7Qualifications of Valuer-General, &c.

### 7 Qualifications of Valuer-General, &c. > > (1)  [*\[Section 7 Subsection (1) amended by No. 39 of 2006, s. 7, Applied:01 Jan 2007\]*](/view/html/inforce/2007-01-01/act-2006-039#GS7@EN) A person may not be appointed as the Valuer-General or a Deputy Valuer-General under [section 5](#GS5@EN) or [6](#GS6@EN) unless he or she is qualified to carry on business as a land valuer under [section 4 of the](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2001-999#) [Land Valuers Act 2001](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2001-102) . > > > (2)  A person may not describe himself or herself as, or in any way hold himself or herself out as being, a land valuer for the purposes of this Act unless he or she is qualified to carry on business as a land valuer under [section 4 of the](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2001-999#) [Land Valuers Act 2001](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2001-102) . > > > > Penalty:  Fine not exceeding 200 penalty units and a further penalty of a fine not exceeding 5 penalty units for each day during which the offence continues after conviction.