Guideline 1 – Partial surveys, Compiled and Computed Plans [340.3 KB]
Guideline 1 provides guidance for the preparation of a survey based on a partial survey or the use of compiled or computed boundaries.
Guideline 2 – Control Surveys [4.5 MB]
Guideline 2 provides guidance to surveyors in connecting their boundary surveys to the ACT's survey control network. This guideline contains advice on both horizontal and vertical control procedures.
Guideline 3 – Estate Development Plans and Datum Ground Level surveys [2.7 MB]
Guideline 3 provides guidance for determining Datum Ground Level in Greenfields and Infill sites. This Guideline also prescribes minimum survey, data and plan standards.
Guideline 4 - Surveyors Practice Directions - Guide to interpretation and use [5.0 MB]
Guideline 4 provides explanations and interpretations of the Surveyors Practice Directions 2021 (Number 1).
Guideline 5 - Community Title Surveys in the ACT [233.3 KB]
Guideline 5 provides instructions to surveyors for the purpose of a Community Title which provides a management structure for community schemes.
Guideline 6 - Deposited Plans - Standards and Procedures [8.5 MB]
Guideline 6 provides the requirements to prepare a deposited plan for a boundary survey and information on the survey plan examination process through to registration. For more information read the Explanatory Statement [166.1 KB].
Guideline 7 - Cadastral Plan Types [291.1 KB]
Guideline 7 outlines the different types of survey plans.
Guideline 8 - Preservation of Survey Infrastructure [187.1 KB]
Guideline 8 outlines how those working with and around survey control marks can ensure their preservation and maintenance.
Guideline 9 - GNSS Equipment Verification [1.2 MB]
Guideline 9 provides information to surveyors who use Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) equipment for surveying applications. This guideline is important for surveyors to obtain accurate results using GNSS.
Guideline 10 - GNSS and Cadastral Surveys [567.7 KB]
Guideline 10 provides technical information for surveyors using GNSS equipment when performing cadastral surveys.
Guideline 11 - Areas on Class A Unit Plans [385.1 KB]
Guideline 11 provides information as to how to show areas on Class A Units Plans.
Guideline 12 - Associate Surveyors [249.7 KB]
Guideline 12 defines the requirements to become an Associate Surveyor and the types of work they can perform.
Guideline 13 - Supervision by Registered Surveyors [242.2 KB]
Guideline 13 outlines the obligations of registered surveyors in relation to general and immediate supervision of staff in the performance of boundary surveys. For more information read the Explanatory Statement [71.2 KB].
Guideline 14 - Working with GDA2020 & MGA2020 [1.3 MB]
Guideline 14 provides guidance for surveyors working with GDA2020 and MGA2020 data in the ACT.
Guideline 15 - Detail Surveys [3.5 MB]
Guideline 15 provides standards for all Detail Surveys, data and related plans associated with the development of sites in the ACT.
Guideline 16
Document not allocated.
Guideline 17 - Standards and Specifications for Units Plan [2.1 MB]
Guideline 17 outlines the requirements for the preparation of a Units Plan and includes plan forms and samples.
Guideline 18 - Transforming to GDA2020 [4.8 MB]
Guideline 18 provides advice on data transformation from the ACT Standard Grid datum to the Geocentric Datum of Australia 2020 (GDA2020).
Guideline 19 - Allocation of Street Addresses [280.1 KB]
Guideline 19 provides standards for the allocation of street addresses in the ACT pursuant to the Districts Act 2002.
Guideline 20 - Standards and Procedures for Easement Plans
Document under review.
Guideline 21 - Remote Sensing and Cadastral Surveys
Document under review.
Guideline 22 - The Determination of Boundaries [2.6 MB]
Guideline 22 provides guidance and general principles for the definition of new boundaries from the Spatial Cadastral Database and the redefinition of established boundaries in accordance with the legal principle known as the ‘Hierarchy of Evidence’.
Guideline 24 - Occupational Discipline: Compliance & Investigations [297.4 KB]
Guideline 24 provides a clear framework to support compliance with surveying legislation in the ACT. It outlines processes for investigating Registered Surveyors and, where necessary, initiating occupational disciplinary action.
