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 Jonathan Kaye 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)