Victorian Consolidated Regulations Victorian Consolidated Regulations(1) A licensed surveyor making a cadastral survey must—
(a) adopt and verify a datum in accordance with a previous cadastral survey or plan; and
Reg. 11(1)(b) amended by S.R. No. 189/2018 reg. 6.
(b) if an abstract of field records is to be lodged with the Surveyor-General or the Registrar of Titles, bring the bearing datum on to the Map Grid of Australia 2020 (MGA2020) as is reasonable in the circumstances; and
(c) if the position of the subject land is shown by a connection, measure that connection unless the position of the subject land has been satisfactorily determined in previous surveys; and
(d) connect the cadastral survey to relevant permanent marks, pegs and other survey marks; and
(e) locate and clearly describe any feature on or near the boundaries of the subject land likely to affect those boundaries; and
(f) locate and clearly describe any feature within the subject land the description and position of which is necessary for the purpose of the survey; and
(g) determine the length and bearing of each surveyed boundary of the subject land and independently check the accuracy of each determination.
(2) A licensed surveyor making a cadastral survey must ensure that an irregular boundary is determined at all conspicuous changes in direction at such intervals as are necessary to accurately determine the boundary.
(3) A licensed surveyor making a cadastral survey must connect the cadastral survey to permanent marks and primary cadastral marks in accordance with the following principles—
(a) for up to and including 10 allotments or lots at ground level, to at least three permanent marks or primary cadastral marks in the immediate vicinity of the subject land;
(b) if there are more than 10 allotments or lots at ground level, further permanent marks or primary cadastral marks must be placed within the subdivision so that the distance between these marks is not greater than—
(i) 100 metres; or
(ii) an alternate distance approved by the Surveyor‑General;
(c) if more than four marks are required to be placed by paragraph (b), one in every five marks placed must be a permanent mark;
(d) if the design or layout is unusual, place additional permanent or primary cadastral marks, within the subdivision, as is reasonable in the circumstances.
(4) If a licensed surveyor connects the survey of a subdivision to a minimum of three permanent marks or primary cadastral marks in situations where they are unlikely to be disturbed, the licensed surveyor may postpone the placement of any further permanent marks or primary cadastral marks within the subdivision if the construction of roads or buildings or other works are to be undertaken which are likely to displace those permanent marks or primary cadastral marks during construction.
(5) A licensed surveyor who postpones the placement of further marks under subregulation (4) must lodge with the Registrar of Titles a supplementary abstract of field records showing the particulars and connections to the marks placed, within 45 days after the completion of the construction.