• SURVEYOR-GENERAL response to feedback from surveyors. LINZ surveyors, many of whom have come from the private sector, are also playing an active role in S+SNZ affairs, such as playing a leadership role in the Cadastral Stream and contributing to S+SNZ webinars and workshops, often with surveyors from the private sector. LINZ surveyors also increasingly provide advice directly to surveyors and find ways to work with them to
Partnering to deliver confidence in property boundaries
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resolve issues as part of the CSD validation and dispensation processes. The LINZ auditing surveyor also provides a valuable mechanism to improve surveyors’ processes and give them assurance that their systems and process are likely to deliver the
he primary purpose of the
New Zealand cadastral survey system
surveys and CSDs that comply with
Cadastral Survey Act 2002 is to
is built on the ability and willingness
the rules. These are all examples of
promote and maintain the accu-
of the parties, and surveyors in
ways in which we are working with
racy of the cadastre (s3). An accurate
particular, to share data and informa-
surveyors to deliver the cadastral
cadastre is important as it enables
tion (and backed up by the Act).
outcomes. The Cadastral Surveyors Licensing
people to readily and confidently
Each new survey is built on infor-
identify the location and extent of
mation recorded in the cadastre from
Board, S+SNZ and myself are also
rights to land and real property. This,
previous surveyors, and a surveyor is
collaborating to review the processes
in turn, means that people can man-
sometimes judged by the legacy left
for assessing surveyors’ applications
age and enjoy the use of land.
behind for the next surveyor.
for a licence. The current regime is
The Act prescribes the role that
For its part, LINZ aims to provide
overdue for an overhaul. With the
various parties play in delivering this
ready access to the information it
right commitment of the partners,
system outcome: licensed cadastral
holds in the cadastre and shares
a new regime should help ensure a
surveyors, Land Information NZ
with surveyors accurate positional
strong and sustainable profession as
(including the Surveyor-General),
information from surveys that have
well as provide one of the primary
and the Cadastral Surveyors Licensing
been adjusted into the network based
controls for ensuring the integrity of
Board. The Act also recognises that the
on the control system.
the cadastre.
bodies representing surveyors have a
LINZ and surveyors have been
LINZ surveyors are careful not to
steadily improving the way that we
undermine licensed surveyors’ profes-
work together. At the senior level we
sional and statutory responsibility
in the cadastral system fulfils their
engage regularly with the leaders of
to certify the quality of their surveys
prescribed role properly, the system
Survey + Spatial NZ to share our plans
and CSDs. Only licensed cadastral
will work fine – that the sum of the
and obtain feedback and advice. To
surveyors are given the right, and
parts will deliver the whole. However,
help guide the Landonline enhance-
the responsibility, to undertake
while each party does indeed have to
ment programme, the Survey Working
cadastral surveys including defining
fulfil its regulated functions, we will
Group brings together LINZ staff and
boundaries.
not deliver accuracy and integrity of
S+SNZ representatives.
role to play in influencing the system. It’s easy to think that if each player
the cadastre unless the parties work together – from the whole to the part. Unlike some countries where surveyors hold on to their data, the
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Issue 105 June 2021
Surveyors provided valuable input
While LINZ can provide guidance and advice, particularly on more
into the review on the Rules for
complex matters, surveyors need to
Cadastral Survey and we are produc-
continue to ensure they play their part
ing new cadastral survey guidelines in
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