South Australian Consolidated Acts South Australian Consolidated Acts6—Valuer-General and Deputy Valuer-General
(1) The Governor may,
by notice published in the Gazette, appoint a Valuer-General who will have the
general administration of this Act.
(2) If the
Valuer-General is temporarily absent from the duties of office or if the
office of Valuer-General is temporarily vacant, the Governor may, by notice
published in the Gazette, appoint an officer of the Public Service to be a
Deputy Valuer-General and that person, while so appointed, will perform all
such functions and duties as are imposed on, or assigned to, the
Valuer-General by or under this or any other Act.
(3) Where a Deputy
Valuer-General is appointed to perform the functions and duties of the
Valuer-General, references in this or any other Act to the Valuer-General
will, in relation to those functions or duties, be read as references to the
Deputy Valuer-General.
(4) A person appointed
Valuer-General, or a Deputy Valuer-General under this section must be a person
who is qualified for membership of the Australian Property Institute
Incorporated or a body prescribed by regulation and has practised as a land
valuer (whether in the service of the Government or privately) for a period
(whether continuous or in aggregate) of at least 5 years.