Valuer-General of New Zealand | |
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Incumbent Neill Sullivan | |
Land Information New Zealand | |
Member of | Valuers Registration Board |
Constituting instrument | Government Valuation of Land Act 1896 Valuers Act 1948 |
Formation | 1896 |
Website | https://valuersregistrationboard.org.nz/ |
The Valuer-General of New Zealand is a statutory officer in charge of valuation standards in New Zealand.
The Valuer-General is the chair of the Valuers Registration Board which is a body administered by Land Information New Zealand. [1] The Valuer-General a part of the Office of the Valuer-General which provides administrative support for the Valuers Registration Board. [2]
The incumbent Valuer-General is Neill Sullivan. [1]
The office of Valuer-General was established in the Government Valuation of Land Act 1896. [3] The role of the Valuer-General was to maintain the general valuation roll. [3] The roll contained valuations for all properties in New Zealand and would be used by the New Zealand Government to calculate stamp duty for residents. [3]
The position of Valuer-General was separated from the Commissioner of Taxes in 1904 by the Public Officers' Appointment and Powers Act 1904. [3]
In 1948, the Valuers Act established the Valuers Registration Board of which the Valuer-General is the chair of. [4]