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Key Facts: CSLB Professional Challenge: Cadastral Law Exam

Competency outcome

Passing Standard

Only Not Yet Competent fails

1 hour

Law Component

MCQ and short answer

4 challenges

Day-long Assessment

Law plus three scenario parts

2 years

Accepted PoE Window

Before Professional Challenge

5 years

Old Law-Exam Exemption

Challenge 1 only

NZ$1,150

2026 Challenge Fee

Including GST

The current licensing pathway has four sequential stages: academic qualification, Portfolio of Experience, a four-part Professional Challenge, and a Professional Interview. Challenge 1 is a one-hour closed-book cadastral-law and survey-rules assessment using multiple-choice and short-answer questions. An old Cadastral Law Exam pass from the previous five years exempts that first component, but not the remaining scenario challenges.

Sample CSLB Professional Challenge: Cadastral Law Practice Questions

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1Which combination best states the purpose of the Cadastral Survey Act 2002?

A.Accurate licensed surveys, competence, e-lodgement, and geodetic/control systems

B.To make LINZ responsible for carrying out every cadastral survey

C.To transfer all boundary-dispute jurisdiction from the courts to the Surveyor-General

D.To regulate the fees charged by licensed cadastral surveyors

Explanation: Section 3 lists several connected purposes: promoting accurate cadastral surveys by licensed cadastral surveyors, maintaining competence and standards, enabling electronic lodgement, and providing for the national geodetic and survey control systems.

2Under section 53 of the Cadastral Survey Act 2002, what is the surveyor's general right of entry?

A.A licensed cadastral surveyor may enter any building without consent whenever a boundary is uncertain

B.Reasonable-time survey entry, with statutory notice and building-entry safeguards

C.A licensed cadastral surveyor may alter fences encountered during entry without the occupier's consent

D.Only the Surveyor-General may authorise entry onto private land

Explanation: Section 53 gives a licensed cadastral surveyor, and a person authorised by one, a qualified right to enter land at a reasonable time for a cadastral survey. If practicable, notice is required for land other than a road. A building may be entered only with the occupier's consent or under a District Court warrant.

3Which entity is responsible for making the Rules for Cadastral Survey under the Cadastral Survey Act 2002?

A.The Minister for Land Information

B.The Cadastral Surveyors Licensing Board (CSLB)

C.The Surveyor-General

D.The Chief Executive of Land Information New Zealand (LINZ)

Explanation: Section 49 of the Cadastral Survey Act 2002 empowers the Surveyor-General to make rules specifying the standards for cadastral surveys and cadastral survey datasets (CSDs).

4Two Class A boundary points are 200 m apart. Under rule 27 and Table 2 of the Cadastral Survey Rules 2021, what is their maximum permitted horizontal uncertainty?

A.0.03 m

B.0.06 m

C.0.20 m

D.0.09 m

Explanation: For Class A, Table 2 gives 0.06 m + (distance × 0.00015). At 200 m: 0.06 + (200 × 0.00015) = 0.090 m.

5What is the maximum horizontal uncertainty for referencing a Class B boundary point to a non-boundary reference mark under rule 21 and Table 1 of the Cadastral Survey Rules 2021?

A.0.20 m

B.0.03 m

C.0.15 m

D.0.60 m

Explanation: Rule 21 and Table 1 set the Class B horizontal referencing tolerance at 0.20 m.

6For Class A boundary points that must be referenced, what distance condition applies to the permanent reference marks under rule 32?

A.Each PRM must be within 50 m of every referenced point

B.Within 150 m of a referenced boundary point

C.Only one PRM must be within 150 m of the parcel

D.Each PRM may be up to 500 m away

Explanation: Rule 32 uses 150 m for Class A. Each required PRM must be within that distance of at least one boundary point required to be referenced.

7For Class B boundary points that must be referenced, what distance condition applies to the permanent reference marks under rule 32?

A.150 m

B.1,000 m

C.500 m

D.1,500 m

Explanation: For Class B, each required PRM must be within 500 m of at least one boundary point required to be referenced.

8Subject to the rule 31 exceptions, how many permanent reference marks must a CSD contain to reference boundary points defined by survey under rule 32?

A.At least one

B.At least two

C.At least four

D.Three or more

Explanation: Rule 32 requires at least three PRMs, with each satisfying the applicable Class A, B, or C distance condition.

9If a survey defines a height-limited boundary, what additional permanent-reference-mark requirement does rule 34 impose?

A.At least two PRMs must have reduced levels

B.All PRMs must be above ground

C.Every PRM must connect directly to a tide gauge

D.All PRMs must be Class A horizontally

Explanation: Rule 34 requires at least two PRMs with reduced levels when a height-limited boundary is defined.

10Which boundary points are excluded by rule 31 from the requirement to be referenced by permanent reference marks?

A.All boundary points in an urban residential cadastral survey

B.Points on water boundaries, water centre-line boundaries, and irregular boundaries

C.All rural right-line boundary points

D.Every easement boundary point

Explanation: Rule 31 excludes points on water boundaries, water centre-line boundaries, and irregular boundaries from the boundary-point referencing requirement.

About the CSLB Professional Challenge: Cadastral Law Exam

Since 2026, cadastral law is tested as Challenge 1 of the CSLB Professional Challenge rather than through the former standalone annual Cadastral Law Examination. Challenge 1 focuses on cadastral survey law and the current Rules for Cadastral Survey; three scenario challenges then assess practical application across land tenure, land information, boundary definition, statutory planning, and land-development engineering.

Assessment

Question count not published by the exam provider

Time Limit

1 hour for Challenge 1; the complete four-challenge assessment runs over a day

Passing Score

Competency-based outcome; only Not Yet Competent fails the Professional Challenge

Exam Fee

NZ$1,150 including GST for the 2026 Professional Challenge (Cadastral Surveyors Licensing Board of New Zealand (CSLB))

CSLB Professional Challenge: Cadastral Law Exam Content Outline

No published percentage

Cadastral Survey Rules 2021 & Cadastral Survey Act 2002

Survey datasets, boundary evidence and conflict resolution, accuracy, datum connections, natural and irregular boundaries, and current rule compliance.

No published percentage

Resource Management Act 1991

Current subdivision law and planning documents, consent conditions, esplanade requirements, spatial rights, approvals, and title-completion processes.

No published percentage

Land Transfer Act 2017

Title registration, indefeasibility and exceptions, caveats, adverse possession, easements, limited titles, records, and registered interests.

No published percentage

Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993

Māori land status, Māori Land Court roles and orders, partitions and surveys, ownership interests, occupation, and interaction with subdivision law.

No published percentage

Unit Titles Act 2010

Unit plans, accessory unit restrictions, common property vesting, and redevelopment plans.

No published percentage

Other Legislation

Property Law Act 2007 (encroachments, landlocked land), LGA 1974 Section 348, Public Works Act 1981, and Takutai Moana Act 2011.

How to Pass the CSLB Professional Challenge: Cadastral Law Exam

What You Need to Know

Passing score: Competency-based outcome; only Not Yet Competent fails the Professional Challenge
Assessment: Question count not published by the exam provider
Time limit: 1 hour for Challenge 1; the complete four-challenge assessment runs over a day
Exam fee: NZ$1,150 including GST for the 2026 Professional Challenge

Keys to Passing

Complete 500+ practice questions
Score 80%+ consistently before scheduling
Focus on highest-weighted sections
Use our AI tutor for tough concepts

CSLB Professional Challenge: Cadastral Law Study Tips from Top Performers

1Use the current Rules for Cadastral Survey and primary legislation; check every rule and section rather than relying on an old exam summary.

2Practise weighing all boundary evidence in context. Do not use a rigid monuments-greater-than-occupation-greater-than-dimensions shortcut where the evidence conflicts.

3Be clear on the difference between esplanade reserves (which vest in the council) and esplanade strips (which are covenants and ambulatory).

4Review the intersection of Te Ture Whenua Māori Act partitions with the Resource Management Act subdivision consents.

5Practise identifying the controlling Act, rule, order, consent condition, and title interest for each scenario, then explain how they interact instead of citing section numbers from memory without checking the current text.

Frequently Asked Questions

How is the current CSLB Professional Challenge assessed?

The Assessment Panel assigns one of four competency outcomes: Not Yet Competent, Limited Competency, Competent, or Fully Competent. Only Not Yet Competent requires a full re-sit; the other outcomes pass and progress to the Professional Interview.

What replaced the standalone Cadastral Law Examination?

The former standalone exam ended with the old framework in 2025. Under the 2026 framework, cadastral law and the current survey rules are tested in the one-hour first component of a day-long, four-part Professional Challenge.

What must be completed before the Professional Challenge?

Applicants proceed through the academic-qualification and Portfolio of Experience stages in order. The Assessment Panel must have accepted the Portfolio of Experience within the previous two years.

Does passing the Professional Challenge make me a Licensed Cadastral Surveyor?

No. A pass permits progression to the face-to-face Professional Interview, which must be passed before the Assessment Panel awards the certificate of competency used in the initial-licence application.

Does a previous Cadastral Law Exam pass still count?

Yes, for a limited transition purpose. A pass obtained under the previous framework within the last five years exempts the cadastral-law examination component, but the applicant must still complete the other Professional Challenge scenarios.