Directions/Fees
Standards and Guidelines for GNSS Surveys
It was agreed at the 23 February 2016 meeting of the Surveyors Board to endorse the below provisional documents of which will be enacted until an alternative version is adopted. It is expected that in the near future these documents will be part of a broader review of survey practice.
Cadastral Surveys (provisional)
Provisional Standards and Guidelines for the use of GNSS on Cadastral Surveys PDF (374.2 KB)
Control Surveys (provisional)
Provisional Standards and Guidelines for the use of GNSS on Control Surveys PDF (288.2 KB)
ICSM Standard for the Australian Survey Control Network Special Publication 1 (SP1)
The Standard for the Australian Survey Control Network – Special Publication 1 and associated Guidelines provides the principles and practices for surveyors with respect to the maintenance of Australia’s survey control mark network:
Standard for the Australian Survey Control Network Special Publication (link to: http://www.icsm.gov.au/geodesy/sp1.html)
Recognising these ICSM publications, the Board recommend that for land boundary surveys they be used in conjunction with the Board’s documents - Standards and Guidelines for the use of GNSS on Cadastral, and Control Surveys within the Northern Territory.
Surveyors Board Directions
Survey Practice Direction 2017
- Termination of Unit Development PDF (93.5 KB)
- Aboriginal Community Leases PDF (384.2 KB)
- CRM and Traverses on Survey Plans and Sacred Sites PDF (134.8 KB)
Survey Practice Direction 2016
- Surveyor Requirements for Isolated Parcels PDF (375.8 KB)
- Easements on Survey Plans PDF (114.5 KB)
- PDF Lodgement of Survey Plans PDF (131.6 KB)
Survey Practice Direction 2014
**These directions commence on 1 July 2014
Plan Drawing Standards
Licensed Surveyors Act 1983
Forms
- Application to Restore Name to Register of Licensed Surveyors PDF (99.8 KB)
Application to Restore Name to Register of Licensed Surveyors DOCX (40.8 KB) - Application for New Registration as a Surveyor PDF (106.0 KB)
Application for New Registration as a Surveyor DOCX (42.3 KB) - Application for Registration under Mutual Recognition PDF (132.0 KB)
Application for Registration under Mutual Recognition DOCX (57.5 KB) - Request for Letter of Accreditation from the Surveyors Board PDF (103.7 KB)
Request for Letter of Accreditation from the Surveyors Board DOCX (41.1 KB) - Application for Professional Assessment Examination PDF (98.7 KB)
Application for Professional Assessment Examination DOCX (42.5 KB)
Prescribed Fees
The prescribed fees are defined by revenue units. The monetary value of a revenue unit is calculated using Consumer Price Index data for Darwin, as set out in the Revenue Units Act 2009. The monetary value of the revenue unit is reviewed by government once a year, with any increase to take effect on 1 July each year.
As per Gazette notice S47 PDF (80.5 KB) and Gazette notice G35 PDF (83.5 KB) all Board fees were increased as of 1 July 2017 and will continue to increase each year for three years.
The fees from 1 July 2019 to 30 June 2020 are calculated at the revenue unit of 1.21.
Description | 1 July 2019 to | 1 January 2020 to | GST | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Revenue Units | Amount | Revenue Units | Amount | ||
Application for Registration | 75 | $90 | 87 | $105 | GST exempt |
Annual Registration | 155 | $187 | 175 | $211 | GST exempt |
Restoration to the Register | 97 | $117 | 117 | $141 | GST exempt |
Registration of a Professional Training Agreement | 30 | $36 | 35 | $42 | GST exempt |
Issue of a Letter of Accreditation | 75 | $90 | 87 | $105 | GST exempt |
Examination for a Professional Assessment | 335 | $405 | 385 | $465 | Includes GST |
Supplementary Examination for a Professional Assessment | 167 | $202 | 192 | $232 | Includes GST |
