Viability of a coordinated cadastre in New South Wales

Abstract

Cadastral boundary locations in NSW are not determined by the application of rigid mathematical processes, such determinations are made as a matter of law. Boundary reinstatements require an analysis of all existing evidence, physical and documented. Because inaccuracies exist in documented measurements and because it has been deemed desirable that every parcel of land abuts tightly against its neighbour, the doctrine of ‘monuments over measurements’ has been employed in NSW and on occasion enforced by the courts.