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Describe land administration in relation to land development and
surveying
Level
4
Credits
6
Purpose
This unit standard is for people working, or who intend to work, in the
surveying profession as a survey technician.
People credited with this unit standard are able to describe land
administration in relation to land development and surveying.
Subfield
Surveying
Domain
Survey - Land Administration and Applied Resource
Management
Status
Registered
Status date
25 February 2008
Date version published
25 February 2008
Planned review date
31 December 2012
Entry information
Open.
Replacement information
This unit standard replaced unit standard 8783.
Accreditation
Evaluation of documentation and visit by NZQA and
industry.
Standard setting body (SSB)
Infrastructure ITO
Accreditation and Moderation Action Plan (AMAP) reference
0101
This AMAP can be accessed at http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/framework/search/index.do.
Special notes
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Legislation relevant to this unit standard includes:
Building Act 2004;
Local Government Act 2002;
Local Government Amendment Act 1979;
Resource Management Act 1991;
Unit Titles Act 1972.
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Definition
LATE stands for Local Authority Trading Enterprise.
Elements and performance criteria
Element 1
Describe land administration in relation to land development and surveying.
Performance criteria
1.1
Land administration is described in terms of the hierarchy of structures that
impact on the planning and construction of land development in accordance
with the Local Government Amendment Act.
Range
1.2
Land administration is described in terms of the revenue gathering and rating
powers of territorial local authorities in relation to land development in
accordance with the Local Government Amendment Act.
Range
1.3
includes but is not limited to powers under the Resource
Management Act, district plan rules.
Land administration is described in terms of responsibilities for the provision of
infrastructure relating to land development.
Range
1.6
includes but is not limited to – LATE, utility service provider.
Land administration is described in terms of planning and regulatory functions of
territorial local authorities as they relate to surveying and land development.
Range
1.5
includes but is not limited to – long term council community plan,
annual plans, financial contributions.
Land administration is described in terms of responsibilities and authority of
council controlled organisations in relation to land development.
Range
1.4
regional councils, unitary authority, city council, district council,
wards, constituencies, community boards, utility service providers.
utility services, reserves, roading, community facilities.
The powers to enforce district plan rules relating to surveying and land
development are described in accordance with legislation.
Range
may include but is not limited to – resource consent conditions,
recession planes, floor levels, building consents, flood levels.
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1.7
Statutory documents for the issue of title are identified, and the issue of title
process is explained, in accordance with the requirements of the RegistrarGeneral of Lands.
Range
certificates under – ss 221 and 223 Resource Management Act,
subs 224 (c) and 224 (f) Resource Management Act, subs 5 (1) (g)
and 5 (3) Unit Titles Act.
Please note
Providers must be accredited by NZQA, or an inter-institutional body with delegated
authority for quality assurance, before they can report credits from assessment against
unit standards or deliver courses of study leading to that assessment.
Industry Training Organisations must be accredited by NZQA before they can register
credits from assessment against unit standards.
Accredited providers and Industry Training Organisations assessing against unit standards
must engage with the moderation system that applies to those standards.
Accreditation requirements and an outline of the moderation system that applies to this
standard are outlined in the Accreditation and Moderation Action Plan (AMAP). The
AMAP also includes useful information about special requirements for organisations
wishing to develop education and training programmes, such as minimum qualifications for
tutors and assessors, and special resource requirements.
Comments on this unit standard
Please contact Infrastructure ITO askus@infratrain.co.nz if you wish to suggest changes to
the content of this unit standard.
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