46Cost recovery

### 46 Cost recovery > [*\[Section 46 Substituted by No. 39 of 2006, s. 24, Applied:01 Jan 2007\]*](/view/html/inforce/2007-01-01/act-2006-039#GS24@EN) > > > (1)  A rating authority must pay to the Valuer-General the cost, as determined by the Valuer-General, of – > > > > > > (a) making and furnishing to the rating authority a valuation list; and > > > > > > > (b) the provision of supplementary valuation services as provided by [section 18](#GS18@EN) or [21](#GS21@EN) . > > > (2)  Before a contract is entered into by the Minister for the provision of valuation services under [section 20](#GS20@EN) , the Valuer-General must advise the rating authority of the methods to be used in determining the cost under [subsection (1)](#GS46@Gs1@EN) . > > > (3)  On confirmation by the Valuer-General that valuation services have been provided in accordance with [section 20](#GS20@EN) , a rating authority must pay to the valuation contractor or, as may be appropriate, to the Valuer-General, the cost of providing those valuation services. > > > (4)  An amount payable to the Valuer-General under this section is a debt due to the Crown and may be recovered in a court of competent jurisdiction.