Part 7: Cadastral Survey Datasets Flashcards
Subpart 1 Rule 71: Content of a CSD?
[71] Content of a CSD
A CSD must include—
(a) a record of survey as specified in subpart 2; and
(b) a title plan as specified in subpart 4 whenever a new parcel is created; and
(c) a dataset description, including—
(i) parcel appellations for all new primary parcels; and
(ii) the survey purpose for land transfer CSDs; and
(iii) the appellation of the land under survey for land transfer CSDs; and
(d) a survey report in accordance with rule 72; and
(e) all relevant field information, in a form that ensures permanent usability; and
(f) an accurate record of the position of any new water boundary.
Subpart 1 Rule 72: Information to be included in survey report?
[72] Information to be included in survey report
A survey report must contain the following information:
General Information
(a) the purpose for which the survey was conducted, including reference to the statutory provisions relevant to achieving that purpose where it is not otherwise clear:
(b) an explanation of why a CSD for Crown subdivision does not include a certificate under section 223 of the Resource Management Act 1991:
Bearings and levels
(c) the basis for determining the orientation of bearings:
(d) the basis for any bearing adjustment applied to an adopted bearing:
(e) the basis for determining the origin of levels:
Definition information
(f) details of any conflict and how it was resolved:
(g) reasons for not relying on an old survey mark:
(h) information about old survey marks searched for and not found, or destroyed, if the information cannot be recorded in the record of survey in accordance with rule 80(7):
(i) reasons for, and details of, decisions made about an existing boundary defined by survey, and the information considered in reaching those decisions:
(j) if a moveable marginal strip is included in a CSD, a description of the method used to determine its existence:
(k) information about the accuracy of the determination of any water boundary, water centre-line boundary, or irregular boundary, and the factors taken into account, as specified in rule 29(2):
(l) any information as to why the physical margin of the water boundary is no longer coincident with an adopted water boundary for the purpose of rule 10:
Boundary marking
(m) reasons why it was impracticable to mark any boundary point in terms of rule 35:
(n) details to support an exemption from marking a boundary point under the provisions in rule 35(1)(a) to (e):
Equipment
(o) a description of the type of equipment and methods used to ensure compliance with the accuracy standards in these rules:
Correspondence
(p) reference to any prior correspondence with LINZ about issues relevant to the application of these rules to the CSD:
(q) notification from the Maori Land Court of a non-standard appellation used under rule 44:
(r) notification from the Maori Land Court to support a boundary marking exemption under rule 35(1)(b).
Subpart 1 Rule 73: Certification?
[73] Certification
A CSD must be certified and dated by the cadastral surveyor as follows:
“I [name], being a licensed cadastral surveyor, certify that—
(a) this dataset provided by me and its related survey are accurate correct, and in accordance with the Cadastral Survey Act 2002 and the Cadastral Survey Rules 2021; and
(b) this survey was undertaken by me or under my personal direction.”
Subpart 1 Rule 74: Units of measure for CSDs?
[74] Units of measure for CSDs
(1) A distance and a reduced level must be expressed in metres.
(2) A bearing must be expressed in sexagesimal degrees, minutes, and seconds notation, clockwise from north.
(3) A bearing, a distance, a reduced level, and an area must be recorded to sufficient significant figures to reflect the accuracy requirements in these rules.
(4) A horizontal distance and area must be reduced to the ellipsoid used for the official geodetic datum as defined in Schedule 3.
Subpart 1 Rule 75: Adopted information must match source?
[75] Adopted information must match source
(1) All adopted information, including accepted information other than the conversion of units of measure or the application of a bearing adjustment, must be copied from its source without change.
(2) The source is—
(a) the CSD that measured or calculated the value; or
(b) for a water boundary, a water centre-line boundary, or an irregular boundary, the CSD that measured or defined that boundary.
Subpart 2 Rule 76: Record of survey?
[76] Record of survey
A record of survey must include—
(a) a survey diagram as defined in subpart 3; and
(b) a list of CSD’s used and, if a CSD number is not unique, the land district of the CSD; and
(c) if a field measurement has been made, the date on which the survey was completed; and
(d) the identity of any parcel that is to be extinguished, including a parcel for a future development unit; and
(e) the dataset description; and
(f) on every sheet, the CSD number, the sheet number, and the total number of sheets; and
(g) a statement of certification in accordance with rule 73.
Subpart 2 Rule 77: Datum information?
[77] Datum information
A record of survey must include—
(a) if a bearing is included, the official projection; and
(b) if a reduced level is included, the vertical datum.
Subpart 2 Rule 78: Vector information?
[78] Vector information
A record of survey must include—
(a) the source CSD number for each vector, distance, bearing, and arc that has been adopted; and
(b) any bearing adjustments applied to each CSD from which a bearing is adopted; and
(c) information indicating whether any bearing, distance, or arc has been calculated, measured, or adopted; and
(d) for measured vectors, the type of equipment used.
Subpart 2 Rule 79: Boundary information?
[79] Boundary information
A record of survey must include the accuracy class of a right-line boundary, an arc boundary, and a height-limited boundary that is mathematically described.
Subpart 2 Rule 80: Survey mark information?
[80] Survey mark information
(1) A record of survey must include all survey marks and points used for the purposes of the cadastral, but does not have include accepted boundary points.
(2) New survey marks and points, and renewed, reinstated, or disturbed survey marks, must be given a unique name that consists of the following components in the following order:
(a) an abbreviation that describes the physical mark type, “UNMK” if there is no mark:
(b) a unique alpha-numeric identifier:
(c) the CSD number.
(3) An existing survey mark with a name that is not unique may be made unique within the CSD by adding a unique numeric identifier within round brackets before the CSD number.
(4) An undisturbed old mark, removed mark, adopted mark, or point with a unique name must retain that name.
(5) A record of survey must indicate whether a survey mark is disturbed, renewed, or removed.
(6) A record of survey must identify a boundary point that is impracticable to mark in terms of rule 35.
(7) A record of survey must identify whether a survey mark is searched for and not found, or destroyed, but, if that information cannot be recorded in the record of survey, it must be included in the survey report in accordance with rule 72(h).
(8) For any PRM, the record of survey must describe the relationship to ground level and its situation, for example, on a berm, carriageway, kerb, or footpath.
Subpart 2 Rule 81: Information about occupation and physical features?
[81] Information about occupation and physical features
(1) In this rule, occupation means the physical features that describe the extent of an occupier’s land.
(2) A record of survey must include the following occupation information in graphic form:
(a) the nature of the physical feature; and
(b) the age of the physical feature; and
(c) the relationship, by vector, distance, or description, between the occupation and the boundary or boundary position.
(3) Occupation information must be provided in relation to—
(a) each new primary parcel boundary point; and
(b) each existing boundary point that is being marked, or is required by rule 35(2) or 109(1) to be marked, and each related boundary line.
(4) If subclause (3) applies and there is no occupation, a “No Occupation” annotation must be recorded against that boundary point and related boundary lines.
Subpart 3 Rule 82: Depicting survey mark information?
[82] Depicting survey mark information
A survey diagram must include—
(a) a depiction of all marks and points used for the purposes of the cadastral survey; and
(b) a depiction of the components of a mark name consisting of—
(i) an abbreviation that describes the physical mark type of all new and old marks, except pegs and posts; and
(ii) the identifier of all marks and points; and
(iii) the CSD number of all new and old and adopted marks and points; and
(c) the former name of a renewed, disturbed, or removed survey mark and whether it is renewed, disturbed, or removed; and
(d) the reduced level of a reference mark that is required by rules 34 and 61(5) to have a reduced level; and
(e) the reduced level of a vertical control mark required by rules 18 and 62(2).
Subpart 3 Rule 83: Parcel information?
[83] Parcel information
A survey diagram must—
(a) depict the horizontal extent and (if applicable) the vertical extent of the parcels included in the CSD, including all residue parcels, but not balance parcels:
(b) represent a parcel as a polygon or polyhedron, unless it is permitted to be retained as a centre-line in terms of rule 49:
(c) depict the appellation of each new parcel, which may be abbreviated if it is unique:
(d) depict the relationships between a parcel and its boundaries and boundary points in the horizontal extent, and (if applicable) in the vertical extent:
(e) depict the spatial relationship between:
(i) all primary parcels on the survey, including those with a height-limited boundary; and
(ii) the boundaries of a non-primary parcel and sufficient boundaries of its underlying so that its location within the underlying parcel is clear and unambiguous.
Subpart 3 Rule 84: Parcel information for movable marginal strip?
[84] Parcel information for movable marginal strip
A moveable marginal strip that is included in the CSD must be depicted on a survey diagram as being contained within its underlying primary parcel.
Subpart 3 Rule 85: Water, water centre-line, and irregular boundaries?
[85] Water, water centre-line, and irregular boundaries
A survey diagram must depict a water boundary, a water centre-line boundary, or an irregular boundary at a scale that—
(a) clearly shows its shape and relationship to other boundaries
(b) meets the accuracy required by rule 29(2).
Subpart 3 Rule 86: Height-limited boundaries?
[86] Height-limited boundaries
For a height-limited boundary that is mathematically described, a survey diagram must show sufficient information to enable the relationship between any position on the height-limited boundary surface and any other boundary to be accurately ascertained.
Subpart 3 Rule 87: Parcel annotations?
[87] Parcel annotations
A survey diagram must depict the annotations set out in table 5, clearly related to the relevant parcels.
Table 5: Parcel annotations for survey diagrams
Parcel Annotation
Any road, railway, or water body that abuts a new parcel The name or (if no name is available) a simple description of the road, railway, or water body
Land that has been eroded “Erosion”
Land that is claimed as accretion “Accretion”
Land that is claimed as dry stream bed “Dry bed”
A balance parcel that is a fixed marginal strip “Fixed marginal strip”
Subpart 3 Rule 88: Boundary annotations?
[88] Boundary annotations
A survey diagram must depict the annotations set out in table 6, clearly related to the relevant boundaries.
Boundary Annotation
Class D boundaries “Class D”
Water centre-line boundary “Boundary follows centre-line of stream/river”
Water boundary defined by a physical feature [Description of physical feature]
An adopted permanent structure boundary, a water boundary, a water centre-line boundary, or an irregular boundary “Adpt [CSD number]”
An accepted permanent structure boundary, a water boundary, a water centre-line boundary, or an irregular boundary “Boundary accepted from [CSD number]”
Subpart 3 Rule 89: Vectors?
[89] Vectors
A survey diagram must include—
(a) at least 1 measured vector to every new or old survey mark; and
(b) measured vectors to at least 2 other non-boundary marks for every non-boundary mark that is not disturbed; and
(c) measured vectors between each new or old boundary mark and a PRM; and
(d) the adopted or calculated vectors used for the purpose of boundary definition; and
(e) at least 1 vector to each end point of a water boundary, a water centre-line boundary, or an irregular boundary, which may be a boundary vector; and
(f) any vectors required by these rules to connect the survey to cadastral survey network marks; and
(g) for non-primary parcels—
(i) at least 2 points on every non-primary parcel that are connected to a minimum of 2 underlying primary parcel points either through being coincident or by vectors: but
(ii) subparagraph (i) does not apply if the relationship to the underlying parcel is being inaccurately determined as permitted by these rules.
Subpart 3 Rule 90: Diagram symbols, line styles, and text?
[90] Diagram symbols, line styles, and text
Information on a survey diagram must conform to the symbol, line style, and text requirements specified in Schedule 7.
Subpart 3 Rule 91: Presentation of information on survey diagram?
[91] Presentation of information on survey diagram
On a survey diagram,—
(a) all information must be clear and unambiguous; and
(b) all information must be legible when printed at A3 size; and
(c) a north point must be shown on every sheet.
Subpart 4 Rule 92: Title plan information?
[92] Title plan information
A title plan must include—
(a) a title diagram as defined in subpart 5; and
(b) the name of the territorial authority; and
(c) the name of the certifying cadastral surveyor and the survey firm; and
(d) the date on which the CSD was certified; and
(e) on every sheet, the CSD number, the sheet number, and the total number of sheets; and
(f) the parcel intent for a new parcel; an
(g) the identity of each underlying parcel; and
(h) details of any easement to be surrendered and covenant to be revoked, including the creating document reference for each; and
(i) the estate record references for the land under survey; and
(j) the dataset description.
Subpart 4 Rule 93: New easement information?
[93] New easement information
(1) A title plan must include—
(a) a memorandum containing information about a new easement if the easement is required by a territorial authority; or
(b) a schedule containing information about a new easement if the easement is not a requirement of a territorial authority.
(2) The memorandum or schedule must be in tabular form and must include—
(a) the heading “Memorandum of Easements” or “Schedule of Easements” as appropriate; and
(b) the easement parcel identifier; and
(c) the purpose of the easement; and
(d) the burdened land (servient tenement); and
(e) the benefitted land (dominant tenement) or grantee, as appropriate.
Subpart 4 Rule 94: Existing easement information?
[94] Existing easement information
(1) A title plan must include information about every existing subject easement that is to be retained (whether in part or whole) and, in the case of a unit title development, every existing appurtenant easement that is to be retained.
(2) The easement information must be provided in tabular form and must include—
(a) the heading “Schedule of Existing Easements”; and
(b) the easement parcel identifier; and
(c) the purpose of the easement; and
(d) the creating document reference; and
(e) the burdened land (servient tenement).