LAND ACT 1958 - SECT 216 Survey officers may enter upon private lands
LAND ACT 1958 - SECT 216
Survey officers may enter upon private lands(1) Any surveyor or officer acting under the authority of the Minister and any other person acting in aid or under the orders of such surveyor or officer may from time to time without making compensation—
(a) enter into and upon any land not being a garden orchard or ornamental plantation of any person or persons whomsoever for the purpose of making and carrying on any survey authorized by any law heretofore in force or by this Part or by the orders of the Minister and for the purpose of fixing any object to be used in the survey on any post stone or boundary mark whatsoever; and
(b) fix and place any such object post stone or boundary mark whatsoever in the land or upon any wall tree or post in the land of any person whomsoever and dig up any ground for the purpose of fixing any such object post stone or boundary mark and cut down and remove any scrub or timber which may obstruct any survey line.
(2) Such surveyor and his assistants and workmen shall do as little damage as may be in the execution of the several powers to them granted by this Part or by such orders.
No. 3709 s. 180.
S. 217 amended by Nos 7228 s. 7(Sch. 4 Pt 19(sa)), 92/1990 s. 128(Sch. 1 item 13.12 (a)(b)), 63/2006 s. 61(Sch. item 19).