Australian Capital Territory Consolidated Acts Australian Capital Territory Consolidated Acts(1) The registrar-general may require the proprietor applying to have any land brought under this Act, or desiring to transfer or otherwise to deal with the land or any portion thereof, to deposit at the office of the registrar-general a map or plan of the land, certified by a registered surveyor.
Note 1 A fee may be determined under s 139 (Determination of fees, charges and other amounts) for the deposit of a map or plan.
Note 2 If a form is approved under s 140 (Approved forms) for a map or plan, the form must be used.
(2) The registrar-general may supply stationery for the purposes of preparing a map or plan for deposit at the office of the registrar-general in accordance with subsection (1).
Note A fee may be determined under s 139 (Determination of fees, charges and other amounts) for providing stationery.
(3) If the land or the portion thereof proposed to be transferred or dealt with is of an area not exceeding 5 000m 2 , the map or plan shall be on a scale of not less than 1 to 2 000.
(4) If the land or the portion thereof proposed to be transferred or dealt with is of an area exceeding 5 000m 2 but not exceeding 2ha, the map or plan shall be on a scale of not less than 1 to 4 000.
(5) If the land or the portion thereof proposed to be transferred or dealt with is of an area exceeding 2ha but not exceeding 30ha, the map or plan shall be on a scale of not less than 1 to 8 000.
(6) If the land or the portion thereof proposed to be transferred or dealt with is of an area exceeding 30ha, the map or plan shall be on a scale of 1 to 20 000.
(7) If the proprietor neglects or refuses to comply with the requirement as to the deposit of a map or plan or, if the map or plan deposited by the registered proprietor is not approved by the chief surveyor, or an officer appointed by him or her in that behalf, it shall not be incumbent on the registrar-general to proceed with the bringing of the land under this Act or with the registration of the transfer or lease.
(8) The maps or plans shall, if required by the registrar-general, be in duplicate.