S. 2(1) def. of return inserted by No. 69/2011 s. 48. return, in relation to a general valuation or supplementary valuation, means the act of the valuer giving to the valuation authority a general valuation or a supplementary valuation which has been signed and dated; S. 2(1) def. of site value inserted by No. 55/1989 s. 5(1)(f). site value of land, means the sum which the land, if it were held for an estate in fee simple unencumbered by any lease, mortgage or other charge, might in ordinary circumstances be expected to realise at the time of the valuation if offered for sale on such reasonable terms and conditions as a genuine seller might be expected to require, and assuming that the improvements (if any) had not been made; S. 2(1) def. of transmission easement inserted by No. 3/2004 s. 15(a), amended by No. 88/2005 s. 117(Sch. 2 item 10.1). transmission easement has the same meaning as in the Land Tax Act 2005; S. 2(1) def. of transmission easement holder inserted by No. 3/2004 s. 15(a), amended by No. 88/2005 s. 117(Sch. 2 item 10.1). transmission easement holder has the same meaning as in the Land Tax Act 2005; s. 2 S. 2(1) def. of unit inserted by No. 55/1989 s. 5(1)(f), amended by No. 22/2006 s. 8(1). unit means— (a) a unit on a registered plan of strata subdivision subject to Schedule 2 to the Subdivision Act 1988; and (b) a stratum estate within the meaning of the Transfer of Land Act 1958; and
3 Valuer-general and other employees s. 3 S. 3(1) amended by Nos 9427 s. 3(Sch. 2 item 15), 91/1994 s. 38(b)(i)(ii), substituted by No. 46/1998 s. 7(Sch. 1), amended by No. 108/2004 s. 117(1) (Sch. 3 item 213). (1) A valuer-general, a deputy valuer-general and any employees that are required for the administration of this Act are to be employed under Part 3 of the Public Administration Act 2004. S. 3(2) amended by No. 8649 s. 3(a), repealed by No. 91/1994 s. 3(1)(b). * * * * * S. 3(3) amended by Nos 8649 s. 3(b), 91/1994 s. 3(1)(c). (3) For the purposes of this Act valuers may be employed on a basis of payment by fees to make valuations in special cases or to advise in respect of such valuations. S. 3(4) amended by Nos 78/1991 s. 28(3)(a), 46/1998 s. 7(Sch. 1). (4) With the approval of the Minister administering the Department concerned the services of any employee in any other Department or the Public Service may be used for the purposes of this Act. S. 3(5) inserted by No. 7762 s. 2, amended by Nos 55/1989 s. 11(2)(b), 91/1994 s. 5(a). (5) Upon payment of such fees as may be set by the valuer-general the valuer-general the deputy valuer-general or any valuer nominated by the valuer-general may make valuations of land at the request of—
S. 7 amended by Nos 6825 s. 5, 7235 s. 4, 7333 s. 4, 7762 s. 5, 8649 s. 5, 10107 s. 3, 55/1989 s. 11(2)(d) (3)(a)–(d), 91/1994 s. 6, 46/1998 s. 7(Sch. 1), 22/2006 s. 9, substituted by No. 94/2009 s. 8, amended by No. 58/2012 s. 114. 7 Requirement to confer with valuer-general s. 7 If a council is causing a council general valuation or collection agency general valuation to be made, the valuer-general may require any valuer, appointed or employed by the council to carry out the valuation, to confer with— (a) the valuer-general; or (b) an officer or employee of the valuer-general, nominated by the valuer-general; or (c) any other valuer designated by the for the purpose of any rate or tax of another rating authority, the area of which— S. 7(d) inserted by No. 58/2012 s. 114(2). (d) is in the relevant municipal district; or S. 7(e) inserted by No. 58/2012 s. 114(2). (e) is not located in the relevant municipal district but is in respect of non-rateable leviable land for which the council is the collection agency. S. 7AA (Heading) amended by No. 58/2012 s. 115(1). S. 7AA inserted by No. 94/2009 s. 8. 7AA Requirement to report on council general valuation and collection agency general valuation S. 7AA(1) amended by No. 58/2012 s. 115(2). (1) A valuer who carries out a council general valuation or a collection agency general valuation must give a report of the valuation in the prescribed form to the valuer-general.
(a) to a rate levied in respect of that portion only; or s. 13DD (b) to a differential rate which differs from the rate levied in respect of the remainder of that parcel or those parcels— the value of the land must be apportioned so as to show separately the value of the portion. (9) If land comprising one undertaking extends continuously beyond the boundaries of any municipal district the value, for the purposes of any rate, of so much of the land as is within any one municipal district, must be assessed as part of the value of the whole of the land. S. 13DD inserted by No. 55/1989 s. 8 (as amended by No. 78/1991 s. 17(1) (a)–(d)). 13DD Extension by special order of period for making valuations S. 13DD(1) amended by No. 17/1998 s. 4(1)(a)(b). (1) If a council is of the opinion that no general appreciable change has taken place in the value of rateable land within the municipal district or, having first consulted the Minister, that special circumstances make compliance with section 13DC(2) to (9) unnecessary or impracticable, the council may by resolution (before the end of the second year of the use of the valuation) extend the period of use of the existing valuation for such period not exceeding 2 years as the council thinks fit. S. 13DD(2) amended by No. 17/1998 s. 4(1)(b). (2) If the period is extended by less than 2 years, the council may by resolution (at least three months before the expiration of any period of extension) from time to time further extend the period but so that the total of the periods of the extension and
S. 13DG(3)(c) amended by No. 94/2009 s. 19(2)(b). s. 13DH (c) paragraphs (a) and (b) do not affect the time within which the valuation authority must make the next valuation of all rateable land in the municipal district. S. 13DH inserted by No. 55/1989 s. 8. 13DH Valuer's powers and duties (1) A valuer must return valuations in the prescribed form. (2) Before any valuation and return is made the person appointed to make it must make a statutory declaration that the valuation and return will be impartial and true to the best of that person's judgment and will be made by that person or under that person's immediate personal supervision. S. 13DH(3) repealed by No. 94/2009 s. 20. * * * * * S. 13DI inserted by No. 55/1989 s. 8, amended by Nos 91/1994 s. 38(f), 94/2009 s. 21, repealed by No. 69/2011 s. 56. * * * * * S. 13DJ inserted by No. 55/1989 s. 8. 13DJ Person may apply for valuation
(1) In every valuation for the purposes of the Fire Services Property Levy Act 2012, each separate occupancy on non-rateable leviable land must— (a) be computed at its net annual value, its capital improved value and, if required, its site value; and (b) be allocated an AVPCC based on the Valuation Best Practice Specifications Guidelines. (2) In a general valuation, regard must be had to every circumstance affecting the land at the date the valuation is returned that, were it to occur or come into existence subsequently, would be a circumstance in which, under section 13L(2), a supplementary valuation could be made. S. 13L inserted by No. 58/2012 s. 126. 13L Supplementary valuation (1) Despite anything in this or any other Act, a person referred to in section 13J may carry out a supplementary valuation for the purposes of the Fire Services Property Levy Act 2012. (2) A supplementary valuation may be made in any of the following circumstances— (a) if any land which should be included in the valuation then in force is not included; (b) if the value of the land is materially altered by the approval of a planning scheme under the Planning and Environment Act 1987 or an amendment to a planning scheme under that Act, or by the granting, refusal or cancellation of a permit under such a scheme; s. 13L (c) if by reason of the sale of lots, any land in respect of which two or more persons are liable to pay the fire services property levy
New s. 21 inserted by No. 52/1998 s. 309, substituted by No. 22/2006 s. 6. 21 Determination of objection s. 21 (1) An objection must be determined in accordance with section 20 and this section. S. 21(2) substituted by No. 94/2009 s. 27(1), amended by No. 69/2011 s. 60. (2) If an objection has been lodged with an authority that is not the valuation authority that caused the valuation to be made, the authority must refer the objection to that valuation authority. S. 21(2A) inserted by No. 94/2009 s. 27(1). (2A) A valuation authority with whom a valuation has been lodged or to whom an objection has been referred under subsection (2), must refer the objection to the valuer who made the valuation. S. 21(2B) inserted by No. 94/2009 s. 27(1). (2B) A valuer to whom an objection has been referred must provide the objector with a reasonable opportunity to discuss his or her objection with the valuer. (3) Within 4 months after receiving the objection, the valuer must— (a) if he or she considers that no adjustment in the valuation is justified—give the objector written notice of that decision; or (b) if he or she considers that an adjustment in the valuation is justified— (i) recommend accordingly to the and S. 21(3)(b)(ii) amended by No. 94/2009 s. 27(2). (ii) give the objector and the valuation authority a copy of the recommendation.
that valuation pending the determination of the objection, review or appeal. New s. 30 inserted by No. 52/1998 s. 309, amended by No. 22/2006 s. 17(b). 30 VCAT members not disqualified as witnesses s. 30 A member of VCAT is not disqualified from appearing as a witness in any hearing under this Part where he or she is not sitting as a member of VCAT. New s. 31 inserted by No. 71/2004 s. 43. 31 Transitional provisions—State Taxation Acts (Amendment) Act 2004 (1) This Act as amended by the State Taxation Acts (Amendment) Act 2004 applies to— (a) an objection lodged under this Part on or after 16 July 2004; and S. 31(1)(b) amended by No. 22/2006 s. 17(b). (b) a review under this Part by VCAT that was not determined before the Assent day if the notice under section 22 requiring the matter to be referred to VCAT was lodged on or after 16 July 2004; and (c) an appeal under this Part to the Supreme Court that was not determined before the Assent day if the notice under section 22 requiring the matter to be treated as an appeal was lodged on or after 16 July 2004. (2) If— (a) a person was given a notice of valuation under section 15(1)(a) or (3) on or after 23 June 2004 but before the Assent day; and (b) the person had not lodged an objection to the valuation under section 16 before the Assent day— the time for lodging the objection is within 2 months after the Assent day, despite anything to the contrary in section 18(2).
: All of Act in operation Valuation of Land (Valuers) Act 1973, No. 8405/1973 Assent Date: 17.4.73 Commencement Date: 1.7.73: Government Gazette 13.6.73 p. 1966 : All of Act in operation Endnotes Lands Compensation Act 1973, No. 8432/1973 Assent Date: 17.4.73 Commencement Date: 1.6.73: Government Gazette 30.5.73 p. 1211 : All of Act in operation Valuation of Land (Amendment) Act 1974, No. 8649/1974 Assent Date: 17.12.74 Commencement Date: 17.12.74 : All of Act in operation Valuation of Land (Amendment) Act 1975, No. 8817/1975 Assent Date: 9.12.75 Commencement Date: 15.1.76: Government Gazette 7.1.76 p. 2 : All of Act in operation Valuation of Land Act 1978, No. 9225/1978 Assent Date: 19.12.78 Commencement Date: 1.2.79: Government Gazette 17.1.79 p. 144 : All of Act in operation Statute Law Revision Act 1980, No. 9427/1980 Assent Date: 27.5.80 Commencement Date: 27.5.80: s. 1(2) : All of Act in operation Valuation of Land (Interest Rate) Act 1980, No. 9506/1980 Assent Date: 23.12.80 Commencement Date: 23.12.80 : All of Act in operation Crimes (Classification of Offences) Act 1981, No. 9576/1981 Assent Date: 26.5.81 Commencement Date: 1.9.81: Government Gazette 26.8.81 p. 2799 : All of Act in operation Local Government Acts (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act 1982, No. 9831/1982 Assent Date: 21.12.82 Commencement Date: All of Act (except s. 3(1)(e)) on 21.12.82: s. 1(2); s. 3(1)(e) on 17.7.68: s. 3(2) : All of Act in operation Transport Act 1983, No. 9921/1983 Assent Date: 23.6.83 Commencement Date: Sch. 12 on 1.7.83: s. 1(2)(c) : This information relates only to the provision/s