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LibrarySurveyor General's Direction No 11 - Preservation of Survey Infrastructure
A message from the NSW Surveyor General regarding the Surveyor General's Direction No 11 - Preservation of Survey Infrastructure.
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A message from the NSW Surveyor General regarding the Surveyor General's Direction No 11 - Preservation of Survey Infrastructure.
Surveyors who have been removed from the register and wish to be restored to the register need to submit the following information to the Board:
BOSSI will be holding land and mining assessments on the following dates and locations:
The AIMS 2017 Mt Isa Interactive Session was held on 9th June 2017 and was well attended by well over 20 registrants.
After an evening of networking at one of Brisbane's top 'pubs' the Queensland subcommittee members spent the Saturday discussing keys issues confronting mine surveyors in Queensland. Each of the six members were given a highlighted topic to investigate before the meeting.
Another successful Technology Day was held in Moranbah in 2017 on 10th May with 50 attendees from a majority of the surrounding mines.
A Notice from the Board of Surveyors in 1983 still rings true. While getting prepared for his move to his new office in the McKell Building near Central Station, David Job, Director of Cadastral Integrity in the Office of the Registrar General, found the following notice from the Board of Surveyors issued in November 1983.
The 2017 Mudgee Seminar kicked off on the Friday night (17th March) with a fabulous dinner at Mudgee Brewing Company - a fantastic start - with the presentations commencing on the following day.
The new CPD Determination is now on BOSSI website.
David McLean, Chief Inspector published an order in the Government Gazette on the provision, preparation and supply of mine survey plans in NSW.
One of the issues identified as a concern to mining surveyors in NSW last year was a lack of certainty in whether a person qualified to be a “survey assistant” as defined under the Board’s Combined Determination.
The inaugural AIMS 2016 Awards winners were announced and presented at the annual AIMS Annual Conference Gala dinner during the ISM2016 Congress.
The XVI International Mine Surveying Congress (ISM2016) held on 12 - 16 September 2016 in Brisbane, Australia was deemed a great success. The Congress was proudly hosted by AIMS and the International Society for Mine Surveying (ISM) and was well attended by industry delegates from around the world.
Due to queries regarding storage and archiving of field notes, BOSSI is considering developing guidelines for the preparation, storage and archiving of field notes and invites the profession to make submissions.
Once again Mount Isa turned it up for the 2016 AIMS regional seminar held at the ‘Outback at Isa’. The day consisted of six 1 hour sessions which saw sponsors show off their premium equipment.
As previously reported, there are changes afoot with regards to the WA mining regulations and how that in particular, affects mining surveyors in Western Australia.
