Australian Capital Territory
Surveyors (Fees) Determination 2008 (No 2)
Disallowable Instrument DI2008-166
made under the
Surveyors Act 2007, s 80 (Determination of fees)

EXPLANATORY STATEMENT

The Surveyors Act 2007 is an Act to regulate the practice of land surveying, and for other purposes.

Section 80 of the Act provides the Minister with the power to determine fees.

The purpose of this determination is is to revoke Disallowable Instrument 2008-75 that set fees for part of the 2007-08 financial year and to determine fees for the 2008-09 financial year.

The fees determined for the 2008-09 financial year generally represent the 2007-08 financial year fees increased in accordance with the Consumer Price Index March 2008 quarter annualised estimate of 4.2%.  Appropriate rounding has occurred in relation to the increases.  Two exceptions to this general principle have been:

•	a moderately higher increase in the fee charged for the lifting of a suspended registration as a positive incentive to registrants to avoid suspension; and,

•	a slightly lower increase in the registration fee applied to joint registration of a surveyor in the ACT and in NSW, reflecting discussions and agreement with NSW authorities.

The fees take effect on 1 July 2008.

The determination under section 80 of this Act is a disallowable instrument.