Survey Co-ordination Act 1949 No 27
Repealed version for 31 March 2000 to 24 June 2003 (accessed 22 May 2013 at 02:27)
Section 12

12   Surveyor-General to advise as to avoidance of duplication of surveys etc

It shall be the duty of the Surveyor-General to:
(a)  advise the proper officer of any public authority or, when requested so to do, advise any surveyor of all recorded plans and of all proposed surveys which may render unnecessary or limit the scope of any survey proposed to be carried out by or on behalf of that authority or by the surveyor, and
(b)  take all such steps as may be expedient for avoiding unnecessary duplication of surveys, including the:
(i)  carrying out for or on behalf of and with the consent of any two or more public authorities of any survey which may be required by such authorities, or
(ii)  arranging for the carrying out, with the consent of the public authorities concerned of any such survey by any one of such authorities,
upon such terms as to payment of the costs of the survey as are agreed upon by those authorities and the Surveyor-General or, in default of such agreement, as may be determined by the Minister.
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