Schedule 5Requirements for plans annexed
to or endorsed on dealings (other than leases of premises) or
caveats
(Clause 9)
1
A plan must identify the land to which it
relates.
2
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.
3
A plan must contain the following
particulars:
(a)
a statement of the reduction ratio at which the
plan is drawn,
(b)
the north point (which must be directed upwards)
and the meridian to which it relates,
(c)
complete dimensions (including area) of every
parcel comprised in the plan,
(d)
sufficient information to define any proposed
easement, or any proposed variation of an existing easement, and its
relationship to the boundaries of any affected parcel,
(e)
if prepared by a registered land surveyor within
the meaning of the Surveying and Spatial Information
Act 2002, the signature of the
surveyor,
(f)
the date of preparation of the
plan,
(g)
the signature of each person who has signed the
dealing or caveat to which the plan is annexed.
4
The description of the part of the land shown in
the plan must agree with the description of that part shown in the dealing or
caveat.
5
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.
6
Area measurements shown on a plan must be
expressed in the following units of measurement:
(a)
areas of less than one hectare must be expressed
in square metres accompanied by the symbol
“m2”,
(b)
areas of one hectare or more but less than 10,000
hectares must be expressed in hectares (using not more than 4 significant
figures) accompanied by the symbol “ha”,
(c)
areas of 10,000 hectares or more must be
expressed in square kilometres accompanied by the symbol
“km2”.
7
There must be a statement on each sheet of the
reduction ratio at which the plan is drawn.
8
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 6), 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.
9
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.
10
If lodged as an annexure, a plan must be neatly
and clearly drawn without colour or edging.
11
Each plan sheet must consist of paper, or some
other approved medium.
12
A plan must be drawn on only one side of a plan
sheet and must be drawn on a matt surface.
13
Each plan sheet must be free from blemishes and
creases.
14
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.
15
If a plan is endorsed on a dealing or caveat, 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 dealing or
caveat.
16
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 1–15,
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.
17
Plans annexed to or endorsed on dealings or
caveats must be compiled plans and not plans of survey except with the consent
of the Registrar-General.
sch 5: Am 2009 No
119, Sch 2.24.