Land Referencing Standard

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
