The Office of the Surveyor-General of South Australia provide guidance to licensed surveyors on how to interpret the legislative requirements for cadastral surveys and the processes to follow when performing them.

Cadastral surveying in South Australia is guided by the following:

Cadastral Survey Guidelines

Cadastral Survey Guidelines- Provide detail to supplement cadastral survey instructions; requirements of the Survey Act, Regulations and other legislation; and information about boundary common law and survey practice in South Australia.

Cadastral Survey Guidelines (PDF, 3.3 MB)

Guideline for use of GNSS in Cadastral Surveys

Guideline for use of GNSS in Cadastral Surveys - This guideline provides general information to surveyors so that cadastral surveys can be completed using GNSS techniques that achieve the accuracy requirements prescribed by the Surveyor-General.

Guideline for use of GNSS in Cadastral Surveys (PDF, 954.0 KB)

Audit & Compliance Framework

Audit & Compliance Framework – Document that sets out the processes and procedures to assist in regulatory compliance by licensed surveyors in South Australia.

Audit & Compliance Framework (PDF, 951.0 KB)

Survey Searching Guide

Survey Searching Guide – Document that provides a brief description of various sources of land survey information in South Australia and details about the location of original records.

Survey Searching Guide (PDF, 772.7 KB)

Plan Presentation Requirements

Plan Presentation Requirements – Provide detail to the Registrar-General’s plan requirements.