VALUATION OF LAND (MISCELLANEOUS) AMENDMENT BILL

Final Stages

The House of Assembly agreed to the bill with the amendments indicated by the following schedule, to which amendments the House of Assembly desires the concurrence of the Legislative Council:

No. 1. Clause 3, page 2, lines 8 to 12—Delete clause 3 and substitute:

3—Amendment of section 19—Amendment to valuation roll

Section 19—After subsection (2) insert:

(3) The Valuer-General may amend a valuation and the valuation roll if he or she discovers or receives notice that the valuation is not consistent with other valuations in force under this act (provided that this subsection only applies if the amended valuation will be less than the original valuation).

No. 2. Clause 5—Delete this clause

No. 3. Clauses 6 and 7, page 3, lines 4 to 20—Delete clauses 6 and 7

No. 4. Clause 8, page 3, lines 22 to 28 [clause 8(1) and (2)]—Delete subclauses (1) and (2) and substitute:

Section 24—After subsection (1d) insert:

(1e) Despite any other provision of this section, the Valuer-General may, for reasonable cause shown by a person entitled to make an objection to a valuation, extend the period within which the objection may be made (whether or not the period for objection to the valuation that would otherwise apply under this section has already expired).

Consideration in committee.

The Hon. J.A. DARLEY: I move:

That the House of Assembly's amendments be agreed to.

The Hon. P. HOLLOWAY: On behalf of the government, my understanding is that these amendments were made by the House of Assembly to the Hon. Mr Darley's bill. I believe that the Hon. Mr Darley accepts the amendments, so we are happy for the bill to proceed.

Motion carried.