South Australian Current Acts South Australian Current Acts168—Valuation of land
(1) The Valuer-General
must, at the request of a council, value any land within the council's area
(being land that is capable of being separately rated) specified in the
request.
(2) A council must, at
the request of the Valuer-General, furnish to the Valuer-General any
information requested by the Valuer-General for the purposes of valuing land
within the area of the council.
(3) If a valuer is
employed or engaged by a council to value land for the purpose of
rating—
(a) the
valuer may, for the purposes of the valuation—
(i)
enter land and make inspections, measurements or surveys;
and
(ii)
require a person to answer questions or to furnish
returns of information relevant to the valuation; and
(b) the
council must, as soon as practicable after the valuation is made, enter the
valuation in the assessment record; and
(c)
notice of the valuation must be given by the council to the principal
ratepayer in respect of the land in accordance with the regulations (although
a valuation is not invalidated by failure to give the notice).
(4) A person who,
without reasonable excuse—
(a)
hinders or obstructs a valuer acting under this section; or
(b)
having been asked a question by a valuer under this section, does not answer
the question to the best of his or her knowledge, information and belief; or
(c)
fails to make a return of information as required under this section, or
furnishes a return that is false or misleading in a material particular,
is guilty of an offence.
Maximum penalty: $5 000.