VALUATION OF LAND ACT 1916 - SECT 13A Valuation service contracts

VALUATION OF LAND ACT 1916 - SECT 13A

13A Valuation service contracts

(1) The Valuer-General may negotiate and enter into valuation service contracts for the provision of valuation services to the Valuer-General.

(2) Without limiting the terms and conditions of valuation service contracts, such contracts may regulate the manner in which valuation services are to be carried out. In particular, such contracts may contain provisions--

(a) setting out the principles and methods according to which the valuation services are to be carried out,

(b) establishing performance indicators to assist with assessing the effectiveness and efficiency of the valuation services that have been carried out,

(c) prescribing the qualifications of persons (including contract valuers and employees or agents of contract valuers) who may exercise specified functions,

(d) identifying persons (including contract valuers and employees or agents of contract valuers) who may or may not exercise specified functions,

(e) regulating the manner in which specified functions are to be exercised,

(f) imposing restrictions on the exercise of specified functions,

(g) authorising contract valuers to exercise functions or discretions that expressly or impliedly belong to the Valuer-General,

(h) setting out the obligations of contract valuers to provide assistance to the Valuer-General in dealing with objections under Part 3, defending appeals under Part 4 and exercising functions under Part 5.

(3) Contract valuers are not agents of and do not represent the Valuer-General, except where expressly provided by or under this or any other Act or by the terms of the relevant valuation service contract.