New South Wales Consolidated Acts

VALUATION OF LAND ACT 1916 - SECT 20

20 Valuation on application

(1) The following persons, that is to say:

the holder of an estate in fee simple,

the mortgagee in possession, and

any lessee who is liable to pay rates,

may, by notice in or to the effect of a form approved by the Valuer-General and on payment of the fee determined by the Valuer-General require the Valuer-General to make a valuation of that person’s land or of that person’s estate or interest therein, as the case may be.

(2) The following persons, that is to say:

the holder of an estate in fee-simple in the land of which a stratum forms part,

the mortgagee in possession of such land, and

any lessee or occupier of a stratum liable under any Act to pay any rate or tax to a rating or taxing authority in respect of that person’s lease or occupation,

may by notice in or to the effect of a form approved by the Valuer-General and on payment of the fee determined by the Valuer-General require the Valuer-General to make a valuation of the stratum.

(3) A notice under this section may require the Valuer-General to make a valuation of the land:

(a) as at the date of the valuation, or

(b) as at any specified date occurring before the date of the valuation.

(4) If the notice requires the Valuer-General to make a valuation of the land as at the date of the valuation, the Valuer-General is to enter the valuation in the Register of Land Values.

(5) On making a valuation of land under this section, the Valuer-General:

(a) must make such alterations to the Register of Land Values as are necessary to reflect the valuation, and

(b) must issue a certificate to the person on whose application the valuation was made certifying details of the relevant entry in the Register of Land Values, as so altered.

(6) The Valuer-General may determine:

(a) the means by which a certificate may be issued, including electronically, and

(b) the form of a certificate, including as a document or in an electronic form or a form that may be produced from an electronic message.

(5) A certificate under this section is conclusive evidence, as at the date specified in the certificate, that the details in the Register of Land Values in relation to a particular matter are as set out in the certificate.