451-333 Cadastral Surveying & Land Development

451-203 Introduction to Planning, Property and Surveying Law

Upon completion of this subject students should have developed a sound knowledge of the legal and technical requirements for making a cadastral survey in Victoria; the preparation of the corresponding documentation in the form of plans and reports; and the legal and administrative procedures associated with land development in Victoria.

Content includes cadastral surveying; legal obligations and requirements imposed upon cadastral surveyors; history of land settlement in Victoria with respect to surveying; detailed examination of the land tenure systems in Victoria; boundaries, occupation and survey marks; methods of performing cadastral surveys and re-establishing title in urban and rural areas; cadastral survey computations and associated documentation; searching survey and title information; land development; dealings in land; adverse possession, bringing land under the Transfer of Land Act, amendment of title, easements, past practices (stratum/strata/cluster titles), Surveyor-General consents applications; land acquisition and compensation procedures; land subdivision; Subdivision Act 1988 and associated regulations; planning and development controls and procedures; local government practices and documentation; roads: creation; widening; closure; sale; mining tenure in Victoria: survey requirements; extraction industry leases; and law relating to riparian and water rights.

One 3-hour written examination, plus assignments and practical exercise reports totalling not more than 40 pages. The relative weighting of the assessment components will be provided to students at the beginning of the subject.