A plain English explanation of this ACT planning and property term.
Registered surveyor means a person who is registered under the Surveyors Act 2007 (ACT) and is authorised to perform surveying functions, including determining and marking land boundaries, preparing cadastral survey plans, and providing certified survey information for land administration purposes.
A survey professional authorised to undertake cadastral or boundary work. A registered surveyor can interpret title information, locate legal boundaries and prepare survey plans for registration. Builders, designers and homeowners should not assume an existing fence sits exactly on the legal boundary.