New Zealand Legislation: Acts
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Reprint as at 20 June 2011
| Public Act | 1998 No 69 |
| Date of assent | 23 June 1998 |
| Commencement | see section 1(2) |
Changes authorised by section 17C of the Acts and Regulations Publication Act 1989 have been made in this reprint.
A general outline of these changes is set out in the notes at the end of this reprint, together with other explanatory material about this reprint.
This Act is administered by Land Information New Zealand.
1 Short Title and commencement
Part 1
Functions and powers of Valuer-General
4 Functions and powers of Valuer-General
5 Valuer-General may make rules setting requirements in relation to valuations and district valuation rolls
5A Meaning of certificate of title
5B What constitutes rating unit if there is certificate of title
5C What constitutes rating unit if there is no certificate of title
Part 2
District valuation rolls
6 District valuation rolls to be used as basis for rating [Repealed]
7 Territorial authorities to prepare and maintain district valuation rolls
8 Persons who may provide valuations
9 General revaluation of rolls at 3-yearly intervals
10 Territorial authority to supply details of general revaluation to Valuer-General
11 Valuer-General's approval required before general revaluation may be implemented
12 General revaluation to be publicly notified upon completion
13 Notice of general revaluation to owners and occupiers
14 Alterations during currency of rolls
15 Alteration may be backdated in case of certain omissions
17 Notice of alterations, etc, to owner and ratepayer
Equalisation certificates and special rating areas
[Repealed]
18 Equalisation certificates and special rating areas under Rating Powers Act 1988 [Repealed]
19 Valuer-General's approval required before rating may proceed on basis of equalisation certificate or special rating area [Repealed]
Part 3
Special provisions relating to determination of rateable values
20 Value of trees and minerals
21 Value of land subject to lease
22 Rates-postponement values of farmland [Repealed]
23 Special rateable values of industrial or commercial land in residential or rural areas [Repealed]
24 Special rateable values of residential land in commercial or industrial areas [Repealed]
25 Special rateable values of single or double-unit dwellings where values influenced by demand for multi-unit housing [Repealed]
26 Special rateable values of existing use properties [Repealed]
27 Special rateable values of land subject to special preservation conditions [Repealed]
28 Rates-postponement or special rateable value need not be determined unless likely to be lower than normal rateable value [Repealed]
29 When rates-postponement and special rateable values to be entered in valuation roll [Repealed]
30 Land ceasing to be used for purpose for which rates-postponement or special rateable value determined [Repealed]
31 Notice to owners and occupiers in relation to rates-postponement or special rateable value [Repealed]
32 Objection by owner or ratepayer
34 Objection to be initially reviewed by valuer
35 Notification of result of review
36 Persons affected may require objection to be heard by Land Valuation Tribunal
37 Valuer-General may object to any valuation, or join proceedings
38 Proceedings of Land Valuation Tribunal
39 Territorial authority to give effect to decisions of Tribunal
40 Valuation may be acted on while appeal pending
Part 5
Miscellaneous provisions
41 Copies of entries in rolls available to public
42 Territorial authorities to maintain and supply information to Valuer-General
43 Regional councils to share costs of maintaining district valuation rolls
44 Territorial authorities may be required to supply valuation services for equalisation certificates and special rating areas [Repealed]
46 Provisions relating to notices
47 Delegation of Valuer-General's functions and powers
48 Appearance in legal proceedings of Valuer-General
49 Expenses of administration of Valuer-General
50 Delegation of functions and powers of territorial authority
51 Sale of information obtained under Act not prevented by Copyright Act 1994
54 Amendments to other Acts, etc
55 References to Valuer-General in leases and other documents
56 References to this Act, etc
57 Savings relating to proceedings
58 Saving of pre-1971 definitions of improvements and value of improvements in certain cases
Transitional provisions relating to valuation rolls
59 Existing valuation rolls to continue in force
60 Territorial authorities may be required to use services of Valuation New Zealand Limited until 1 September 2000
61 Valuer-General and New Zealand Local Government Association to agree on which territorial authorities need not use Valuation New Zealand Limited
62 Saving for Auckland City Council
63 Saving in respect of rules made on or before 1 August 1998
Schedule 2
Amendments to other Acts
An Act to—
(a) provide for the Valuer-General to be a statutory officer within Land Information New Zealand; and
(b) introduce contestability to the rating valuations market by assigning to the Valuer-General a regulatory rather than a participatory role in the preparation of district valuation rolls; and
(c) repeal the Valuation of Land Act 1951 and generally restate the law relating to the valuation of land for rating purposes
