(1) Without limitation, the terms and conditions of a contract for valuation services may regulate the manner in which valuation services are to be carried out and, in particular, contracts may contain provisions (a) setting out the principles and methods according to which valuation services are to be carried out; and(b) establishing performance indicators to assist with assessing the effectiveness and efficiency of the valuation services that have been carried out; and(c) prescribing the qualifications of persons (including valuation contractors and employees or agents of valuation contractors) who may exercise specified functions; and(d) identifying persons (including valuation contractors and employees or agents of valuation contractors) and the functions which are to be performed by those persons; and(e) imposing restrictions on the exercise of specified functions; and(f) prescribing responsibilities of valuation contractors during the contract period; and(g) setting out the obligations of valuation contractors to provide assistance to the Valuer-General in dealing with objections under Part 5 and determining objections under Part 7 or 8 .(2) A contract land valuer is not an agent of, and does not represent, the Valuer-General, except where expressly provided by, or under, this or any other Act or by the terms of the relevant contract.