15Forms to be sent out by Valuer-General

15 Forms to be sent out by Valuer-General

15 Forms to be sent out by Valuer-General

(1) The Valuer-General may send—

(a) to any person who is the owner of any land in respect of which the Valuer-General proposes to make a valuation, or

(b) if the owner is not resident in the State, to any person who is the agent or attorney of the owner,

a form to be filled in and returned to the Valuer-General within a time specified by the Valuer-General in the form.

(2) Such a form may contain such questions as the Valuer-General considers appropriate to facilitate the making of a valuation of the land concerned, such as questions relating to—

(a) the area, situation or quality of the land, or

(b) the purpose for which the land is being used, or

(c) the nature of any improvements on the land, or

(d) the existence of any tenancies to which the land, or any stratum of the land, is subject.

(2A) For the purpose of enabling a contract valuer to exercise the Valuer-General’s functions under this section in accordance with section 13H (2)—

(a) the references to the Valuer-General in subsection (1) (but not subsection (2)) are taken to be references to the contract valuer, and

(b) the references to the making of a valuation in subsections (1) and (2) are taken to be references to the making of a valuation recommendation.

(3) Any owner or any such person who—

(a) refuses or neglects, within the time stated on a form sent to the owner or person, to fill in and return the form, or

(b) knowingly makes a false statement in filling in such a form,

shall be liable to a penalty not exceeding 2 penalty units.

(4) The omission to send out forms for returns under this section shall not invalidate or affect any valuation under this Act.

s 15: Am 1961 No 66, sec 3 (b); 1978 No 137, Schs 4 (1), 5 (8); 1980 No 137, sec 3 (1); 1991 No 17, Sch 1; 1992 No 112, Sch 1; 1996 No 140, Sch 1 [11]; 2000 No 106, Sch 1 [15] [16].