Course

Cadastral Surveying and Land Law - GMAT3420

Faculty: Faculty of Engineering

School: School of Civil and Environmental Engineering

Course Outline: course profile

Campus: Sydney

Career: Undergraduate

Units of Credit: 6

EFTSL: 0.12500 (more info)

Indicative Contact Hours per Week: 4

CSS Contribution Charge: 2 (more info)

Tuition Fee: See Tuition Fee Schedule

Further Information: See Class Timetable

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Description

Introduction to the legal system in Australia and NSW. The nature of land law, including land tenure, estates in land, and interests in land. Land title systems, and especially land administration in Australia and NSW. Study of appropriate statutes and regulations. Boundary surveying principles and cadastral mapping in NSW. Survey investigation for both artificial and natural boundaries; survey and title searching; field note preparation for cadastral surveying; survey marking and preparation of plans of survey; cadastral survey techniques for urban and rural properties; the status of roads in NSW; strata plan surveys; identification surveys; consents for MHWM, railways, rivers, kerbs in Sydney; and the role of coordinates in cadastral surveying.


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