South Australian Consolidated Acts

EMERGENCY SERVICES FUNDING ACT 1998 - SECT 9

9—Objection to attribution of use to land

        (1)         The owner of land may object to the attribution of a particular use to the land by the Valuer-General.

        (2)         The objection must be made to the Minister and must—

            (a)         be in writing; and

            (b)         set out—

                  (i)         the grounds of the objection; and

                  (ii)         the land use that should, in the objector's opinion, be attributed to the land; and

            (c)         be served on the Minister within 60 days after the objector receives notice under section 16 of the levy payable by him or her.

        (3)         The Minister may decide any such objection as he or she thinks fit and must notify the objector in writing of his or her decision and the reasons for it.

        (4)         If the objector is dissatisfied with the Minister's decision, he or she may, subject to the relevant rules of the Supreme Court, appeal against the decision to the Land and Valuation Court.

        (5)         Except as provided by this section, the attribution of a particular land use to land under this Division cannot be challenged.

        (6)         The determination of an objection under this section only affects the attribution of a use to land for the purposes of this Act.