{"id":"tas:act-2001-101","name":"Land Valuers Act 2001","slug":"land-valuers-act-2001","collection":"act","jurisdiction":"tas","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":"101 of 2001","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":105705,"registerId":"tas-act-2001-101-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-03","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"Part 1","sectionType":"part","heading":"Preliminary","content":"# Part 1 Preliminary","sortOrder":0},{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Short title","content":"### 1 Short title\n\n> This Act may be cited as the [Land Valuers Act 2001](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2001-101) .","sortOrder":1},{"sectionNumber":"2","sectionType":"section","heading":"Commencement","content":"### 2 Commencement\n\n> > (1)  [Section 22](#GS22@EN) commences on the day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent.\n> \n> > (2)  The remaining provisions of this Act commence on a day to be proclaimed.","sortOrder":2},{"sectionNumber":"3","sectionType":"section","heading":"Interpretation","content":"### 3 Interpretation\n\n> > (1)  In this Act, unless the contrary intention appears –\n> > \n> > > ***accredited course*** means –\n> > > \n> > > > > (a) a degree (Undergraduate 1); or\n> > > > \n> > > > > (b) a tertiary qualification –\n> > > \n> > > if the degree or qualification is approved by the Australian Property Institute or by any other organisation representing the professional interests of land valuers in Tasmania and includes any other course that is approved by that Institute or organisation as being of equivalent standard to any such degree or qualification;\n> > \n> > > ***Australian Property Institute*** means the incorporated association established to represent professional land valuers and other property professionals in Tasmania;\n> > \n> > > [*\\[Section 3 Subsection (1) amended by No. 41 of 2010, s. 15, Applied:01 Jan 2011\\]*](/view/html/inforce/2011-01-01/act-2010-041#GS15@EN) ***authorised officer*** means the Director or a person declared to be, or appointed as, an authorized officer under the [Consumer Affairs Act 1988](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1988-053) ;\n> > \n> > > ***Board*** means the Valuers Registration Board established under the repealed Act;\n> > \n> > > ***commencement day*** means the day fixed under [section 2(2)](#GS2@Gs2@EN) ;\n> > \n> > > ***court*** means the Magistrates Court;\n> > \n> > [*\\[Section 3 Subsection (1) amended by No. 17 of 1996, Applied:24 Jan 2002\\]*](/view/html/inforce/2002-01-24/act-1996-017#AT@EN)\n> > \n> > > [*\\[Section 3 Subsection (1) amended by No. 17 of 1996, Applied:24 Jan 2002\\]*](/view/html/inforce/2002-01-24/act-1996-017#AT@EN) ***Director*** means the Director of Consumer Affairs and Fair Trading;\n> > \n> > > ***director*** of a body corporate includes –\n> > > \n> > > > > (a) a person occupying or acting in the position of director or member of the governing body of the body corporate, by whatever name called and whether or not validly appointed to occupy, or duly authorised to act in, the position; and\n> > > > \n> > > > > (b) any person in accordance with whose directions or instructions the directors or members of the governing body of the body corporate are accustomed to act;\n> > \n> > > ***document*** includes –\n> > > \n> > > > > (a) a book, plan, paper, parchment or other material on which there is writing or printing, or on which there are marks, symbols or perforations having a meaning for persons qualified to interpret them; and\n> > > > \n> > > > > (b) a disk, tape, paper or other device from which sounds or messages are capable of being reproduced;\n> > \n> > > ***land*** includes –\n> > > \n> > > > > (a) messuages, tenements and hereditaments, corporeal and incorporeal, of every kind and description (whatever may be the estate or interest in them), together with all structures, paths, passages, ways, waters, watercourses, liberties, privileges, easements, plantations, gardens, mines, minerals and quarries and all trees and timber on land or lying or being under land; and\n> > > > \n> > > > > (b) any structure which is above land but permanently anchored to, or otherwise kept in place above, the land;\n> > \n> > [*\\[Section 3 Subsection (1) amended by No. 47 of 2002, s. 4, Applied:27 Nov 2002\\]*](/view/html/inforce/2002-11-27/act-2002-047#GS4@EN)\n> > \n> > > [*\\[Section 3 Subsection (1) amended by No. 47 of 2002, s. 4, Applied:27 Nov 2002\\]*](/view/html/inforce/2002-11-27/act-2002-047#GS4@EN) ***land valuer*** means a person who carries on the business, or is engaged in the business, that consists of or involves valuing land and, for the purposes of [Part 2](#HP2@EN) , includes a person who was at any time registered under the repealed Act;\n> > \n> > > ***repealed Act*** means the [Valuers Registration Act 1974](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1974-065) .\n> \n> > (2)  For the purposes of the definition of \"land\" in [subsection (1)](#GS3@Gs1@EN) , a person who has a licence to enter or remain on land is taken to have an interest in the land.\n> \n> > (3)  Where the Australian Property Institute ceases to exist, or ceases to exist under that name, the Governor may, by order, amend this Act by substituting for that Institute the name of any other organisation which the Governor is satisfied represents the interests of land valuers in Tasmania.","sortOrder":3},{"sectionNumber":"4","sectionType":"section","heading":"Qualifications required to carry on business as land valuer","content":"### 4 Qualifications required to carry on business as land valuer\n\n> > (1)  A natural person must not carry on business, or hold himself or herself out, as a land valuer unless he or she has satisfactorily completed an accredited course and has the required practical experience as determined by the Australian Property Institute or any other organisation representing the interests of land valuers in Tasmania.\n> > \n> > Penalty:  Fine not exceeding 200 penalty units and a further penalty not exceeding 5 penalty units for each day during which the offence continues after conviction.\n> \n> > (2)  [Subsection (1)](#GS4@Gs1@EN) does not apply to a person who was immediately before the commencement day –\n> > \n> > > > (a) a registered valuer under the repealed Act and whose registration was not suspended under that Act; and\n> > > \n> > > > (b) subject to any restricted registration under that Act so long as he or she is practising in accordance with that restriction.","sortOrder":4},{"sectionNumber":"5","sectionType":"section","heading":"Incorporated land valuer's business to be properly managed and supervised","content":"### 5 Incorporated land valuer's business to be properly managed and supervised\n\n> A land valuer that is a body corporate must ensure that the valuer's business is properly managed and supervised by a natural person who –\n> \n> > > (a) has satisfactorily completed an accredited course and has the required practical experience as determined by the Australian Property Institute or any other organisation representing the interests of land valuers in Tasmania; or\n> > \n> > > (b) was, immediately before the commencement day, a registered valuer under the repealed Act and whose registration was not suspended under that Act; or\n> > \n> > > (c) if he or she was, immediately before the commencement day, subject to any restricted registration under the repealed Act, is practising in accordance with that restriction.\n> \n> Penalty:  Fine not exceeding 200 penalty units and a further penalty not exceeding 5 penalty units for each day during which the offence continues after conviction.","sortOrder":5},{"sectionNumber":"Part 2","sectionType":"part","heading":"Complaints and Investigations","content":"# Part 2 Complaints and Investigations","sortOrder":6},{"sectionNumber":"6","sectionType":"section","heading":"Complaints relating to land valuers","content":"### 6 Complaints relating to land valuers\n\n> [*\\[Section 6 Substituted by No. 47 of 2002, s. 5, Applied:27 Nov 2002\\]*](/view/html/inforce/2002-11-27/act-2002-047#GS5@EN)\n> \n> > (1)  The Director may receive a complaint –\n> > \n> > > > (a) relating to this Act with respect to the conduct of a land valuer; or\n> > > \n> > > > (b) relating to the conduct of a land valuer where the conduct occurred before the commencement day.\n> \n> > (2)  On receipt of a complaint under [subsection (1)(a)](#GS6@Gs1@Hpa@EN) relating to a land valuer, the Director must consider whether there are grounds for disciplinary action against the land valuer under [section 9](#GS9@EN) .\n> \n> > (3)  On receipt of a complaint under [subsection (1)(b)](#GS6@Gs1@Hpb@EN) relating to a land valuer, the Director must consider whether there are grounds for disciplinary action against the land valuer under [section 9(b)](#GS9@Hpb@EN) or [(c)](#GS9@Hpc@EN) .","sortOrder":7},{"sectionNumber":"7","sectionType":"section","heading":"Investigations","content":"### 7 Investigations\n\n> > (1)  The Director may conduct an investigation required for the exercise of powers or the discharge of duties under this Part.\n> \n> > (1A)  [*\\[Section 7 Subsection (1A) inserted by No. 47 of 2002, s. 6, Applied:27 Nov 2002\\]*](/view/html/inforce/2002-11-27/act-2002-047#GS6@EN) For the purposes of an investigation into the conduct of a land valuer where the conduct occurred before the commencement day –\n> > \n> > > > (a) the Director may rely on the results of any investigation made by the Board before that day and any findings made by the Board in that investigation; and\n> > > \n> > > > (b) any evidence obtained by the Board for any such purpose is taken to have been obtained by the Director.\n> \n> > (2)  [*\\[Section 7 Subsection (2) omitted by No. 41 of 2010, s. 16, Applied:01 Jan 2011\\]*](/view/html/inforce/2011-01-01/act-2010-041#GS16@EN) .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .","sortOrder":8},{"sectionNumber":"8","sectionType":"section","heading":"Consultation regarding investigations","content":"### 8 Consultation regarding investigations\n\n> For the purposes of this Part, the Director may consult with the Valuer-General or his or her nominee and a land valuer nominated by the Australian Property Institute.","sortOrder":9},{"sectionNumber":"9","sectionType":"section","heading":"Grounds for disciplinary action","content":"### 9 Grounds for disciplinary action\n\n> There are grounds for disciplinary action against a land valuer if –\n> \n> > > (a) [*\\[Section 9 Amended by No. 47 of 2002, s. 7, Applied:27 Nov 2002\\]*](/view/html/inforce/2002-11-27/act-2002-047#GS7@EN) [*\\[Section 9 Amended by No. 41 of 2010, s. 17, Applied:01 Jan 2011\\]*](/view/html/inforce/2011-01-01/act-2010-041#GS17@EN) the land valuer has acted contrary to the [Australian Consumer Law (Tasmania) Act 2010](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2010-040) after the commencement day; or\n> > \n> > > (b) the land valuer has acted unlawfully, improperly, negligently or unfairly in the course of carrying on, or being employed or otherwise engaged in, the business of a land valuer; or\n> > \n> > > (c) the land valuer has been found guilty of an offence involving fraud or dishonesty that is punishable on conviction by imprisonment for 3 months or more.","sortOrder":10},{"sectionNumber":"10","sectionType":"section","heading":"Prosecution for offence","content":"### 10 Prosecution for offence\n\n> A prosecution for an offence under this Act –\n> \n> > > (a) may be instituted by an authorised officer; and\n> > \n> > > (b) must be commenced within 3 years after the commission of the alleged offence and within 6 months after the authorised officer first obtains knowledge of the alleged offence.","sortOrder":11},{"sectionNumber":"11.","sectionType":"section","heading":null,"content":"### 11.\n\n[*\\[Section 11 Repealed by No. 47 of 2002, s. 8, Applied:27 Nov 2002\\]*](/view/html/inforce/2002-11-27/act-2002-047#GS8@EN)","sortOrder":12},{"sectionNumber":"12","sectionType":"section","heading":"Disciplinary action","content":"### 12 Disciplinary action\n\n> > (1)  Where the Director determines that there are grounds for taking disciplinary action against a land valuer, the Director may, by order, do one or more of the following:\n> > \n> > > > (a) prohibit the land valuer from carrying on business as a land valuer;\n> > > \n> > > > (b) prohibit the land valuer from being employed or otherwise engaged in the business of a land valuer;\n> > > \n> > > > (c) prohibit the land valuer from being a director of a body corporate that is a land valuer;\n> > > \n> > > > (d) reprimand the land valuer;\n> > > \n> > > > (e) require the land valuer to pay the reasonable costs of the hearing or any investigation conducted for the purposes of the hearing, or both.\n> \n> > (2)  The Director may order that a prohibition is to apply –\n> > \n> > > > (a) permanently; or\n> > > \n> > > > (b) for a specified period; or\n> > > \n> > > > (c) until the fulfilment of any conditions specified in the order; or\n> > > \n> > > > (d) until further order.\n> \n> > (3)  An order may provide that it is to have effect at a specified time and impose conditions as to the conduct of the land valuer who is subject to the order or that person’s business until that time.\n> \n> > (4)  An order takes effect on the day on which it is served on the land valuer to whom it relates.\n> \n> > (5)  If an amount ordered to be paid by a land valuer as costs under [subsection (1)(e)](#GS12@Gs1@Hpe@EN) is not paid as directed by the order, that amount may be recovered by the Director as a debt due to the Crown in any court of competent jurisdiction.","sortOrder":13},{"sectionNumber":"13","sectionType":"section","heading":"Ancillary powers of Director","content":"### 13 Ancillary powers of Director\n\n> For the purpose of exercising his or her powers under this Part, the Director has the same powers as the court to administer an oath and compel the attendance of witnesses and production of documents.","sortOrder":14},{"sectionNumber":"14","sectionType":"section","heading":"Contravention of order","content":"### 14 Contravention of order\n\n> > (1)  If a person carries on business as a land valuer in contravention of an order of the Director, the person is guilty of an offence.\n> > \n> > Penalty:  Fine not exceeding 350 penalty units and imprisonment for a period not exceeding 6 months.\n> \n> > (2)  If a person –\n> > \n> > > > (a) is employed or otherwise engages in the business of a land valuer; or\n> > > \n> > > > (b) becomes a director of a body corporate that is a land valuer –\n> > \n> > in contravention of an order by the Director, that person and the land valuer are each guilty of an offence.\n> > \n> > Penalty:  Fine not exceeding 350 penalty units and imprisonment for a period not exceeding 6 months.","sortOrder":15},{"sectionNumber":"15","sectionType":"section","heading":"Register of disciplinary action","content":"### 15 Register of disciplinary action\n\n> > (1)  [*\\[Section 15 Subsection (1) amended by No. 41 of 2010, s. 18, Applied:01 Jan 2011\\]*](/view/html/inforce/2011-01-01/act-2010-041#GS18@EN) The Director must keep a register of disciplinary action taken against a person under this Act.\n> \n> > (2)  A person may inspect the register at any time when the office of the Director is open for business.","sortOrder":16},{"sectionNumber":"16","sectionType":"section","heading":"Appeals to Tasmanian Civil and Administrative Tribunal","content":"### 16 Appeals to Tasmanian Civil and Administrative Tribunal\n\n> [*\\[Section 16 Substituted by No. 7 of 2025, s. 124, Applied:01 Jul 2025\\]*](/view/html/inforce/2025-07-01/act-2025-007#GS124@EN) A person aggrieved by a determination or order made by the Director may apply to the Tasmanian Civil and Administrative Tribunal for a review of the determination or order.","sortOrder":17},{"sectionNumber":"17.","sectionType":"section","heading":null,"content":"### 17.\n\n[*\\[Section 17 Repealed by No. 7 of 2025, s. 124, Applied:01 Jul 2025\\]*](/view/html/inforce/2025-07-01/act-2025-007#GS124@EN)","sortOrder":18},{"sectionNumber":"Part 3","sectionType":"part","heading":"Miscellaneous and Supplemental","content":"# Part 3 Miscellaneous and Supplemental","sortOrder":19},{"sectionNumber":"18","sectionType":"section","heading":"Former Register of Valuers","content":"### 18 Former Register of Valuers\n\n> The Valuer-General must continue to keep the Register of Valuers, formerly maintained under the [Valuers Registration Act 1974](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1974-065) , and make it available for inspection by any person at any time when the office of the Valuer-General is open for business.","sortOrder":20},{"sectionNumber":"19","sectionType":"section","heading":"Regulations","content":"### 19 Regulations\n\n> [*\\[Section 19 Substituted by No. 47 of 2002, s. 9, Applied:27 Nov 2002\\]*](/view/html/inforce/2002-11-27/act-2002-047#GS9@EN)\n> \n> > (1)  The Governor may make regulations for the purposes of this Act.\n> \n> > (2)  Without limiting the generality of [subsection (1)](#GS19@Gs1@EN) , the regulations may provide for matters of a savings or transitional nature consequent on the repeal of the [Valuers Registration Act 1974](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1974-065) effected by [section 25](#GS25@EN) .","sortOrder":21},{"sectionNumber":"20","sectionType":"section","heading":"Savings and transitional","content":"### 20 Savings and transitional\n\n> The savings and transitional provisions specified in [Schedule 1](#JS1@EN) have effect.","sortOrder":22},{"sectionNumber":"21","sectionType":"section","heading":"Administration of Act","content":"### 21 Administration of Act\n\n> Until provision is made in relation to this Act by order under [section 4 of the](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1990-004#GS4@EN) [Administrative Arrangements Act 1990](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1990-004)  –\n> \n> > > (a) the administration of this Act is assigned to the Minister for Primary Industries, Water and Environment; and\n> > \n> > > (b) the department responsible to the Minister for Primary Industries, Water and Environment in relation to the administration of this Act is the Department of Primary Industries, Water and Environment.","sortOrder":23},{"sectionNumber":"22","sectionType":"section","heading":"Postponement of rescission of Valuers Registration Regulations 1975","content":"### 22 Postponement of rescission of Valuers Registration Regulations 1975\n\n> > (1)  The rescission of the *Valuers Registration Regulations 1975* that, but for this section, was to have been effected on 1 January 2002 is postponed until 1 January 2003.\n> \n> > (2)  [Subsection (1)](#GS22@Gs1@EN) does not apply so as to prevent the rescission of the [Valuers Registration Regulations 1975](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/sr-1975-117) at any time before 1 January 2003.\n\n*\n\n**23.**   \n\n> The amendment effected by this section has been incorporated into the authorised version of the [Local Government Act 1993](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1993-095) .\n\n**\n\n**24.**   \n\n> The amendment effected by this section has been incorporated into the authorised version of the [Trustee Act 1898](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1898-034) .\n\n*","sortOrder":24},{"sectionNumber":"23.","sectionType":"section","heading":null,"content":"### 23.\n\n> The amendment effected by this section has been incorporated into the authorised version of the [Local Government Act 1993](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1993-095) .","sortOrder":25},{"sectionNumber":"24.","sectionType":"section","heading":null,"content":"### 24.\n\n> The amendment effected by this section has been incorporated into the authorised version of the [Trustee Act 1898](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1898-034) .","sortOrder":26},{"sectionNumber":"25","sectionType":"section","heading":"Repeal of Valuers Registration Act 1974","content":"### 25 Repeal of Valuers Registration Act 1974\n\n> > (1)  The *Valuers Registration Act 1974* is repealed.\n> \n> > (2)  The Valuers Registration Board is dissolved.\n> \n> > (3)  The members of the Board cease to hold office as such.","sortOrder":27},{"sectionNumber":"SCHEDULE 1 - Savings and Trans","sectionType":"part","heading":"SCHEDULE 1 - Savings and Transitional Provisions","content":"# SCHEDULE 1 - Savings and Trans SCHEDULE 1 - Savings and Transitional Provisions\n\n[Section 20](#GS20@EN)\n\n> **1.   **Savings provisions relating to repealed Act****\n> \n> > > (1) A reference in an enactment or other instrument to the repealed Act is to be construed as a reference to this Act unless the contrary intention appears.\n> > \n> > > (2) Except as provided expressly or by necessary implication in this Act –\n> > > \n> > > > > (a) all things and circumstances appointed or created by or under the repealed Act or existing or continuing under that Act immediately before the commencement day continue, subject to this Act, to have the same status, operation and effect as they respectively would have had if this Act had not been enacted; and\n> > > > \n> > > > > (b) without limiting [paragraph (a)](#JS1@GC1@Gc2@Hpa@EN) , this Act does not disturb the continuity of status, operation or effect of –\n> > > > > \n> > > > > > > (i) an order or decision of the court or of any other court; or\n> > > > > > \n> > > > > > > (ii) any enquiry, proceeding, action, appeal, liability, right or other matter or thing made, done, issued, granted, given, existing or continuing under the repealed Act before the commencement day.\n> > \n> > > (2A) [*\\[Schedule 1 Amended by No. 47 of 2002, s. 10, Applied:27 Nov 2002\\]*](/view/html/inforce/2002-11-27/act-2002-047#GS10@Hpa@EN) If it is necessary or expedient to do so for the purposes of [subclause (2)](#JS1@GC1@Gc2@EN) , the Director may perform any function or exercise any power that, immediately before the commencement day, was vested in the Board.\n> > \n> > > (3) [*\\[Schedule 1 Amended by No. 47 of 2002, s. 10, Applied:27 Nov 2002\\]*](/view/html/inforce/2002-11-27/act-2002-047#GS10@Hpb@EN) Nothing in this clause derogates from [section 16 of the](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1931-059#GS16@EN) [Acts Interpretation Act 1931](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1931-059) .\n\n> **2.   **Saving for certain orders****\n> \n> > Where an order was in force under the repealed Act immediately before the commencement day suspending a person's registration as a valuer, the order has effect according to its tenor as if it were an order of the court prohibiting the person from carrying on, or from becoming a director of a body corporate carrying on, business as a land valuer for the period of the prohibition.\n\n> **3.   **References to land valuers****\n> \n> > A reference in an Act or other instrument to a registered valuer is taken to be a reference to a land valuer acting lawfully under this Act.\n\n> **4.   **Distribution of funds of Valuers Registration Board****\n> \n> > > (1) As soon as practicable after the commencement day, the Valuer-General must pay the money standing to the credit of the Board to an account in the Special Deposits and Trust Fund.\n> > \n> > > (2) The Valuer-General must, after taking into account any recommendations made by the Director or the Australian Property Institute, pay that money to any person or body so as best to foster and control the practice of land valuers.\n\n> **5.   **Saving for appeals****\n> \n> > Where –\n> > \n> > > > (a) the Board has imposed a penalty on a registered valuer under [section 12](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1974-065#GS12@EN) of the repealed Act following an inquiry under that section; and\n> > > \n> > > > (b) the registered valuer was, immediately before the commencement day, entitled to appeal to the chairman of the Land Valuation Court under [section 14](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1974-065#GS14@EN) of the repealed Act –\n> > \n> > the appeal may be heard and determined by the Magistrates Court as if the decision of the Board were a decision of the Director.","sortOrder":28}],"analysis":{"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[],"contradictions":[]},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":4,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The legislation appears to maintain its original scope as a regulatory framework for land valuers. While it has been amended several times (notably in 2002, 2010, and 2025), these changes represent updates to the complaints handling process, alignment with consumer protection laws, and modernisation of appeal mechanisms rather than expansion beyond the original purpose of regulating the valuation profession."},"complexity_factors":["Multiple amendment notes embedded throughout the text (e.g., '[Section 6 Substituted by No. 47 of 2002...]') creating visual clutter","Cross-references to repealed legislation (Valuers Registration Act 1974) and transitional provisions in Schedule 1","Nested definitions in section 3 with multiple paragraphs and sub-paragraphs for terms like 'accredited course' and 'land'","Conditional exceptions in sections 4(2) and 5 for grandfathered valuers registered under the old Act","Interaction with other statutes including Consumer Affairs Act 1988, Australian Consumer Law (Tasmania) Act 2010, and Administrative Arrangements Act 1990","Savings and transitional provisions in Schedule 1 that preserve rights and liabilities from the repealed Act"],"plain_english_summary":"This Tasmanian law regulates who can work as a land valuer and how complaints against them are handled.\n\n**What it does:**\n- **Sets qualification rules**: To call yourself a land valuer, you must complete an approved course (like a property degree) and have practical experience. Companies offering valuation services must have a qualified person managing the work.\n- **Handles complaints**: The Director of Consumer Affairs and Fair Trading can investigate complaints about valuers, including misconduct that happened under the old law. The Director can ban valuers from working, fine them, or reprimand them.\n- **Protects consumers**: Valuers can be disciplined for acting unlawfully, negligently, or unfairly, or for fraud-related crimes. They can also be penalised for breaching consumer protection laws.\n\n**Who it affects:**\n- Anyone wanting to work as a land valuer in Tasmania\n- Companies offering land valuation services\n- People who hire valuers (buyers, sellers, banks, government)\n\n**Why it matters:**\nLand valuations affect property sales, taxes, and loans. This law ensures valuers are properly qualified and can be held accountable if they act improperly, protecting the public from bad advice or dishonest practices.\n\n**Key changes from the old system:**\nThe old Valuers Registration Act 1974 was repealed (cancelled). The old registration board was dissolved and replaced with oversight by the Director of Consumer Affairs. The old register of valuers is still kept for historical reference."},"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"Unauthenticated. Configure AI_GATEWAY_API_KEY or use a provider module. Learn more: https://ai-sdk.dev/unauthenticated-ai-gateway","source":"analysis-cron"},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":6,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"The Act changes scope by repealing the prior registration regime and dissolving the Valuers Registration Board (s25), replacing it with Director-led oversight of complaints, investigations and discipline (ss6–13). It maintains continuity for previously registered valuers and preserves the Register with the Valuer‑General (s18; Schedule 1) while shifting rule‑making, qualification determinations and enforcement burdens onto the Director and external professional bodies (s3, s4, s19)."},"complexity_factors":["Repeal and structural transfer: repeals the Valuers Registration Act 1974 and dissolves the Valuers Registration Board (s25), requiring continuity through savings and transitional provisions (Schedule 1).","Transfer and concentration of powers: investigative, disciplinary and prosecutorial roles move to the Director with ancillary court-like powers (ss6–13), centralising discretion in an administrative office.","Qualification and external accreditation reliance: minimum qualifications and practical experience are defined by approval of the Australian Property Institute or equivalent bodies, creating dependence on external professional bodies to set standards (s3, s4).","Corporate supervision rule: bodies corporate carrying on valuation business must ensure natural-person management meeting qualification rules, imposing an internal compliance obligation on firms (s5).","Disciplinary remedies and enforcement: a broad range of orders (prohibitions, reprimands, cost recovery) plus criminal penalties for contravening orders, and debt recovery to the Crown (s12, s14).","Appeals and review pathways: administrative decisions by the Director are reviewable by the Tasmanian Civil and Administrative Tribunal (s16), introducing an external merits/review route.","Interaction with other laws: disciplinary grounds explicitly include breaches of the Australian Consumer Law (Tasmania) Act 2010 and criminal convictions for dishonesty, linking standards across regimes (s9).","Time limits and prosecution constraints: prosecutions must be commenced within specified statutory periods, and authorised officers have prosecutorial power (s10).","Transitional preservation: existing registrations, orders and the Register of Valuers are preserved or continued by the Valuer‑General, complicating legacy compliance (s18; Schedule 1 clauses 1–5).","Regulatory and administrative flexibility: Governor may make regulations and the Act permits substitution of recognised professional organisations by order, adding rule‑making and executive discretion (s19, s3(3))."],"plain_english_summary":"This Act replaces the old Valuers Registration Act and restructures how land valuers are regulated. It sets minimum qualification and supervision rules (including for corporate valuers), dissolves the Valuers Registration Board, and gives the Director of Consumer Affairs power to receive complaints, investigate conduct, and impose disciplinary orders and costs. The Director’s decisions can be reviewed by the Tasmanian Civil and Administrative Tribunal. Regulated valuers face fines, possible prohibitions and criminal penalties for breaches; prior registrations and some orders are preserved by transitional provisions."},"summary":{"complexity_score":4,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"Based on the available information, the Act appears to have remained focused on its original intent: regulating the registration and professional conduct of land valuers in Tasmania. Amendments over the years appear to have refined rather than fundamentally expanded or contracted the scope of the legislation."},"complexity_factors":["Licensing and registration framework involves multiple eligibility criteria and procedural requirements","Disciplinary and complaints processes involve quasi-judicial (tribunal-like) decision-making steps","Interaction with other Tasmanian property and administrative laws may require cross-referencing","Regulatory oversight involves multiple bodies (e.g., a registrar or board), adding administrative layers","Has been amended over time, meaning the current version may differ meaningfully from the original"],"plain_english_summary":"The Land Valuers Act 2001 regulates who may call themselves a land valuer in Tasmania by requiring registration or a licence and setting minimum qualifications and professional conduct standards. \n\nIt creates a complaints and disciplinary system and enforcement powers against unlicensed or misconducting valuers, affecting practitioners, businesses that provide valuation services, and consumers who rely on valuations for property transactions, disputes, or government dealings."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/land-valuers-act-2001","history":"/api/acts/land-valuers-act-2001/history","analysis":"/api/acts/land-valuers-act-2001/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/land-valuers-act-2001/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/land-valuers-act-2001/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/land-valuers-act-2001/documents"}}