evidence (see photograph)] 3. The location of the tidal boundary is consistent with the public interest because 26 [insert information to enable public interest test to be carried out] Encroachments 27 A number of encroachments have been identified 28 on the land between the proposed location of the declared boundary and MHWS: [insert list and include photographs in field notes]. The encroachments are identified on the plan of survey. Compiled plan The boundary being compiled from [insert plan reference] is not defined by reference to MHWS or another line of intersection between a tidal plane and land. The location of the boundary at law is to the greatest practicable extent consistent with the location of the boundary depicted on [insert reference to plan or image being compiled from]. This has been confirmed by [choose option -- site inspection or aerial photography overlay of the original survey plan. A copy of that aerial photography overlay is included in the field notes.] The plan is a compiled plan of survey and it satisfies requirements in s. 79 of the SMIA and standard 4.9.2 of the Cadastral Survey Requirements.
26 A public interest assessment must be completed. It is the consulting surveyors responsibility to provide sufficient information for this assessment to be completed. If the explanation is insufficient, then the plan will be requisitioned. For requirements of a public interest assessment, see part 4.14 in the Cadastral Survey requirements. 27 encroachment means encroachment by a building, including encroachment by overhang of any part as well as encroachment by intrusion of any part in or upon the soil. 28 If encroachments are identified in the area between MHWS and the location of the boundary that will be declared, the consulting surveyor should approach State Land Asset Management to discuss whether alternative tenure may be provided. Any evidence about authorisations of the relevant works may assist this process.
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APPENDIX 11Example report section 83 single lot declaration, surveyed

First new plan of survey of a tidal boundary29 Single lot declaration by chief executive s. 83 Survey and Mapping Infrastructure Act 2003 (SMIA)
Tenure and survey history The land was granted in [insert year] by deed [insert reference] on which the land subject of the grant was described as being bound by [the shores of Moreton Bay]. The land was first surveyed on [identify plan of survey] in [insert date] and the [insert description e.g. edge of cliff] was adopted as the natural feature defining the boundary. Is a declaration within power? The chief executive may make a declaration because the original adopted natural feature rule cannot be applied because: [pick one from numbered list and delete the remainder] 1. It is not possible to achieve correspondence between the evidence of a natural feature on [insert plan reference] and the ground because [explain e.g. the surrounding area has been significantly modified by the construction of a rock wall to prevent flood damage]. OR 2. The natural feature that was adopted on [insert reference to plan above] is located in a different location than it would have been, if it had been the subject only of gradual change because [insert explanation e.g. there has been gradual accretion to the beach in the 80 years since the original survey. Immediately after the 1974 flood this land was modified by the construction of a stone wall at approximately the position of the immediately previous high-water mark, in order to prevent further flood damage. ] OR 3. The natural feature that was adopted on [insert reference to plan above] is [describe e.g. top of cliff] which is different to the natural feature that should have been adopted by the surveyor, because the survey directions then current directions [insert reference to appropriate directions including date] would have required adoption of [describe, e.g. the edge of the sandy beach at the bottom of the cliff between stations K and L.] [Summarise any supporting information from the field notes or aerial photography as the reason that the original surveyor may have adopted the wrong feature]. OR 4. The original adopted natural feature cannot be practicably applied, because [write explanation] OR 5. When the old plan of survey [refer to plan] was prepared, if it had followed the directions [cite appropriate direction] it would have been authoritative for the land. However, the directions were not complied with, and a line [describe line e.g. traverse between stations P and Q] other than a natural feature was adopted as the boundary. [Summarise any
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supporting information from the field notes or aerial photography as the reason that the original surveyor may have adopted a different line e.g. thick undergrowth recorded in field notes.] OR 6. The applied criteria exception would otherwise have applied to locate the tidal boundary because [insert explanation]. [Consider inserting a table that summarises the tenure and survey history and is similar to the following example for McConnell and Byron Streets, Bulimba] Allotment 9 Deed Date of deed Original allotment plan Did it adopt a natural feature First plan of survey registered for land Was it authoritative in respect of land 19551061 1 November 1851 M111815 No RP12610 30 (1875) and RP12608 (1881) No
Did it adopt a natural feature for tidal boundary No First plan of suburban subdivision RP12614(1914) and RP12609 (1886)
Did it adopt a natural feature for tidal boundary No Survey of tidal boundary This plan adopts a boundary based on [name the natural feature or other thing e.g. bottom of cliff or inside edge of stone wall.] Its location has been determined by [choose between field survey or photogrammetry]. [Explain how this boundary was derived, e.g. The boundary proposed is consistent with AP7266, an administrative plan which consolidates best available photogrammetric evidence with evidence of historical wall in 4 locations on the original allotment.] The proposed location of the boundary has been assessed against the first three tidal boundary location criteria in s. 72, and [expand where necessary on the following criteria]: 1. It is not subject to tidal inundation under any combination of astronomical conditions and average meteorological conditions (criterion 1) because it is [insert explanation and summarise available evidence]. 2. It is on the landward side of any beaches, foredunes, mangroves, sea grasses, salt grasses, salt marshes, saltpans, intertidal flats, tidal sand banks and other similar features (criterion 2) because [insert explanation and provide evidence (see photograph)]
30 Note comment on RP12610 an allowance is made in area as High Water Mark is doubtful.
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3. The location of the tidal boundary is consistent with the public interest because 31 [insert information to enable public interest assessment to be carried out] Encroachments 32 A number of encroachments have been identified 33 on the land between the proposed location of the declared boundary and MHWS: [insert list and include photographs in field notes]. The encroachments are identified on the plan of survey.
31 A public interest assessment must be completed. It is the consulting surveyors responsibility to provide sufficient information for this assessment to be completed. If the explanation is insufficient, then the plan will be requisitioned. For requirements of a public interest assessment, see part 4.14 in the Cadastral Survey requirements. 32 encroachment means encroachment by a building, including encroachment by overhang of any part as well as encroachment by intrusion of any part in or upon the soil. 33 If encroachments are identified in the area between MHWS and the location of the boundary that will be declared, the consulting surveyor should approach State Land Asset Management to discuss whether alternative tenure may be provided. Any evidence about authorisations of the relevant works may assist this process.
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Subsequent new plan of survey of a tidal boundary 34 s. 86 Survey and Mapping Infrastructure Act 2003 (SMIA) Compiled from registered and authoritative information 35 s. 85 SMIA
Survey history A first new plan of survey [insert plan reference] was registered for the subject land on [insert date] pursuant to s. [insert section number] of the Survey and Mapping Infrastructure Act 2003. On the first plan of survey, the [insert description of natural feature or other thing defining boundary e.g. edge of sandy beach or stone wall] was adopted as the boundary. Between [insert station identifiers e.g. Station A and Station B] the boundary was compiled using the definition of the tidal boundary on [insert plan reference] as the original plan of survey. OR The subject land is affected by a multiple lot declaration made pursuant to s. 93 of the Survey and Mapping Infrastructure Act 2003 on [insert date]. Definition of tidal boundary The boundary of the subject land is the [insert description of natural feature 36 or other thing 37 defining boundary e.g. edge of sandy beach or stone wall] adopted on [insert historic plan reference]. Compiled plan The location of the boundary at law on [insert reference to this plan] is to the greatest practicable extent consistent with the location of the boundary depicted on [insert reference to plan or image being compiled from, and explain why]. This has been confirmed by [choose option -- site inspection or aerial photography overlay of the original survey plan. ]
34 If this report is not on the second or subsequent sheet of the plan, please lodge it as survey records with a coversheet and Form 12. 35 See Glossary for clarification about compiling plans. 36 If the boundary was defined with reference to a natural feature pursuant to section 80, 81, 82 or 83, and it is now in a different place than shown on the plan of survey, because of the effect on the natural feature of accretion/erosion or sudden change, insert a commentary on how the ambulatory boundary principles have impacted on the location of the natural feature. 37 If the boundary was defined with reference to another thing that is not a natural feature, then the impact of the ambulatory boundary principles on the location cannot be taken into account.
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Subsequent new plan of survey of a tidal boundary 38 s. 86 Survey and Mapping Infrastructure Act 2003 (SMIA)
Survey history A first new plan of survey [insert plan reference] was registered for the subject land on [insert date] pursuant to s. [insert section number] of the Survey and Mapping Infrastructure Act 2003. On the first plan of survey, the [insert description of natural feature or other thing defining boundary e.g. edge of sandy beach or stone wall] was adopted as the boundary. Between [insert station identifiers e.g. Station A and Station B] the boundary was compiled using the definition of the tidal boundary on [insert plan reference] as the original plan of survey. OR The subject land is affected by a multiple lot declaration made pursuant to s. 93 of the Survey and Mapping Infrastructure Act 2003 on [insert date]. Survey of tidal boundary The boundary of the subject land is the [insert description of natural feature 39 or other thing 40 defining boundary e.g. edge of sandy beach or stone wall] adopted on [insert plan reference]. The current location of the original adopted natural feature has been determined by [choose appropriate method field survey/photogrammetry]. [If necessary, give a detailed explanation].
38 If this report is not on the second or subsequent sheet of the plan, please lodge it as survey records with a coversheet and Form 12. 39 If the boundary was defined with reference to a natural feature pursuant to section 80, 81, 82 or 83, and it is now in a different place than shown on the plan of survey, because of the effect on the natural feature of accretion/erosion or sudden change, insert a commentary on how the ambulatory boundary principles have impacted on the location of the natural feature. 40 If the boundary was defined with reference to another thing that is not a natural feature, then the impact of the ambulatory boundary principles on the location cannot be taken into account.
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First new plan of survey of a non-tidal boundary (watercourse) 41 s. 108 Survey and Mapping Infrastructure Act 2003 (SMIA) Compiled 42 from registered and authoritative information s. 107 SMIA
Definition of non-tidal watercourse boundary The natural feature [e.g. top of bank] adopted as the boundary on [insert plan reference] accords with the non-tidal boundary location criteria in s. 100 as follows [apply the criteria in sequence until a natural feature has been justified]: Criterion 1: it occurs naturally; is within the channel but not within the bed of the watercourse and it is in a reasonably stable location [provide observation or evidence in support of this statement] Criterion 2 it is not a line of intersection of a particular level of water flow with land and; it is not transient in nature Criterion 3 it is [choose one or more of the first three, or describe the feature] (a) the top of a bank, (b) a particular line of change in a grade of a landform, (c) a naturally occurring change in vegetation or (d) [describe a feature which is equivalent to one of the above features.] Criterion 4 43 it is [choose between -- a depositional feature, a scour mark or the line that runs along the bank of the watercourse at the same level as the non-tidal boundary (watercourse) on the other side]. The location of the boundary is consistent with s. 108(4) and s. 108(5) in that it is generally not closer to the opposite site of the watercourse than a previous survey on [insert plan number]. [Explain how this has been verified]. Compiled plan The location of the boundary at law on [insert reference to this plan] is consistent with the location of the boundary depicted on [insert reference to historic plan or image being compiled from]. This has been confirmed by [choose option -- site inspection/aerial photography overlay of the original survey plan. A copy of that aerial photography overlay is included in the field notes.]
41 If this report is not on the second or subsequent sheet of the plan, please lodge it as survey records with a coversheet and Form 12. 42 See Glossary for clarification about compiling plans. 43 Note that the fourth criterion need only be applied if a natural feature has not yet been identified after applying the first three criteria.
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As this plan does not create any new right line boundaries that intersect with the non tidal watercourse boundary, it complies with s.107(3)(a). OR This plan creates a new right line boundary that intersects with the non tidal watercourse boundary at station B. Accordingly, the boundary has been surveyed between stations A and B; and it has been compiled between B and C. It is impracticable to resurvey the relevant length [e.g. between stations B and C] of the watercourse (s.107(3)(b)) because: The purpose of this survey is to [insert description], e.g. excise a small parcel of land from Lot [insert Lot number] on [insert plan reference] along the [insert name of road]. While the topography of this area away from the river is generally flat, the area around [insert watercourse name] is [insert description e.g. full of crocodiles and heavily vegetated]. [Summarise findings on practicability e.g. The extra cost and effort to traverse the ambulatory boundary would therefore be beyond that required to achieve the desired outcome for the survey and it is impracticable to resurvey the boundary. ] The plan is a compiled plan of survey and satisfies requirements in s. 107 of the SMIA and standard 4.9.2 of the Cadastral Survey Requirements.
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First new plan of survey of a non-tidal boundary (watercourse) 44 s. 108 Survey and Mapping Infrastructure Act 2003 (SMIA)
Survey of non-tidal watercourse boundary The current location of the natural feature has been determined by [choose appropriate method field survey/photogrammetry], [If necessary, give a detailed explanation]. The natural feature [e.g. top of bank] adopted as the boundary on [insert plan reference] accords with the non-tidal boundary location criteria in s. 100 as follows [apply the criteria in sequence until a natural feature has been justified]: Criterion 1: it occurs naturally; is within the channel but not within the bed of the watercourse and it is in a reasonably stable location [provide observation or evidence in support of this statement] Criterion 2 It is not a line of intersection of a particular level of water flow with land and; it is not transient in nature Criterion 3 it is [choose one or more of the first three, or describe the feature] (a) the top of a bank, (b) a particular line of change in a grade of a landform, (c) a naturally occurring change in vegetation or (d) [describe a feature which is equivalent to one of the above features. Criterion 4 45 it is [choose between -- a depositional feature, a scour mark or the line that runs along the bank of the watercourse at the same level as the non-tidal boundary (watercourse) on the other side]. The location of the boundary is consistent with s. 108(4) and s. 108(5) in that it is generally not closer to the opposite site of the watercourse than the last known location of the non-tidal boundary (watercourse) as depicted on [insert plan number]. [Explain how this has been verified].
44 If this report is not on the second or subsequent sheet of the plan, please lodge it as survey records with a coversheet and Form 12. 45 Note that the fourth criterion need only be applied if a natural feature has not yet been identified after applying the first three criteria.
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First exception for the boundary location criteria rule (non-tidal) provision 46 s. 109 Survey and Mapping Infrastructure Act 2003 (SMIA)
May the chief executive make a declaration? A plan of survey [insert plan reference] has been lodged or deposited with a view to lodgement. It is not practicable to identify a natural feature to which the boundary location rule can be applied, because [insert explanation why natural feature cannot be identified e.g. the land has been modified by the construction of a bridge across the boundary watercourse and this disturbance has obliterated the low bank previously adopted as the natural feature defining the non-tidal watercourse boundary]. Survey of non-tidal watercourse boundary The current location of the original adopted natural feature has been determined by [choose appropriate method field survey/photogrammetry], [If necessary, give a detailed explanation]. The proposed location of the boundary in [insert plan reference] can be described as [insert shorthand description]. It complies with the non-tidal boundary location criteria in s. 100 as follows: [apply as many of the criteria in sequence as practicable and explain what is and is not practicable]: Criterion 1: it occurs naturally; is within the channel but not within the bed of the watercourse and it is in a reasonably stable location [provide observation or evidence in support of this statement] Criterion 2 It is not a line of intersection of a particular level of water flow with land and; it is not transient in nature Criterion 3 it is [choose one or more of the first three, or describe the feature] (a) the top of a bank, (b) a particular line of change in a grade of a landform, (c) a naturally occurring change in vegetation or (d) [describe a feature which is equivalent to one of the above features.] Criterion 4 47 it is [choose between -- a depositional feature, a scour mark or the line that runs along the bank of the watercourse at the same level as the non-tidal boundary (watercourse) on the other side].
46 If this report is not on the second or subsequent sheet of the plan, please lodge it as survey records with a coversheet and Form 12. 47 Note that the fourth criterion need only be applied if a natural feature has not yet been identified after applying the first three criteria.
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Survey history The land was previously surveyed on [insert plan reference] and it has been established by [insert explanation e.g. checking deed measurements, superimposing the boundary on imagery which has been provided to the department etc] that the last known location of the boundary was at the line marked [insert information labelling line] on plan [insert reference]. The location of the boundary is generally not closer to the opposite site of the watercourse than the previous survey on [insert plan number]. [Explain how this has been verified].
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Second exception for the boundary location criteria rule (non-tidal) provision 48 s. 110 Survey and Mapping Infrastructure Act 2003 (SMIA)
Survey history and definition of boundary The land was previously surveyed on [insert plan reference] in [insert year that survey was completed] and the [insert description of natural feature] was adopted to define the boundary. The boundary is in accordance with its location on an application of the ambulatory principles to the natural feature. Evidence of sudden change The following evidence has been collected during field inspection and survey, indicating that the ambulatory boundary 49 has been subjected to sudden change: [insert description and provide evidence i.e. refer to local records, attach photographs etc] The best evidence is that the natural feature was located as depicted on [insert plan reference] OR There is evidence [please supply copies of this evidence in the form of reports, imagery, engineering drawings etc] that before the sudden change occurred, the natural feature was located in a different position to that depicted on [insert plan reference] and that when the [state whether construction or storm event impacted on the land] occurred, the boundary was fixed at the location as shown on the current plan of survey, which was derived from using [describe e.g. survey, imagery, overlay, etc]. Compiled plan The location of the boundary at law on [insert reference to this plan] is consistent with the location of the boundary depicted on [insert reference to plan or image being compiled from]. This has been confirmed by [choose option -- site inspection/aerial photography overlay of the original survey plan. A copy of that aerial photography overlay is included in the field notes.] As this plan does not create any new right line boundaries that intersect with the non tidal watercourse boundary, it complies with s.107(3)(a). OR This plan creates a new right line boundary that intersects with the non tidal watercourse boundary at station B. Accordingly, the boundary has been surveyed between stations A and B; and it has been compiled between B and C. It is impracticable to resurvey the relevant
48 If this report is not on the second or subsequent sheet of the plan, please lodge it as survey records with a coversheet and Form 12. 49 Note that if only part of the boundary has been modified by sudden change, it may be necessary to lodge a plan registered pursuant to s. 108 and s. 110. In this case it may be appropriate to identify the parts of the boundary separately, e.g. Between stations A and B, and between stations C and D s. 110, between stations B and D s. 108.
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length [e.g. between stations B and C] of the watercourse (s.107(3)(b)) because: The intent of this survey is to [insert description], e.g. excise a small parcel of land from Lot [insert Lot number] on [insert plan reference] along the [insert name of road]. While the topography of this area away from the river is generally flat, the area around [insert watercourse name] is [insert description e.g. full of crocodiles and heavily vegetated]. [Summarise practicability e.g. The extra cost and effort to traverse the ambulatory boundary would therefore be beyond that required to achieve the desired outcome for the survey and it is impracticable to resurvey the boundary.] The plan is a compiled plan of survey and satisfies requirements in s. 107 of the SMIA and standard 4.9.2 of the Cadastral Survey Requirements.
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Second exception for the boundary location criteria rule (non-tidal) provision 50 s. 110 Survey and Mapping Infrastructure Act 2003 (SMIA)
Survey history and definition of boundary The land was previously surveyed on [insert plan reference] in [insert year that survey was completed] and the [insert description of natural feature] was adopted to define the boundary. The boundary is in accordance with its location on an application of the ambulatory principles to the natural feature. Evidence of sudden change The following evidence has been collected during field inspection and survey, indicating that the ambulatory boundary 51 has been subjected to sudden change: [insert description and provide evidence i.e. refer to local records, attach photographs etc] The best evidence is that the natural feature was located as depicted on [insert plan reference] OR There is evidence [please supply copies of this evidence in the form of reports, imagery, engineering drawings etc] that before the sudden change occurred, the natural feature was located in a different position to that depicted on [insert plan reference] and that when the [state whether construction or storm event impacted on the land] occurred, the boundary was fixed at the location as shown on the current plan of survey, which was derived from using [describe e.g. survey, imagery, overlay, etc]. Survey The current location of the original adopted natural feature has been determined by [choose appropriate method field survey/photogrammetry], [If necessary, give a detailed explanation].
50 If this report is not on the second or subsequent sheet of the plan, please lodge it as survey records with a coversheet and Form 12.is not on the second page of the plan, please lodge it as field notes with a coversheet and Form 12. 51 Note that if only part of the boundary has been modified by sudden change, it may be necessary to lodge a plan registered pursuant to s. 108 and s. 110. In this case it may be appropriate to identify the parts of the boundary separately, e.g. Between stations A and B, and between stations C and D s. 110, between stations B and D s. 108.
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Subsequent new plan of survey of a non tidal boundary (watercourse) 52 s. 113 Survey and Mapping Infrastructure Act 2003 (SMIA) Compiled from registered and authoritative information 53 Section 112 SMIA
A first new plan of survey [insert plan reference] was registered for the subject land on [insert date] pursuant to s. [insert section number] of the Survey and Mapping Infrastructure Act 2003. On the first plan of survey, the [insert description of natural feature or other thing defining boundary e.g. low bank of the river or stone wall] was adopted as the boundary. Between [insert station identifiers e.g. Station A and Station B] the boundary was compiled using the definition of the non-tidal boundary (watercourse) on [insert plan reference] as the original plan of survey. OR The subject land is affected by a multiple lot declaration made pursuant to s. 109 of the Survey and Mapping Infrastructure Act 2003 on [insert date]. Definition of non-tidal watercourse boundary The boundary of the subject land is the [insert description of natural feature 54 or other thing 55 defining boundary e.g. low bank of the river or stone wall] adopted on [insert plan reference]. Compiled plan The location of the boundary at law on [insert reference to this plan] is consistent with the location of the boundary depicted on [insert reference to historic plan or image being compiled from]. This has been confirmed by [choose option -- site inspection or aerial photography overlay of the original survey plan.] [If the first new plan of survey was compiled, insert the following text and explain how the three separate points were checked: The first new plan of survey for the land on [insert plan reference] was compiled from authoritative information on [insert plan reference for information compiled from]. The subdivision of land on this plan does not create any new right line boundaries that intersect with any of the following:
52 If this report is not on the second or subsequent sheet of the plan, please lodge it as survey records with a coversheet and Form 12. 53 See Glossary for clarification about compiling plans. 54 If the boundary was defined with reference to a natural feature pursuant to section 108 or 109, and it is now in a different place than shown on the plan of survey, because of the effect on the natural feature of accretion/erosion or sudden change, insert a commentary on how the ambulatory boundary principles have impacted on the location of the natural feature. 55 If the boundary was defined with reference to another thing that is not a natural feature, then the impact of the ambulatory boundary principles on the location cannot be taken into account.
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the location of the boundary as depicted on the plan that the first new plan of survey compiled from; the location at law of the boundary at commencement of the legislation; and the location at law of the boundary as at registration of this plan.
This information was checked in the following way [insert description with diagrams, annotated imagery photographs and other survey records necessary to verify the assertion.]
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Subsequent new plan of survey of a non tidal boundary (watercourse) 56 s. 113 Survey and Mapping Infrastructure Act 2003 (SMIA)
A first new plan of survey [insert plan reference] was registered for the subject land on [insert date] pursuant to s. [insert section number] of the Survey and Mapping Infrastructure Act 2003. On the first plan of survey, the [insert description of natural feature or other thing defining boundary e.g. low bank of the river or stone wall] was adopted as the boundary. Between [insert station identifiers e.g. Station A and Station B] the boundary was compiled using the definition of the non-tidal boundary (watercourse) on [insert plan reference] as the original plan of survey. OR The subject land is affected by a multiple lot declaration made pursuant to s. 109 of the Survey and Mapping Infrastructure Act 2003 on [insert date]. Survey of non-tidal watercourse boundary The boundary of the subject land is the [insert description of natural feature 57 or other thing 58 defining boundary e.g. low bank of the river or stone wall] adopted on [insert plan reference]. The current location of the original adopted natural feature has been determined by [choose appropriate method field survey/photogrammetry], [If necessary, give a detailed explanation].
56 If this report is not on the second or subsequent sheet of the plan, please lodge it as survey records with a coversheet and Form 12. 57 If the boundary was defined with reference to a natural feature pursuant to section 108 or 109, and it is now in a different place than shown on the plan of survey, because of the effect on the natural feature of accretion/erosion or sudden change, insert a commentary on how the ambulatory boundary principles have impacted on the location of the natural feature. 58 If the boundary was defined with reference to another thing that is not a natural feature, then the impact of the ambulatory boundary principles on the location cannot be taken into account.
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APPENDIX 21Example report section 119 Lake boundary, compiled

Plan of survey of a non tidal boundary (lake) 59 s. 119 Survey and Mapping Infrastructure Act 2003 (SMIA) Compiled from registered and authoritative information 60 s. 118 SMIA
Lake not watercourse boundary [insert brief statement about why the feature is a lake and not a watercourse. Provide any available supporting evidence.] Compiled plan The location of the boundary as represented on [insert reference to this plan] is consistent with the location of the boundary at law. [insert explanation of how this has been verified].
59 If this report is not on the second or subsequent sheet of the plan, please lodge it as survey records with a coversheet and Form 12. 60 See Glossary for clarification about compiling plans.
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APPENDIX 22Example report section 119 Lake boundary, surveyed

Plan of survey of a non tidal boundary (lake) 61 s. 119 Survey and Mapping Infrastructure Act 2003 (SMIA)
Lake not watercourse boundary [insert brief statement about why the feature is a lake and not a watercourse. Provide any available supporting evidence.] Survey The current location of the original adopted natural feature has been determined by [choose appropriate method field survey/photogrammetry], [If necessary, give a detailed explanation].
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Required by Part 7 of the Surveying and Mapping Infrastructure Act 2003

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Location of boundaries upon commencement

Rules not applicable to some surveys and some land

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Working out which rule applies

Using the example report template

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Additional survey comments

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APPENDIX 1 Which provision in Part 7 of the SMIA applies to this land?

Not Part 7 of SMIA

New source material adopted feature rule

Does the land adjoin tidal water or non-tidal water? Non-tidal

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Current adopted natural feature rule

See Cadastral Survey Requirements 4.13 Reporting requirements for surveyors

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Rule Current adopted natural feature exception

Applied criteria exception

Yes 11 Was the land freehold before 7 May 2010? No

Alternate natural feature exception

Go to step 12 Original adopted natural feature rule

Is the original adopted natural feature discernible?

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Original adopted natural feature rule

Applied criteria rule

Single or multiple lot declaration

Non-Tidal 15 Is the land bound by a freshwater lake or lagoon?

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Action Go to step 18 Go to step 19

Current adopted natural feature rule (non-tidal)

See Cadastral Survey Requirements 4.13 Reporting requirements for surveyors

Section 104 which requires resurvey. Go to step 19

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Section 109 or 120

Boundary remains at location on current adopted natural feature. S. 108(5)

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APPENDIX 3Example report section 80, compiled plan

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APPENDIX 4Example report section 80, surveyed

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APPENDIX 6Example report section 80, previous MHWS boundary, surveyed

s. 80 Survey and Mapping Infrastructure Act 2003 (SMIA) 13

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APPENDIX 7Example report section 81, surveyed

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APPENDIX 8Example report section 82 compiled plan