22Effect of contract for valuation services

### 22 Effect of contract for valuation services > > (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](#HP5@EN) and determining objections under [Part 7](#HP7@EN) or [8](#HP8@EN) . > > > (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.