VALUATION OF LAND ACT 1978
Table of Provisions
PART I -- Preliminary
- 1 Short title
- 2 Commencement
- 4 Terms used
- 5A Unimproved value of pastoral leases, matter to be disregarded
- 5 Transitional provisions for valuations
PART II -- Administration
- 6 Valuer-General, designation of
- 7 Valuer-General to administer Act and value land independently
- 8 Valuer-General may delegate
- 9 Power to inspect etc. documents in public offices
- 10 Other powers for valuing land etc.
- 11 Power to obtain information
- 12 Power to require people to attend, give evidence and produce documents
- 13 Valuer-General and staff not to disclose etc. information except for limited purposes
- 14 Exceptions to s.
- 15 Private valuation work restricted
- 16 Engaging valuers etc. under contracts for services
- 16A Minister to have access to information
- 16B Annual report by Valuer-General
PART III -- Valuation
Division 1 -- General and interim valuations
- 17 Valuation districts, constituting
- 18 General valuations, determining values for
- 19 Time at which value to be ascertained for general valuation
- 20 When general valuation comes into force
- 21 Public notice of general valuation
- 22 Frequency of general valuations
- 23 Interim valuations
- 24 Valuation may be aggregate of or portion of valuations; valuing improvements
- 25 Rating or taxing authority may engage valuers to make general or interim valuations
Division 2 -- Valuation rolls
- 26 Valuation rolls
- 27 Amendments to valuation rolls
- 28 Custody, inspection and availability of valuation rolls
- 29 Copies of or extracts from entries in valuation rolls
Division 3 -- Concessional and other valuations
PART IV -- Objections and review
- 32 Objections to valuation
- 33 SAT review of valuation, after objection
- 34 Valuer-General to advise rating and taxing authorities of objections and review
- 34A Amended valuation not to apply before year of objection
- 35 SAT review of refusal to extend time for objection or review
- 36 General review by SAT of valuation
- 36A New matters raised on SAT review
- 36B Written reasons for certain determinations to be given and published
PART V -- Miscellaneous
- 37 Local governments to give Valuer-General information
- 38 Charges for making valuations under Part III
- 39 Valuer-General may make valuations for Crown etc.
- 39A Authority may provide goods and services
- 40 Money received by Valuer-General
- 41 Valuation not affected by irregularity
- 42 Protection from personal liability
- 43 Evidentiary provisions
- 44 General penalty
- 45 Offences to be dealt with summarily
- 46 Time limit for prosecuting offences
- 47 Institution of prosecutions
- 48 Service of notices
- 49 Regulations
- 50 Prescribed fees may exceed cost recovery
- 51 Expiry of section
Other notes
Defined terms