South Australian Consolidated Acts South Australian Consolidated Acts (1) A lessee who is
dissatisfied with a determination by the Valuer-General of the annual rent for
his or her pastoral lease may, within 3 months of receiving a copy of the
notice of determination—
(a)
apply to the Valuer-General for review of the determination; or
(b)
appeal to the Land and Valuation Court against the determination.
(1a) The
Valuer-General must, on the written request of a lessee who is dissatisfied
with a determination of annual rent, endeavour to resolve the matter
informally by conferring with the lessee, whether or not the lessee has lodged
an application for review under subsection (1).
(2) An application
under subsection (1)(a) must be made, and will be dealt with, in
accordance with the Valuation of Land Act 1971 , as if it were an
application for review of a valuation under that Act.
(3) If a lessee or the
Valuer-General is dissatisfied with the decision of a land valuer on a review
under subsection (2), he or she may, within one month of receiving
notification of the decision, appeal to the Land and Valuation Court against
the decision.
(4) An appeal under
this section must be instituted in accordance with rules of court.
(5) On an appeal under
this section, the Land and Valuation Court must review the determination or
decision the subject of the appeal and may—
(a)
confirm the determination or decision; or
(b) vary
or revoke the determination or decision; or
(c)
substitute its own determination or decision,
and may make such orders in relation to incidental or ancillary matters as it
thinks fit.