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Valuation of Land (Amendment) Act 1998

Act No. 17/1998

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

Section Page

1.	Purpose	1
2.	Commencement	2
3.	Biennial valuations	2
4.	Consequential amendments	2

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Victoria

No. 17 of 1998

Valuation of Land (Amendment) Act

1998†

[Assented to 28 April 1998]

The Parliament of Victoria enacts as follows:

1. Purpose

The main purpose of this Act is to amend the Valuation of Land Act 1960 to provide for municipal councils to make biennial valuations of land.

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2. Commencement

This Act comes into operation on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.

3. Biennial valuations

(1) In section 13DC of the Valuation of Land Act	No. 6653. Reprint No. 8
1960, for sub-section (3) substitute—	as at 1 July 1997.
"(3) A council must cause a valuation of rateable land within its municipal district to be made and to be returned after 1 January 2000 and before 30 June 2000.".

(2) In section 13DC of the Valuation of Land Act

1960, for sub-section (5) substitute—

"(5) A council which has caused a valuation of

rateable land within its municipal district to
be made and returned must cause another
such valuation to be made and to be returned
after 1 January and before 30 June in the
second year immediately following the last

such valuation.".

4. Consequential amendments

(1) In section 13DD of the Valuation of Land Act

1960—

(a)	in sub-section (1), for "fourth or sixth year, whichever is applicable," substitute "second year";
(b)	in sub-sections (1) and (2), for "three years" (wherever occurring) substitute "2 years";

(c) in sub-section (4)—

(i) for "lessening " substitute "length";
(ii) for "less" substitute "other".

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(2) In section 13DE of the Valuation of Land Act

1960—

(a) in sub-section (1), for "one year" substitute "2 years";

(b) in sub-section (2), for "three" substitute "2".

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NOTES

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Minister's second reading speech—

Legislative Assembly: 19 February 1998

Legislative Council: 25 March 1998

The long title for the Bill for this Act was "to amend the Valuation of
Land Act 1960 to provide for municipal councils to make biennial
valuations of land and for other purposes."