Victorian Consolidated Legislation

VALUATION OF LAND ACT 1960

No. 6653 of 1960
Version incorporating amendments as at 7 September 2007

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Section Page
   1.      Short title and commencement
   2.      Definitions
   2A.     Determination of estimated annual value

   PART I-VALUER-GENERAL

   3.      Valuer-general and other employees
   3A.     Access to lands, buildings etc.
   4.      Power of delegation
   5.      Functions of valuer-general
   5A.     Determining value of land
   5B.     Valuation of transmission easements
   6.      Participation in general valuations made by another rating authority
   7.      Valuers to confer
   7A.     Restriction on payment of valuers for general valuations
   8.      Rating authority may use valuation of another rating authority
   8AA.    Fees for copy of valuation
           8A, 8B. Repealed

   PART II-REGISTRATION OF VALUERS

           Divisions 1-3-Repealed

           9-13D. Repealed

           Division 3A-Valuations for Local Government Act 1989.

   13DA.   Council valuations
   13DB.   Repealed
   13DC.   Valuations generally
   13DD.   Extension by special order of period for making valuations
   13DE.   Extension by Governor in Council of period for making valuations
   13DF.   Supplementary valuation
   13DFA.  Certification of supplementary valuation
   13DG.   Valuation on union of or annexation by council
   13DH.   Valuer's powers and duties
   13DI.   Return of Chief Executive Officer
   13DJ.   Person may apply for valuation
           Divisions 4, 5-Repealed
           13E-13H. Repealed

   PART III-OBJECTIONS, REVIEWS AND APPEALS

           Division 1-Introductory

   14.     Definitions

           Division 2-Notice of valuations

   15.     Rating authority must give notice of valuation
   15A.    Commissioner must give notice of valuation of transmission easements

           Division 3-Objections

   16.     Who may object?
   17.     Grounds for objection
   17A.    Objections relating to valuation of transmission easements under section 5B.
   18.     Time for lodging objection
   19.     Further limitation on lodging of objections if previous objection lodged
   20.     Exchange of information on certain objections
   21.     Determination of objection
   21A.    Commissioner to be notified of certain objections

           Division 4-Reviews and appeals

   22.     Application to VCAT for review
   23.     Appeal to Supreme Court
   24.     Grounds of review or appeal
   25.     Powers on review or appeal
   26.     Costs
   27.     Costs if owner and occupier apply separately

           Division 5-General

   28.     Repealed
   29.     Recovery of rate or tax pending objection, review or appeal
   30.     VCAT members not disqualified as witnesses
   31.     Transitional provisions-State Taxation Acts (Amendment) Act 2004.
   32.     Transitional provisions-Valuation of Land (Amendment) Act 2006.
   33.     Transitional provision-State Taxation Legislation (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act 2006.
           34-51A. Repealed

   PART IV-MISCELLANEOUS

   52.     Regulations
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           ENDNOTES
           1. General Information
           2. Table of Amendments
           3. Explanatory Details