Historical Legislation

The Institute of Cadastral Surveying (Inc) has compiled a database of historical legislation related to cadastral surveying.

Year	Document	Reference
2002	Cadastral Survey Act 2002	2002/12
	Cadastral Survey Amendment Act 2005	2005/92
	Cadastral Survey Amendment Act 2008	2008/7
1986	Survey Act 1986	1986/123
	Survey Amendment Act 1988	1988/33
	Survey Amendment Act 1989	1989/15
	Survey Amendment Act (No.2 ) 1989	1989/40
	Survey Amendment Act (No.3) 1989	1989/139
	Survey Amendment Act 1966	1966/55
1966	Surveyors Act 1966	1966/15
	Survey Amendment Act 1971	1971/135
	Survey Amendment Act 1972	1972/106
	Survey Amendment Act 1976	1976/68
1938	Survey Act 1938	1938/4
	Surveyors Act Amendment 1960	1960/91
	Surveyors Act Amendment 1962	1962/105
1928	Surveyors Registration Act 1928	1928/6
	Surveyors' Institute Amendment Act 1928	1928/7
1908	Surveyors' Institute and Board of Examiners Act 1908	1908/188
	Land Transfer Act 1915 (s177)	1915/35
	Surveyors' Institute and Board of Examiners Amendment Act 1922	1922/8

Note:  It is believed that prior to 1908, legislation for cadastral surveying was the responsibility of the Provinces and so relevant documents
          will be contained in provincial gazettes or records.


A really useful link to Early New Zealand Statutes and hosted by the University of Auckland is  www.enzs.auckland.ac.nz/browse