Committee Function
To inquire into and report on -
(a) The scope of operations of the Office of the Valuer-General in respect of State Government and Local Government Valuations for property taxation purposes;
(b) The scope of operations of the Valuer-General in respect of valuations for stamp duty, acquisition, disposal and other purposes required by government;
(c) The extent of compliance by the Valuer-General in respect of the Valuation of Land Act 1971 (SA);
(d) The extent of knowledge required by the Valuer-General to satisfy the legislative requirements of the various rating authorities;
(e) The standard of policy formulation and direction by the Valuer-General provided to Land Services SA to satisfy their contractual obligations with the SA Government;
(f) The relationship between the Valuer-General’s revaluation initiative of all properties in South Australia as announced in the 2016/17 state budget and the General Valuation of all properties in the state which occurs each year;
(g) The effectiveness of the decision to privatize the valuation services of the State from 2016/17 including productivity gains/losses as a result of the privatization;
(h) The efficiency in the process of objections to valuations and appeals to the South Australian Civil Administrative Tribunal; and
(i) Any other relevant matter.