Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Valuation of Land Act 1960 - SECT 7

Valuers to confer

7. Valuers to confer



(1) Any valuer appointed or employed by a rating authority to carry out a
general valuation for the purpose of any rate shall at the request of the
valuer-general confer with the valuer-general or any officer or employee
nominated by him and with any other valuer designated by the valuer-general as
being concerned with the valuations for the purpose of any rate in the area of
any other rating authority which is in the general vicinity of the area to be
valued.



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(2A) At the conclusion of every general valuation for the purpose of any rate
a report of the valuation in the prescribed form shall be submitted to the
valuer-general by the valuer within two months of the date on which the
valuation was returned to the rating authority which caused it to be made.

(2B) Where, after considering the report by the valuer, the valuer-general is
satisfied that any part or parts of the general valuation is or are not
generally true and correct and that it would be practicable for an amending
valuation to be made in respect of such part or parts to render the general
valuation generally true and correct, he may so inform the valuer who may
return such amending valuation as he considers proper in the circumstances.

(2C) The general valuation as varied by such amending valuation shall be
deemed to be the general valuation for the purposes of this Act, and the
provisions of section 13DF(5) shall extend and apply to such amending
valuation in the same manner as to a supplementary valuation made in the
circumstances referred to in paragraph (o) of subsection (2) of that section.

(2D) A valuer must comply, as soon as is reasonably possible, with any request
for information that the valuer-general makes for the purpose of enabling the
valuer-general to fulfil his or her duties under this section.

Penalty: 5 penalty units.

(3) Where, after such steps pursuant to subsections (2B) and (2C) as are
appropriate in the circumstances have been taken, the valuer-general is
satisfied that any general valuation made for a municipality is not generally
true and correct as to any one or more of the bases of value assessed he shall
report his opinion to the Minister, and on the recommendation of the Minister
the Governor in Council may by Order published in the Government Gazette-

   (a)  require the council to cause a new valuation to be made forthwith on
        the appropriate basis or bases of value of all rateable land in the
        municipal district or in any subdivision thereof; or

   (b)  limit the use of the valuation by the council and any other rating
        authority as to any one or more of the bases of value assessed to such
        period as is specified in the Order.

(4) Where, after such steps pursuant to subsections (2B) and (2C) as are
appropriate in the circumstances have been taken, the valuer-general is
satisfied that any general valuation made for a municipality is generally true
and correct as to any one or more of the bases of value assessed he shall so
certify to the Minister who may by writing under his hand declare that the
valuation on any basis so certified is suitable to be adopted and used for the
purposes of any rating authority for the full period allowed by Division 3A of
Part II or such other Act as applies to any particular rating authority using
the valuation.

(5) Any report or declaration made pursuant to subsections (3) or (4) of this
section may apply to the whole or any part or parts of the valuation and may
deal in different ways with the different parts of the valuation.

(6) Where any valuation made for a council is declared by the Minister to be
suitable to be adopted and used for the purposes of every rating authority or
where the Governor in Council has permitted a valuation to be used for a
limited period any other rating authority shall be entitled to use the
valuation in accordance with such declaration or order, but nothing in this
section shall prevent the use by any council or rating authority of any
valuation before any amending valuation declaration or order is made.

(7) Where another rating authority wishes to use the whole or part of a
valuation made by or for a council it shall so inform the council and the
council shall within two months of the return of the valuation or of receiving
such request (whichever is the later) supply to the said rating authority a
copy certified as a true copy of as much of the valuation as has been
requested, and such valuation shall be deemed to be the valuation made for the
purposes of that rating authority.