Valuer-General of South Australia
property valuations officer of South Australia
The Valuer-General of South Australia is an independent officer in charge of property valuations and oversees government property valuations and council rate valuation.
The Valuer-General provides valuation advice to all parts of the Government of South Australia as well as engaging with the private industry valuations. The Office of the Valuer-General (OVG) provides regulatory oversight of Land Services SA.
The position of Valuer-General was created by the Valuation of Land Act 1971, which sets out the role and responsibilities for the position as well as the OVG.
The incumbent Valuer-General is Katherine Bartolo as of January 2019.
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