Insights from the AIC NSW Kiama Education Day
The Australian Institute of Conveyancers (AIC) NSW recently hosted an enlightening Kiama Education Day, bringing together industry experts to discuss critical topics in conveyancing and property law. The event covered a range of subjects from plan reading and the complexities of easements and covenants, to managing strata defects and understanding the nuances of planning law. Each speaker provided valuable insights into their respective fields, highlighting the importance of staying updated with the latest developments and legal requirements in the ever-evolving landscape of conveyancing in New South Wales. Read more about each speaker and their topic of discussion: Plan reading for conveyancers Bob Harrison, registered surveyor, covered the issues involving Surveyors having to identify or re-establish a parcel of land boundary using modern survey methodology. He spoke about the various sources of historical and current plan/diagram information available to Surveyors in combination with the current SixMaps system used by NSW Government. He also highlighted the risk for property purchasers in not engaging a surveyor to do an identification survey to confirm the boundaries of a property. There have been several instances where a property has been built in a position which encroaches onto the