About Us
Seated (L to R) – Clare Tolan, Neale Faulkner (Chair), Phil Napper
(Secretary);
Back (L to R) – Laura Becker Coll McLaughlin, Anselm Haanen (Surveyor-General), Craig
McInnes, Pengbo Jiang (lay member), Colin McElwain (substitute member);
Absent – Sundeep Daggubati (substitute lay member), Jonathan Kaye (Solicitor).
Constitution and Functions
The Cadastral Surveyors Licensing Board of New Zealand is constituted under section 10 of the
Cadastral
Survey Act 2002. It is a direct successor to the previous Survey Board of
New Zealand, and before that the New Zealand Institute of Surveyors and Board of Examiners that
was appointed as from 1 April 1901.
The functions of the Board are set out in section 11
of the Act, the primary function being the licensing of cadastral surveyors competent to
conduct cadastral (land title) surveys. The Board consequently sets standards relating
to the competencies and practical experience required for the licensing of surveyors. The Board
also exercises certain disciplinary powers as set out in Part
4 and Schedule 2 of the Act.
The Board administers reciprocity arrangements with the 8
Australian State and Territory Boards. Full reciprocity between these Boards has existed since
1901. Surveyors with a current licence in Australia are able to apply to for a Cadastral Licence
in NZ and visa-versa. Council of Reciprocating
Surveyors Boards of Australia and New Zealand
The Board also recognises qualifications from overseas applicants which need
to be assessed and approved by the Board on a case by case basis. Licensing - Becoming licensed without NZ or Australian
qualifications
Board Members
The membership of the board consists of 5 members, 2 substitute members and the
Surveyor-General. The board members are appointed by the Minister of Land Information for 3-year
terms.
Two board members are appointed as nominees of bodies representing licensed
cadastral surveyors, two board members are appointed by the Minister and the final board member
is a person who is not and never has been a licensed cadastral surveyor and is not employed in
the surveying profession.
The current board members are:
Anselm Haanen
Clare Tolan
Pengbo Jiang
Neale Faulkner
Craig McInnes
Laura Coll McLaughlin
Colin McElwain
Sundeep-Daggubati
Board Administration
The Board contracts Baker Tilly Staples Rodway to provide accounting services, and a meeting
room in Wellington.
The membership database, email account and website are hosted and
maintained by BC Systems Consultancy Ltd in Mosgiel, Dunedin.
Mr Robert Buchanan of
Wellington acts as the Board’s legal adviser, and Mr Phil Napper is contracted as the Board
Secretary.
Board Publications
The Board presents an Annual Report to Parliament, and publishes Bulletins on special topics
from time to time. These are available on the CSLB website under News
Associated Organisations
The Cadastral Surveyors Licensing Board collaborates with a number of organisations in New
Zealand and Australia that have an interest in cadastral surveying standards, education and
licensing. Some of those organisations are listed below.
- Institute of Cadastral Surveying (NZ)
- Survey and Spatial New Zealand
- National School of Surveying, University of Otago
- Council of Reciprocating Surveyors Boards of Australia and New Zealand
- Surveyors Board of ACT - Reference to NSW
- Board of Surveying and Spatial Information of New South Wales
- Surveyors Board of the Northern Territory
- Surveyors Board of Queensland
- Surveyors Board of South Australia
- Tasmanian Land Surveyors Accreditation Board
- Surveyors Registration Board of Victoria
- Land Surveyors Licensing Board of Western Australia
- Land Information New Zealand (Surveyor-General)