Glossary of terms

legal instrument

3.4.12

document or other legally recognised act that creates, records, transfers, varies, confirms or extinguishes a right

Right terms

new-right requirement

3.3.4

land requirement to create a right without acquiring the underlying ownership or possession

Requirement terms

nonconformity

3.6.4

non-fulfilment of a requirement of this document

Process and output terms

office

3.5.5

position in which a right, responsibility or authority vests by virtue of the position rather than the identity of its current holder

Party terms

organisation

3.5.3

legal or administrative entity capable of holding a right or acting in its own name

Party terms

ownership right

3.4.2

residual right in land from which subordinate rights can be created and to which they can revert

Right terms

party

3.5.1

person, organisation, grouping, office or class connected with a right or authorised to act for another party

Party terms

party-right relationship

3.4.13

recorded connection between a party and a right, including the capacity in which the connection exists

Right terms

payment right

3.4.6

right to receive a recurring or defined payment issuing from or secured against land, other than a security right

Right terms

permanent acquisition or use requirement

3.3.2

land requirement intended to continue without a defined end date

Requirement terms

person

3.5.2

natural individual

Party terms

physical boundary

3.2.4

observable natural or constructed feature that marks or suggests a division in land

EXAMPLE: Wall, fence, hedge, watercourse, kerb or building face.

Land and spatial terms

positional accuracy

3.2.15

closeness of a reported coordinate position to an accepted reference position

Land and spatial terms

possessory right

3.4.3

right to exclusive or substantially exclusive possession of land for a period

Right terms

project instruction

3.1.5

controlled statement defining the purpose, scope, applicable requirements, responsibilities, outputs and acceptance criteria for a land referencing exercise

Core terms

provenance

3.1.10

information describing the origin, custody and processing history of information

Core terms

quality status

3.1.15

controlled indication of the extent to which information has been obtained, verified and approved

Core terms

registered title

3.4.11

record of title maintained by a public land registration authority

Right terms

representative

3.5.7

party authorised to act for another party within a defined scope

Party terms

reputed holder

3.4.16

party recorded as a possible holder on indicative but not conclusive evidence

Right terms