VALUATION OF LAND ACT 1916 - SECT 15A Production of documents to Valuer-General

VALUATION OF LAND ACT 1916 - SECT 15A

15A Production of documents to Valuer-General

(1) The Valuer-General may, by notice in writing served--

(a) on any person who is the owner of any land, or

(b) if the owner is not resident in the State, on any person who is the agent or attorney of the owner,

require the person to produce to the Valuer-General, within a time specified by the Valuer-General in the notice, such documents relating to the land as may be required by the Valuer-General for the purposes of this Act and as may be specified in the notice, whether generally or otherwise.

(2) Without limiting the generality of subsection (1), a notice referred to in that subsection may require the production of--

(a) any contract, or a copy of any contract, for the purchase of the land, any instrument incorporated or referred to in any such contract and any instrument or option relating to the purchase of the land by the owner, where the contract, copy, instrument or option is in the owner's possession or under the owner's control, or

(b) any financial or accounting document or record specified in the notice relating to the conduct by the owner of any business or activity on the land where the document or record is in the owner's possession or under the owner's control.

(4) A person who neglects or refuses to comply with the requirements of a notice served on the person under this section shall be liable to a penalty not exceeding 2 penalty units.