(1) These rules may be cited as the Land Valuation Tribunals Rules 1977.

(2) These rules shall come into force on 1 September 1977.

(1) In these rules, unless the context otherwise requires,—

Expressions defined in the Act have the meanings so defined.

A reference to a numbered form is a reference to a form so numbered in the Schedule.

(2) These rules shall apply to all proceedings before a Land Valuation Tribunal for which no other procedure is prescribed by any Act or by any other rules or regulations for the time being in force.

(3) If in any proceedings any question arises as to the application of any provision of these rules, the Tribunal may, either on the application of any party or of its own motion, determine the question and give such directions as it thinks fit.

These rules shall be so construed as to secure the just, speedy, and inexpensive determination of any proceeding.

(1) Subject to the provisions of these rules, no practice that is inconsistent with these rules shall prevail in any Tribunal.

(2) If any case arises for which no form of procedure is prescribed by any Act, or rule, or regulation, the Tribunal shall dispose of the case as nearly as may be practicable in accordance with the provisions of these rules, but in any case in such manner as the Tribunal thinks best calculated to promote the ends of justice.

(3) The Tribunal may from time to time give such directions, not inconsistent with any relevant enactment or these rules, as it thinks proper for regulating the conduct of business in the Tribunal.

Non-compliance with any of these rules shall not render void the proceedings in which the non-compliance has occurred, but they may be set aside either wholly or in part or amended or otherwise dealt with in such manner and on such terms as the Tribunal, on any motion made with reference to the non-compliance, thinks just.

(1) The Tribunal or the Chairman thereof may of its or his own motion, or on the application of any party, make an order prohibiting the search of any records or documents.

(2) Subject to subclause (1), any person (whether a party or not) shall be entitled to search the records of and the documents filed in the appropriate office of the District Court in relation to any proceeding that is pending before a Tribunal at the time of the search, and any former proceedings connected therewith.

(3) Subject to the foregoing provisions of this rule, any party to any proceeding (not being a proceeding that is pending before a Tribunal at the time of the search), and any other person who establishes to the satisfaction of the Registrar that he has an interest in or is affected by any such proceeding, or the solicitor or agent of any such party or other person, shall, on giving the Registrar not less than 24 hours' notice in writing, be entitled to search the records of and the documents filed in the District Court in relation to the proceeding.

(4) All searches shall be made during the time when the office of the court is open pursuant to the District Courts Rules.

Where no form of application to a Tribunal is prescribed by these rules or by any Act, rule, or regulation, the application may be made by way of originating application in accordance with the District Courts Rules.

(1) Every document filed or issued in any proceedings shall be properly intituled, and shall specify the enactment conferring jurisdiction to entertain the proceedings and the names of the parties. Form 1 may be used.

(2) For the purposes of this rule, Part 5 of the District Courts Rules shall apply, so far as it is applicable and with the necessary modifications.

(1) The first document filed by any party to any proceedings shall state at its foot the address for service of the party by whom it is filed.

(2) Any such address for service may from time to time be altered by reasonable notice in writing to the Registrar and to the other parties to the proceedings.

(1) Subject to subclause (2), every document required or authorised to be filed shall be filed with the Registrar of the appropriate office of the District Court.

(2) Subclause (1) shall not apply in any case where by any enactment it is provided that any document is to be filed in a particular office of the District Court, whether that office is specified or is identified by reference to any particular locality or circumstances.

Subject to any general or special directions by the Tribunal, a copy of every document filed or lodged with the Registrar in any proceedings shall be served by the party who filed or lodged it on every other party to the proceedings.

(1) Subject to the provisions of any Act, rule, or regulation, service of any document required to be served may be effected—

• (a) if the person to be served is acting by a solicitor, by delivering it to or leaving it for the solicitor, or sending it by registered post addressed to the solicitor, at the address for service (if given) or at his place of business:

• (b) if the person is not acting by a solicitor, by delivering it to him personally; or by leaving it for him, or sending it by registered post addressed to him, at the address for service (if given) or at his last known or usual place of abode or business in New Zealand:

• (c) in such other manner as the Tribunal may direct.

(2) Where service is effected by registered post, then, unless the contrary is shown, service shall be deemed to have been effected on the person to whom the document is addressed at the time when it would have been delivered in the ordinary course of post; and in proving service it shall be sufficient to prove that the document was properly addressed and posted.

Subject to the provisions of any Act, rule, or regulation, where any notice is required to be given by the Registrar to any person, whether a party or not, it may be given—

• (a) if the person is acting by a solicitor, by sending it by ordinary post addressed to the solicitor at the address for service (if given) or at his place of business:

• (b) if the person is not acting by a solicitor, by sending it by ordinary post addressed to him at the address for service (if given) or at his last known or usual place of abode or business in New Zealand:

• (c) in such other manner as the Tribunal may direct.

At any stage of the proceedings, and either on or without the application of a party, the Tribunal may add, strike out, or substitute the name of any person as a party to the proceedings.

(1) Subject to the provisions of any Act, rule, or regulation, no proceedings shall be withdrawn except by leave of the Tribunal.

(2) An order granting leave to withdraw any proceedings may be made by the Tribunal—

• (a) without any formal application or notice to any party—

  • (i) where all parties to the proceedings are present or represented before the Tribunal; or

  • (ii) by consent of all parties to the proceedings; or

• (b) on an application made by way of notice of motion filed, and served by the applicant on the other parties to the proceedings, 14 clear days before the time fixed for the hearing of the notice of motion.

(3) Where any party desires to be heard in opposition to an application made pursuant to subclause (2)(b), he shall, at least 3 clear days before the time fixed for the hearing of the notice of motion, file and serve on the other parties to the proceedings a notice of objection to the withdrawal of the proceedings, stating shortly the grounds of his objection and the matters on which he desires to be heard.

(1) Proceedings shall not abate by reason of the death or bankruptcy of any party if the transaction in respect of which the proceedings are taken survives or continues, and shall not become defective by the assignment, creation, charge, transmission, or devolution of any interest, estate, or title during the proceedings.

(2) Whether the transaction survives or not, proceedings shall not abate by reason of the death of any party between the hearing and the making of an order, and an order may be made in the prescribed manner notwithstanding the death.

(3) The Tribunal may from time to time make such orders as may be necessary to give effect to this rule.

(1) Where any proceedings have been struck out for want of appearance, an application for their reinstatement may be made within 14 days after the date of the order striking out the proceedings.

(2) The application shall be made by notice of motion, served on all other parties to the proceedings.

(3) On any such application, the Tribunal may if it thinks fit make an order reinstating the proceedings on such terms and conditions as it thinks fit.

(4) The Registrar shall give notice of any such reinstatement to the parties to the proceedings.

When the parties certify in writing to the Registrar in whose office the documents are filed that the proceedings are ready for hearing, that Registrar shall arrange for the hearing.

When a time and place has been appointed for the hearing by the Tribunal of proceedings, the Registrar shall give notice thereof, in form 2, to all parties to the proceedings.

(1) The evidence of witnesses at the hearing of any proceedings may be taken orally on oath or affirmation, or by affidavit, declaration, or otherwise as the Tribunal thinks fit.

(2) Where it is intended in any proceedings to produce any documentary material, copies of that material shall be delivered to the other parties or shall be exchanged between parties within a reasonable time before the time fixed for the hearing of the proceedings.

(3) Where it is made to appear to the Tribunal that a party to the proceedings has been unduly prejudiced in the conduct of his case by the failure of any other party to comply with subclause (2), the Tribunal may grant an adjournment of the proceedings on such terms and conditions as it thinks fit.

(1) Where in any proceedings any party desires to have the evidence of himself or of any witness taken otherwise than at the time and place appointed or to be appointed for the hearing of the proceedings, the Tribunal may, on application by the party, order that the evidence of the party or of the witness be taken before any Registrar or Deputy Registrar of a District Court or any member of the Tribunal (in this rule referred to as the examiner).

(2) Where any such order is made, the proceedings shall be adjourned pending the receipt of the depositions from the examiner, or of his certificate that at the time and place appointed for the taking of the evidence the applicant or the witness, as the case may be, did not appear, or that the applicant did not desire to proceed with the taking of the evidence.

(3) On receipt of a copy of the order for examination, the examiner shall appoint a time and place for the examination and shall give notice thereof to all parties.

(4) The examiner may administer an oath to each witness examined, and each witness may be examined, cross-examined, and re-examined as at the hearing of proceedings.

(5) The examiner shall cause to be put down in writing the evidence tendered at the examination, together with notes as to any objections to the evidence.

(6) The depositions so taken shall be signed on each page by the witness and by the examiner.

(7) The depositions when taken shall be securely fastened together and, if taken otherwise than in the appropriate office of the District Court, shall be sent without delay to that office.

(8) If at the time and place appointed for the examination there is no appearance by or on behalf of the applicant or witness, or if at that time and place the applicant intimates that it is not intended to proceed with the taking of the evidence, the examiner shall sign a certificate to that effect and, if the place so appointed is not the appropriate office of the District Court, shall send the certificate to that office.

(9) On application to the Registrar, any party may inspect any depositions taken under this rule and make copies of them or extracts from them.

Subpart 8 of Part 9 of the District Courts Rules shall apply, so far as they are applicable and with the necessary modifications, to affidavits to be read and used in proceedings before the Tribunal.

At the request of any party or by direction of the Tribunal, the Registrar shall issue a witness summons in form 3 to any person requiring him to attend, at a time and place to be specified in the summons, to give evidence before the Tribunal, or to produce to the Tribunal any documents (particulars of which shall be stated in the summons) in his possession or control, or both.

(1) Where one party to any proceedings appears, but no other party appears, the Tribunal shall, subject to the right of the party appearing to apply to have the proceedings struck out for want of appearance, hear his evidence and any submissions made on his behalf.

(2) Where 2 or more parties appear, the Tribunal shall decide—

• (a) which party shall have the right to begin or to reply; and

• (b) the order and number of addresses by counsel.

(3) The Tribunal in its discretion, either of its own motion or at the request of any party, may direct that written submissions be made either instead of or in addition to addresses by or on behalf of the parties.

(1) The hearing of any proceedings may from time to time be adjourned to such time and place and on such terms (if any) as the Tribunal thinks fit.

(2) Where all the parties desire an adjournment, the filing with or sending to the Registrar of a request in writing signed by the parties, or signed by one party stating in the request that the other parties consent, shall be a sufficient application to the Tribunal for an adjournment.

(1) Any party to any proceedings may appear and act personally or by a barrister or solicitor.

(2) Where a party is absent from New Zealand, any person holding a power of attorney from that party authorising him to act generally for the party or to appear before any Tribunal for and in the name of the party may appear for and represent him in any proceedings before the Tribunal.

(3) A corporation may appear by any officer, attorney, or duly authorised agent of the corporation.

Clerical mistakes in orders or errors arising therein from any accidental slip or omission may at any time be corrected by the Tribunal.

Where costs are awarded to any party by the Tribunal, the amount of those costs and the party or parties by whom they are payable shall be stated in the order.

(1) Subject to the provisions of these rules, any of the times fixed by or by virtue of these rules for—

• (a) taking any step in any proceedings; or

• (b) filing any document; or

• (c) giving any notice—

may be enlarged or abridged by consent of all parties, or by the Tribunals on the application of any party.

(2) An order enlarging time may be made although the application for it is not made until after the expiration of the time allowed or appointed.

(1) The Registrar shall keep a land valuation proceedings register in form 4.

(2) There shall be entered in the register the particulars, prescribed in form 4, of all proceedings filed in the appropriate office of the District Court.

(3) The Registrar shall also keep an alphabetical index to the names of parties to proceedings, and all necessary entries shall be made in the index daily.

A claim for compensation under the Public Works Act 1928 shall be made in the form and manner prescribed by Part 3 of that Act.

A claim for compensation under section 10 of the Land Settlement Promotion and Land Acquisition Act 1952 shall be in form 5.

(1) An application for the consent of the Tribunal to any transaction to which Part 2 of the Land Settlement Promotion and Land Acquisition Act 1952 applies shall be in form 6.

(2) There shall be attached to the application a copy of every agreement entered into between the parties, or any of them, in respect of the transaction which is the subject of the application for the Tribunal's consent, or in respect of any other transaction in any way related thereto, including any ancillary or collateral agreements and full particulars of any agreements that are not in writing.

(3) The application shall be supported by—

• (a) a declaration by the vendor or lessor in the form specified in form 6; and

• (b) a declaration by the purchaser or lessee in such one of the forms 7, 8, and 9 as is applicable to the case.

(4) Notwithstanding anything in subclause (3), an application tendered by one party to a transaction and supported by the declaration of that party only may be accepted by the Registrar in any case where he is satisfied that the applicant has been unable, after making reasonable efforts to obtain it, to secure the prescribed declaration from the other party or parties to the transaction.

(5) Where any fresh or ancillary or collateral agreement is entered into by the parties to the transaction after the filing of the application and before a formal order thereon is made, the applicant shall file with the Registrar and serve on the Crown representative a copy of the agreement, or full particulars of it if it is not in writing.

(6) The Tribunal may at any time before the making of an order consenting to the transaction direct the vendor, lessor, purchaser, or lessee to file an affidavit, declaration, or statement disclosing any further particulars that the Tribunal requires to be disclosed.

(1) An application for the consent of the Tribunal to any transaction to which Part 2A of the Land Settlement Promotion and Land Acquisition Act 1952 applies shall be in form 6.

(2) The application shall be supported by—

• (a) a declaration by the vendor or lessor in the form specified in form 6; and

• (b) a declaration by the purchaser in such one of the forms 10, 11, and 12 as is applicable to the case.

(3) The provisions of subclauses (2), (4), (5), and (6) of rule 33 shall apply in respect of the application.

(4) Notwithstanding anything in subclause (2)(b), where the Tribunal's consent is applied for under both Part 2 and Part 2A of the said Land Settlement Promotion and Land Acquisition Act 1952, the declarations required by rule 33(3)(b) and subclause (2)(b) of this rule may be combined in such one of the forms 7, 8, and 9 as is applicable to the case, and that form may be modified for the purpose of including therein such of the matters in the appropriate form referred to in subclause (2)(b) of this rule as are not already included in the appropriate form referred to in rule 33(3)(b).

(1) When an application for the consent of the Tribunal under Part 2 or Part 2A of the Land Settlement Promotion and Land Acquisition Act 1952 relates to a transaction for the sale or lease of farm land or any interest therein to a trustee for a private company to be incorporated, the proposed members of which are to be less than 10 in number on incorporation, the applicant shall file with the application, or at any time before it is dealt with by the Tribunal, a declaration giving full particulars of the following matters:

• (a) the names of the persons intending to become shareholders of the proposed company, and the number and value of the shares to be allotted to each of them;

• (b) the number of shares (if any) which are to be allotted to any such intended shareholder to be held in trust for any other person, and the names of the persons who will be beneficially interested in those shares;

• (c) the farm land or interest in farm land held or in course of being acquired by any intended shareholder or other person beneficially interested in the proposed company to a substantial degree;

• (d) the reasons for the incorporation of the proposed company and for its acquisition of the land or interest therein;

• (e) what negotiations (if any) have been entered into or are contemplated, or what agreements, oral or otherwise, exist between the vendor or any intended shareholder or person interested in the formation of the proposed company and any other person whereby the possession or control of the land or interest in land proposed to be acquired by the company may in effect be secured by any other person or corporation by means of a transfer of shares in the company; and

• (f) whether the proposed transaction is intended in whole or in part to enable the possession or control of the land or the interest therein affected by the transaction to be subsequently acquired by some other person or corporation otherwise than with the consent of the Tribunal.

(2) When the Tribunal is satisfied that the applicant is unable to declare as to any of the matters specified in subclause (1), it may give such directions as it thinks fit—

• (a) requiring the declaration to be made by any other party to the proceedings; or

• (b) requiring the information to be disclosed in any other manner; or

• (c) excusing the applicant from compliance with this rule.

(3) Unless excused by the Tribunal from attending, the parties to any application for consent to a transaction to which subclause (1) applies shall attend before the Tribunal at the hearing of the application for examination by the Tribunal, and for cross-examination by the Crown representative.

(4) When an application for the consent of the Tribunal under Part 2 or Part 2A of the Land Settlement Promotion and Land Acquisition Act 1952 relates to a transaction for the sale or lease of any farm land or any interest therein to an incorporated private company whose members are less than 10 in number, the solicitor or other person acting on behalf of the company shall disclose to the Tribunal, in such manner as the Tribunal requires, the names of the shareholders and other persons beneficially interested in the company's shares, and particulars of the farm land held by any shareholder or other person having the control or a substantial share of the control of the company.

(5) In a case to which subclause (4) applies, the Tribunal may require further or other information to be disclosed as to the matters referred to in subclause (1), and may direct the attendance of any person for examination and cross-examination.

(6) Where the application for the consent of the Tribunal under Part 2 or Part 2A of the Land Settlement Promotion and Land Acquisition Act 1952 relates to a transaction for the sale or lease of farm land or any interest therein to a public company whose members are less than 10 in number, or to a trustee for a public company to be incorporated, whose proposed members are to be less than 10 in number on incorporation, the Tribunal may give such directions as it thinks fit as to the matters required to be disclosed and as to the manner in which that disclosure shall be made.

(7) Where in any application before the Tribunal any question arises under paragraph (c) of subclause (1) as to whether any intended shareholder or other person is beneficially interested in a proposed company to a substantial degree, or where in any such application any question arises under subclause (4) as to whether any shareholder or other person has the control or a substantial share of the control of any company, that question shall be decided by the Tribunal.

(8) When any party refuses or fails to comply with any of the foregoing provisions of this rule or with any directions given by the Tribunal in pursuance of this rule, or where any party having attended pursuant to subclause (3) at a hearing by the Tribunal refuses to be sworn or to answer any lawful question, the Tribunal may refuse to grant its consent to the transaction without proceeding further with the application, or may refuse to grant its consent to the transaction until its requirements in that behalf are complied with.

(1) Objections to valuations under the Valuation of Land Act 1951, and objections to valuations under any other enactment by which the provisions of that Act relating to the procedure on objections is applied, shall be laid before the Tribunal in the form and manner prescribed by that Act and any regulations made thereunder.

(2) The list of objections required to be filed pursuant to section 21 of the said Act shall be filed in duplicate. One copy may be a carbon copy, and it shall not be necessary to attach to the duplicate copy a copy of the objections referred to in the list.

(1) All documents filed in the appropriate office of the District Court in relation to proceedings under the Land Settlement Promotion and Land Acquisition Act 1952 shall be filed in duplicate. One copy may be a carbon copy.

(2) The duplicate copy of every document filed in relation to proceedings under the Land Settlement Promotion and Land Acquisition Act 1952 shall, as soon as practicable after the filing of the document, be sent by the Registrar to the Crown representative acting in the proceedings.

(3) The Crown representative appointed to represent the Crown in any other proceedings shall be entitled to require from any party a copy of any document filed in the proceedings.

(1) Nothing in these rules shall require an applicant to serve on the Crown representative a copy of any document filed in relation to proceedings under the Land Settlement Promotion and Land Acquisition Act 1952.

(2) Nothing in these rules shall require the Valuer-General to serve on any other party a copy of the list of objections filed under section 21 of the Valuation of Land Act 1951 in respect of objections made under that Act or under any enactment by which that section is applied.

(1) The Registrar may refuse to file any document which in his opinion is tendered for filing in the wrong office of the District Court.

(2) In any such case the person tendering the document may apply for a direction of the Tribunal that he is entitled to file it in the office in which it is tendered for filing.

(3) Subject to rule 40, no objection shall be taken at a hearing or at any subsequent proceeding on the ground that proceedings were filed in the wrong office of the District Court.

Where proceedings are filed in the wrong office of the District Court, the Tribunal, of its own motion or on the application of any party, may transfer them to the office of the District Court in which they ought to have been filed.

(1) In determining whether under section 28 of the Land Settlement Promotion and Land Acquisition Act 1952 it should consent to any transaction to which Part 2 or Part 2A of that Act applies without calling on the applicant or hearing evidence, the Tribunal may have regard to any report of the Crown representative.

(2) Where the Committee makes an order under the said section 28 the Registrar shall give to the parties notice, in form 13, of the making of the order.

In any proceedings under the Land Settlement Promotion and Land Acquisition Act 1952, the Tribunal may in its discretion require any party or any other person to give oral evidence and to be cross-examined as to any matter arising in the proceedings or to produce any documents in his possession or control, and for that purpose may direct the issue of a witness summons under rule 23, and may adjourn the hearing for the purpose of taking that evidence.

(1) At the hearing of any proceedings before the Tribunal the Chairman or some other member of the Tribunal shall make or cause to be made a note of—

• (a) the facts given in evidence; and

• (b) any question of law raised at the hearing; and

• (c) the Tribunal's decision on that question of law.

(2) The Chairman of the Tribunal shall, on the application on reasonable grounds of any party to the proceedings, cause the Registrar to supply to that party a copy of the said note.

(1) On the making of a final order by the Tribunal (other than an order under section 28 of the Land Settlement Promotion and Land Acquisition Act 1952), the Registrar shall give notice of it to the parties to the proceedings.

(2) When the notice relates to the decision of the Tribunal on an objection to a valuation under the Valuation of Land Act 1951, or under any other enactment by which the provisions of that Act relating to the procedure on objections are applied, it shall be in form 14. In any other case it shall be in form 15.

(1) In proceedings other than those in relation to objections to valuations as aforesaid, the Tribunal's formal order shall be in form 16.

(2) The order shall be prepared and signed by the Registrar and sealed with the seal of the District Court.

(1) At the expiration of the time allowed for appeals against decisions of the Tribunal upon objections to valuations under the Valuation of Land Act 1951 or under any enactment by which the provisions of that Act relating to the procedure on objections are applied, the Registrar shall strike off the list of objections every entry in respect of which an appeal has been lodged or in respect of which an application for reinstatement is pending under rule 17 or which has been reinstated under that rule, and shall make a note against that entry to the effect that the decision is the subject of an appeal or of an application or order for reinstatement, as the case may be.

(2) The list of objections shall be annexed to an order in form 17, which shall be signed and sealed in the manner prescribed by rule 45.

(3) Where at the time of the signing and sealing of the order of the Tribunal upon such objections an application for reinstatement of any 1 or more of those objections is pending under rule 17 or any 1 or more of these objections has been reinstated under that rule, the Valuer-General shall forthwith lodge in the appropriate office of the District Court a fresh list in duplicate of objections containing copies of the entries in the original list of objections in respect of which an application for reinstatement is so pending or has been granted, as the case may be. One copy may be a carbon copy, and it shall not be necessary to attach to the duplicate copy a copy of the objections referred to in the list.

(1) Every order of the Tribunal shall, when signed and sealed in accordance with rule 45, be filed by the Registrar with the proceedings.

(2) A copy signed and sealed in accordance with rule 45, of every order of the Tribunal made in any proceedings under Part 2 or Part 2A of the Land Settlement Promotion and Land Acquisition Act 1952 shall, on payment of the prescribed fee (if any), be sent by the Registrar to the applicant.

(3) A copy signed and sealed in accordance with rule 45, of every order of the Tribunal made on objections under the Valuation of Land Act 1951, or under any enactment by which the provisions of that Act relating to the procedure on objections are applied, shall be sent by the Registrar to the Valuer-General.

On application by any party to any proceedings before the Tribunal, the Registrar shall issue to that party a duplicate of any order of the Tribunal, or a certified copy thereof.

(1) When the Tribunal calls on any person to whom consent has been granted under Part 2 or Part 2A of the Land Settlement Promotion and Land Acquisition Act 1952 to show cause why that consent should not be revoked, a notice in form 18 shall be sent to that person by the Registrar.

(2) A copy of the notice shall be sent to every other party to the proceedings.

The procedure on any appeal to the High Court against any decision of a Tribunal shall be as prescribed in Part 3 of the Supreme Court (Administrative Division) Rules 1969.

Where any decision of the Tribunal entered in a list of objections to which section 21 of the Valuation of Land Act 1951 applies is appealed against, or more such decisions than 1 are appealed against, the Valuer-General shall forthwith lodge with the Registrar, in duplicate, a fresh list of objections containing copies of the entries in the original list against the decisions on which the appeals have been lodged. One copy may be a carbon copy, and it shall not be necessary to attach to the duplicate copy a copy of the objections referred to in the Act.

(1) On the filing of a notice of appeal under Part 3 of the Supreme Court (Administrative Division) Rules 1969, the Chairman of the Tribunal whose decision is appealed against shall forthwith prepare for the High Court and forward to the Registrar of the court in which the notice of appeal is filed, a report setting out the reasons for the Tribunal's decision.

(2) The appellant and every other party affected by the decision shall be entitled, on application to that Registrar, to receive a copy of that report.

Where an order of the Tribunal relates to a list of objections to which section 21 of the Valuation of Land Act 1951 applies—

• (a) the order shall be in form 17, with such modifications as are necessary; and

• (b) the Registrar shall send a signed or certified copy of the order to the Valuer-General.