BOSSI Candidate Workshop Kurri Kurri 10 & 11 May 2024

BOSSI will be hosting the Annual Candidate Workshop at the Kurri Kurri TAFE Campus on Friday 10 and Saturday 11 May. This years event includes presentations covering the examination requirements and competencies, with separate streams for land and mining candidates.

This event is a great opportunity for candidates to hear from a range of industry professionals, including those who have recently been through the registration process, and to network with other candidates.

Presenters and invited guests will lead sessions with candidates and their mentors on Friday afternoon and on Saturday morning, candidates will have the opportunity to review and discuss past projects. BOSSI highly recommends that all candidates and mentors attend the event prior to undertaking their first BOSSI examination.

Applications close Friday 26 April, submit your application NOW! 

CPD Reminder for 30 June Registration Renewal

A reminder to all Registered Surveyors that there is less than 10 weeks left of the 2023/2024 CPD year to obtain any remaining required CPD points.

CPD calendar of events is available on the BOSSI website.

Important Dates to remember: 

• 30 June 2024 - All required CPD Points must have been obtained by this date. 
• 31 July 2024 - All applications for Conditional Compliance or Exemption must be received. Any applications received after this date will be automatically rejected.  Relevant forms are available on the BOSSI website. 
• 31 August 2024 - All registration renewals must be submitted, and payment made. Failure to do so will result in removal from the register. 

BOSSI Examinations 

The results from the recent Land and Mining examinations held in February and March 2024 are below for your information.

Certificates of Competency 

As a result of the examinations in March 2024, nine Land candidates achieved their certificate of competency which will be presented to them at the next BOSSI Presentation Ceremony held in November 2024. 

Congratulations to Angelo Beretta, Domenic Beretta, Jonathan Clancy, Joseph Gaynor, Ismat Habbouchi, Adam Kesby, Kasem Masri, Lee Parker and Sharmilan Ponnuthurai.

Presentation Ceremony & Award Winners 

BOSSI hosted its Presentation Ceremony for 2023 on Friday 12th April 2024 at the Castlereagh Hotel. 

We acknowledge and thank the Meritorious Surveyors for their contributions to the profession and NSW during their careers and wish them all the best for the next chapter in their lives. Congratulations to the 25 land surveyors and 2 mining surveyors who received their Certificate of Competency and congratulations to the examination award winners:   

• John Buckingham - Surveyor-General’s Prize - sponsored by the Office of the Surveyor General and the Geospatial Council of Australia for the best overall candidate surveyor who received their Certificate of Competency in 2023.
• Domenic Beretta - The Barr Prize - sponsored by the Institution of Surveyors NSW for the best result in the Rural Cadastral assessment.
• Sharmilan Ponnuthurai - The Neil Ryan Memorial Award - sponsored by the Institution of Surveyors NSW for the best result in the Urban Cadastral assessment.
• John Buckingham - The Harvey Prize - sponsored by the Association of Consulting Surveyors NSW for the best result in the Town Planning assessment.
• Angelo Beretta - The A Allen Consulting Surveyors Prize - sponsored by the Association of Consulting Surveyors NSW for the best result in the Strata & Community Title assessment.
• Kristi Plavsic - The Augustus Alt Prize - sponsored by the Association of Consulting Surveyors NSW for the best result in the Engineering Design assessment.
• Adam Kesby - Staff Surveyors Association Award - sponsored by the Association of Public Authority Surveyors.
• Jason Gray - Clarence Smith Jeffries Mining Award - sponsored by the Australian Institute of Mining Surveyors.

Discipline Summary

Failure to comply with Board determination

At the October 2023 BOSSI examinations, a candidate surveyor was found not yet competent in their Town Planning examination for the second time. In accordance with Section 7 of the Board of Surveying and Spatial Information (BOSSI) Determination - Board Examinations, their mentoring surveyor was required to attend a meeting with representatives of the Board. The mentoring surveyor failed to attend this and two subsequent meetings without giving notification.                                                    
As a result of their non-attendance at the three scheduled meetings, the Board established that the mentoring surveyor has shown a lack of respect to the Board and the roles and responsibilities required of a mentoring surveyor. As a result the Board determined that:

• In accordance with Section 7 of the BOSSI Determination - Board Examinations, the Board has removed their ability to be a mentoring surveyor for a minimum period of two years.                                             
• Following this period, the surveyor will be required to meet with representatives of the Board to discuss the requirements for their eligibility to be a mentoring surveyor before potential reinstatement.

Professional Incompetence and Professional Misconduct

In March 2024 BOSSI finalised the investigation and subsequent disciplinary action of a complaint made against a Registered Land Surveyor (RLS).                                                                                                             
As a result of the investigation the Board determined the surveyor was guilty of professional incompetence and professional misconduct with the following disciplinary action put in place:                                                    

• Under Section 12(1)(a) and Section 13(1)(b) of the Act, the RLS was required to attend a disciplinary meeting with the President of the Board, in the presence of one other Board member.                                
• Under Section 13(1)(d) of the Act, the RLS must pay compensation of $10,000 to the complainant.