Western Australian Current Acts

VALUATION OF LAND ACT 1978

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title

   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  

   31.     Concessional valuations for land subject to special agreements
            
   31A.    Valuer-General to make valuations for Local Government Act 1995
            
   31B.    Valuer-General to make valuations for Land Tax Assessment Act 2002 s. 28(7)

   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
            
           Uncommenced provisions table
            
           Other notes
           Defined terms