Schedule 2 - Professional Misconduct

Question 1

A licensed cadastral surveyor is guilty of professional misconduct if found in proceedings or appeal to have…(12)

Answer 1

• been negligent in the conduct of any cadastral survey
• certified the accuracy of any cadastral survey without having personally carried out or directed it
• certified the accuracy without having made sufficient checks to ensure the accuracy of the field book, calculations, other records etc
• certified the accuracy of any cadastral survey if the operation of pegging and ground marking have not been carried out in accordance with the standards set under part 5 (conduct of cadastral surveys)
• certicified tha ccuracy of a cadastral survey knowing it to be defective
• made an entry in any field book that purports to have been derived from actual observation or measurement
• supplied the surveyor general erroneous information, knowing the information to be erroneous
• been convicted of any offence against section 31 (offences relating to licenses) or 58(b) (offences relating to terms implying person is licensed cadastral surveyor)
• failed to comply with any conditions imposed by the board or the high court on appeal
• failed to comply with any requirements imposed under section 52 (correction of errors in survey)
• persistently exercised the powers of entry in an unreasonable manner
• failed, without reasonable cause, to perform any duty imposed on licensed cadastral surveyors