New South Wales Consolidated Regulations New South Wales Consolidated Regulations(Clause 9)
For the purposes of this Schedule, "premises" means a building or part of a building, unless the Registrar-General approves otherwise.
A plan must identify the premises to which it relates.
Premises that comprise the whole of a building may be defined by measurements in a plan.
Premises that comprise part of a building may be identified in a plan by showing the outer walls of the building and defining the leased area by reference to:
(a) internal walls and fixtures, or
(b) dimensions.
The description of any premises shown in a plan must agree with the description of those premises shown in the lease.
A plan must be drawn in a manner and to a scale that allows all details and notations to be clearly reproduced by the imaging processes used by the Registrar-General.
A plan must be neatly and clearly drawn without colour or edging.
A plan must contain the following particulars:
(a) the north point (which must be directed upwards),
(b) if the Registrar-General so requires, dimensional connections of the leased premises to the title boundaries,
(c) a statement as to the floor level on which the premises are located, where appropriate,
(d) sufficient information to define any proposed easement and its relationship to the boundaries of the affected parcel,
(e) the signature of each person who has signed the lease to which the plan is annexed.
The lengths shown on a plan must be expressed in metres and not in any other unit of measurement of length (whether or not related to the metre), without the use of any symbol or abbreviation to represent the metre as the unit of measurement employed.
Area measurements shown on a plan must be expressed in square metres accompanied by the symbol “m 2 ”.
Unless the Registrar-General otherwise approves, all words, letters, figures and symbols appearing on a plan:
(a) must be shown in capital letters (except as provided by item 10), and
(b) must be open in formation and construction, and
(c) must be drawn in an upright style, and
(d) must be in the English language.
A plan may be altered only by striking through the matter to be altered. In particular, a plan may not be altered by the use of correction fluid or by rubbing, scraping or cutting the surface of the sheet on which the plan is drawn. The Registrar-General may require a sheet on which a plan is drawn to be replaced if, in the opinion of the Registrar-General, any alteration on the sheet will render it unsuitable for imaging.
Each plan sheet must consist of paper, or some other approved medium.
A plan must be drawn on only one side of a plan sheet and must be drawn on a matt surface.
Each plan sheet must be free from blemishes and creases.
Each plan sheet must be 297mm in length by 210mm in width (standard A4) and have clear margins of at least 10mm on each side and at the top and bottom.
If a plan is endorsed on a lease, it must be drawn in such a manner that the lines and notation of the plan do not obscure or interfere with any writing or printing on the lease.
Where the original plan is not available, an annexed plan may be a reproduction prepared by means of a photographic or similar approved process and, if so prepared:
(a) must comply with items 1-17, and
(b) must contain only printing that is permanent and legible with a dense black image free from excessive background, and
(c) must be so prepared that the process does not affect the quality of the paper, and
(d) must be authenticated by original signatures.
Plans annexed to or endorsed on leases must be compiled plans and not plans of survey except with the consent of the Registrar-General.