74Power of entry

#### 74 Power of entry 74 Power of entry > > (1) An authorised person may at all times during the day enter on any land for the purposes of this Act; and the owner or occupier or manager thereof shall answer any questions put by the authorised person and generally afford all necessary information to enable a correct valuation to be made. > > > (2) Without limiting the generality of subsection (1), a person, in exercising or performing any function under that subsection— > > > > > (a) may require the owner, occupier or manager of any land to produce any accounts, records, books, instruments, letters, maps, plans, papers or other documents in the possession of or under the control of that owner, occupier or manager which relate to, or which the person believes on reasonable grounds relate to, the description, nature, use or value of the land, and > > > > > (b) may take copies of, or extracts or notes from, any accounts, records, books, instruments, letters, maps, plans, papers or other documents referred to in paragraph (a). > > > (3) In this section— > > > > authorised person means— > > > > > (a) the Valuer-General, or > > > > > (b) a member of the staff of the Valuer-General authorised in writing by the Valuer-General, or > > > > > (c) a person who is— > > > > > > > (i) a contract valuer, or > > > > > > > (ii) a director of a corporation that is a contract valuer, or > > > > > > > (iii) an employee or agent of a contract valuer, > > > > > > if authorised by or in accordance with the relevant valuation service contract, or > > > > > (d) a Judge or assessor of the Land and Environment Court. > > **s 74:** Am 1961 No 66, sec 7 (d); 1961 No 67, sec 2 (1) (s); 1978 No 137, Sch 4 (4); 1979 No 205, Sch 2, Part 1; 1980 No 137, sec 3 (1); 1996 No 140, Sch 1 \[20\]–\[22\].