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Standard terms

This is the list of terms used within the Land Referencing Standard. You can access the full glossary of technical terms here.

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dominant land

3.4.9

land to which the benefit of an appurtenant right attaches

Right terms

evidence

3.1.7

source material, observation or communication capable of supporting or challenging an assertion in a land referencing record

Core terms

external identifier

3.1.16

identifier allocated to an object by an external authority or dataset

Core terms

finding

3.1.9

recorded matter requiring attention, resolution, acceptance or communication

Core terms

grouping

3.5.4

collective of persons acting or holding a right in a defined capacity where the right does not vest in a separate organisation

EXAMPLE: Trustees, personal representatives or partners.

Party terms

indirect-effect requirement

3.3.7

land requirement arising because an activity can affect land or its enjoyment without direct possession, use or acquisition

Requirement terms

inquiry

3.6.1

activity intended to obtain, verify or update land referencing information

Process and output terms

inquiry record

3.6.2

record of the scope, source, date, outcome and follow-up status of an inquiry

Process and output terms

joint holding

3.4.14

arrangement in which more than one party holds the same right

Right terms

land

3.2.1

earth, water, air, buildings, structures and fixtures within a defined space

NOTE 1: Land can be represented in two or three dimensions and can include a surface, subsurface stratum, airspace, a building part or a combination of these.

NOTE 2: Rights relating to land are addressed separately.

Land and spatial terms

land holding

3.2.8

spatial extent of one ownership or possessory right held by one party or joint holding, as relevant to a defined requirement

NOTE: A land holding can comprise contiguous or non-contiguous areas.

Land and spatial terms

land parcel

3.2.2

spatial unit used to record an area or volume of land that is treated as a single unit for a defined land referencing purpose

Land and spatial terms

land plan

3.6.8

mapped output showing land, rights, requirements or derived parcels for a defined purpose

Process and output terms

land referencing

3.1.1

professional practice of identifying land, rights in land and associated parties, and applying that information to a defined requirement

Core terms

land referencing information

3.1.3

connected body of data, documents, spatial information and evidence created or maintained for a land referencing exercise

Core terms

land referencing organisation

3.1.2

organisation, part of an organisation or individual responsible for performing land referencing activities

Core terms

land referencing product

3.1.4

output containing or presenting land referencing information for a defined purpose

EXAMPLE: Land ownership schedule, land plan, title report, contact dataset, book of reference, notice dataset or digital land information service.

Core terms

land requirement

3.3.1

defined need, effect or constraint relating to land arising from a proposed activity, development, acquisition, designation or change

Requirement terms

land right

3.4.1

legally recognised entitlement, power, benefit, burden or obligation in, over, under or in relation to land

Right terms

land schedule

3.6.7

structured output listing land, rights, parties or relationships for a defined purpose

Process and output terms

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