53Tribunal may request Commissioner to pay for valuation of

53 Tribunal may request Commissioner to pay for valuation of caravan (1) This section applies if a resident has made, or the Tribunal is satisfied the resident wishes to make, an application as mentioned in section 52(1). (2) If the Tribunal considers it appropriate to do so, it may request the Commissioner to pay or undertake to pay for a valuation about the agreement property in relation to the resident's application or proposed application. (3) In considering whether it is appropriate to pay or undertake to pay for a valuation but without limiting the Tribunal's discretion, the Tribunal may have regard to either or both of the following: (a) whether it would cause economic hardship to the applicant or the applicant's family if the applicant were to pay for the valuation; (b) whether the Commissioner has previously paid or undertaken to pay for a valuation under this section involving the applicant.

Caravan Parks Act 2012 35 (4) The amount payable for a valuation under subsection (2) is payable from the CPRT Account and, for section 21, the payment is part of meeting the costs of administering and enforcing this Act.