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Surveying Act 2004 Act No. 47/2004 table of provisions Section Page Part 1—Preliminary 1 1. Purposes 1 2. Commencement 2 3. Definitions 2 Part 2—Registration as Licensed Surveyor 6 Division 1—Procedure for Obtaining Registration 6 4. Application for registration 6 5. Qualifications for registration 7 6. Grant of registration 7 7. Renewal of registration 8 8. Conditions, limitations and restrictions on registration 10 9. Applicant entitled to make submissions 10 10. Notification of outcome of application 10 11. Duration of registration 11 12. Restoration of name to the register 11 13. Effect of suspension of registration 11 14. Registration obtained by fraud 12 Division 2—The Register 12 15. The register 12 16. Certificates of registration 13 17. Requirement to notify the Board of change of address 14 Part 3—Investigations into Licensed Surveyors 15 18. Complaints about professional conduct 15 19. Investigation of complaints 15 20. Investigation may continue even if person no longer registered 15 21. Notification to licensed surveyor 16 22. Outcome of preliminary investigation 17 23. Board may institute a formal hearing 17 24. Establishment and notification of formal hearing 17 25. Constitution of a panel for a formal hearing 18 26. Conduct of a formal hearing 19 27. Findings and determinations of a formal hearing 20 28. Procedure at formal hearing 21 29. Powers of panel conducting a formal hearing 22 30. Determinations 22 31. Notifications to complainant 22 32. Payment of panel members 23 Part 4—Review by Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal 24 33. Review by VCAT 24 34. Notification 25 Part 5—Offences 26 35. Claims by persons as to registration 26 36. Fraud, forgery etc. 26 37. Offences by unregistered persons 27 38. Interference with survey pegs etc. 28 39. Obstruction of licensed surveyors etc. 28 Part 6—Surveyor-General 29 40. Surveyor-General 29 41. Suspension and removal of Surveyor-General 29 42. Functions and powers of Surveyor-General 30 43. Dele