Valuer General of New South Wales explained

The Valuer General of New South Wales oversees the land valuation system of New South Wales.

Post:Valuer General of New South Wales
Incumbent:Sally Dale
Incumbentsince:1 June 2023
Constituting Instrument:Valuation of Land Act 1916
Department:Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure
Formation:1916
Appointer:Governor of New South Wales
Termlength:7 years
First:Edward Johnstone Sievers
Deputy:Deputy Valuer General
Salary:AU$370,025
Website:https://www.valuergeneral.nsw.gov.au/
Insignia:Valuer General of New South Wales logo.jpg

The Valuer General is responsible for standards and policy in relation to the land valuation system and determining compensation for the acquisition of properties and monitors the quality of the value of land and services to the community by Property NSW.[1] The Office of the Valuer General provides day-to-day support to the Valuer General. The Valuer General reports administratively to the Minister for Lands and Water and the Secretary of the Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure.[2] Since 20 January 2020, the Office of the Valuer General and Valuation Services (a division of Property NSW) were merged to form Valuer General NSW (VG NSW).[3]

The incumbent Valuer General, Sally Dale, was appointed on 1 June 2023.

Joint Standing Committee on the Office of the Valuer General

The Joint Committee on the Office of the Valuer General of the Parliament of New South Wales scrutinises the work done by the Valuer General and their office.[4]

List of Valuers General

!Order!Valuer General!Term Start!Term End!Notes
1Edward Johnstone Sievers11 August 191631 March 1927[5] [6]
–??? (acting)31 March 192726 August 1927
2G.H. Legge26 August 192728 September 1934[7] [8]
–??? (acting)28 September 193426 October 1934
3Stanley Augustus Giraud26 October 19341 January 1947[9]
–Victor Gordon Rush (acting)1 January 19475 April 1947[10]
4Victor Gordon Rush5 April 194718 November 1950[11] [12]
5Rudolph Oscar Rost19 November 19502 December 1961[13] [14]
6Herbert William Eastwood2 December 19613 September 1974[15]
7Frank Bird3 September 197411 November 1980[16]
8Ian Beatty11 November 198013 March 1990[17]
9Peter Cunningham14 March 199019 September 1991[18]
–Garry Bardsley Kemp (acting)20 September 19918 October 1991[19]
(9)Peter Cunningham9 October 199120 October 1991
–Garry Bardsley Kemp (acting)21 October 19917 November 1994[20]
(9)Peter Cunningham8 November 199431 October 1995
–Garry Bardsley Kemp (acting)1 November 199514 November 1995[21]
(9)Peter Cunningham15 November 199517 September 1998
–Kerry William Lister (acting)18 September 19986 October 1998[22]
(9)Peter Cunningham7 October 19984 July 1999
–Kerry William Lister (acting)5 July 199919 July 1999[23]
(9)Peter Cunningham20 July 199931 August 2003
10Philip Western1 September 200331 August 2014[24]
–Simon Gilkes (acting)1 September 2014October 2015[25]
11Simon GilkesOctober 2015October 2018[26]
–Michael Parker (acting)October 201818 October 2019
–Paul Chudleigh (acting)18 October 201920 January 2020[27]
12Dr David Parker20 January 2020October 2022
–Josh Ethington (acting)October 202231 May 2023[28]
13Sally Dale1 June 2023present[29] [30]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 19 June 2021. What we do. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20210317131147/https://www.valuergeneral.nsw.gov.au/about_us/what_we_do. 17 March 2021. 19 June 2021. NSW Government Valuer General.
  2. Web site: Home - Valuer General of New South Wales. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20210317131438/https://www.valuergeneral.nsw.gov.au/about_us/governance_and_accountability. 17 March 2021. 20 June 2021. www.valuergeneral.nsw.gov.au.
  3. Web site: 19 June 2021. Annual Report 2019–20. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20210619055457/https://www.valuergeneral.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0010/228547/Valuer_General_NSW_Annual_Report_2019-2020.pdf. 19 June 2021. 19 June 2021. NSW Government Valuer General.
  4. Web site: Joint Standing Committee on the Office of the Valuer General. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20210609024950/https://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/committees/listofcommittees/Pages/committee-details.aspx?pk=176. 9 June 2021. 19 June 2021. Parliament of New South Wales.
  5. News: 11 August 1916. PROCLAMATION. 4591. Government Gazette Of The State Of New South Wales. 143. New South Wales, Australia. National Library of Australia. 19 June 2021.
  6. News: 18 March 1927. RESIGNATION AND RETIREMENT.. 1542. Government Gazette Of The State Of New South Wales. 38. New South Wales, Australia. National Library of Australia. 23 June 2021.
  7. News: 26 August 1927. SPECIAL GAZETTE UNDER THE "PUBLIC SERVICE ACT, 1902.". 4293. Government Gazette Of The State Of New South Wales. 118. New South Wales, Australia. National Library of Australia. 23 June 2021.
  8. News: 28 September 1934. RETIREMENTS.. 3616. Government Gazette Of The State Of New South Wales. 182. New South Wales, Australia. National Library of Australia. 23 June 2021.
  9. News: 26 October 1934. VALUATION OF LAND ACT, 1916.. 3874. Government Gazette Of The State Of New South Wales. 196. New South Wales, Australia. National Library of Australia. 19 June 2021.
  10. News: 3 January 1947. SPECIAL GAZETTE UNDER THE "PUBLIC SERVICE ACT, 1902." APPOINTMENTS.. 29. Government Gazette Of The State Of New South Wales. 2. New South Wales, Australia. National Library of Australia. 19 June 2021.
  11. News: 3 April 1947. VALUATION OF LAND ACT, 1916.. 803. Government Gazette Of The State Of New South Wales. 44. New South Wales, Australia. National Library of Australia. 23 June 2021.
  12. News: 17 November 1950. RETIREMENTS.. 3444. Government Gazette Of The State Of New South Wales. 178. New South Wales, Australia. National Library of Australia. 23 June 2021.
  13. News: 22 December 1950. SPECIAL GAZETTE UNDER THE "PUBLIC SERVICE ACT, 1902.". 3791. Government Gazette Of The State Of New South Wales. 193. New South Wales, Australia. National Library of Australia. 19 June 2021.
  14. News: 1 December 1961. RETIREMENTS. 3880. Government Gazette Of The State Of New South Wales. 130. New South Wales, Australia. National Library of Australia. 19 June 2021.
  15. News: 1 December 1961. VALUATION OF LAND ACT, 1916. 3814. Government Gazette Of The State Of New South Wales. 129. New South Wales, Australia. National Library of Australia. 19 June 2021.
  16. News: 30 August 1974. VALUATION OF LAND ACT, 1916, AS AMENDED. 3401. Government Gazette Of The State Of New South Wales. 106. New South Wales, Australia. National Library of Australia. 19 June 2021.
  17. News: 19 December 1980. VALUATION OF LAND ACT, 1916. 6591. Government Gazette Of The State Of New South Wales. 191. New South Wales, Australia. National Library of Australia. 19 June 2021.
  18. News: 22 June 1990. VALUATION OF LAND ACT, 1916. 5125. Government Gazette Of The State Of New South Wales. 80. New South Wales, Australia. National Library of Australia. 19 June 2021.
  19. News: 13 September 1991. VALUER-GENERAL DEPARTMENT. 7917. Government Gazette Of The State Of New South Wales. 127. New South Wales, Australia. National Library of Australia. 19 June 2021.
  20. News: 21 October 1994. VALUATION OF LAND ACT 1916. 6366. Government Gazette Of The State Of New South Wales. 143. New South Wales, Australia. National Library of Australia. 19 June 2021.
  21. News: 27 October 1995. VALUER-GENERAL'S OFFICE. 7432. Government Gazette Of The State Of New South Wales. 131. New South Wales, Australia. National Library of Australia. 19 June 2021.
  22. News: 4 September 1998. VALUER-GENERAL'S DEPARTMENT. 7255. Government Gazette Of The State Of New South Wales. 130. New South Wales, Australia. National Library of Australia. 19 June 2021.
  23. News: 25 June 1999. PUBLIC SECTOR MANAGEMENT ACT 1988. 4392. Government Gazette Of The State Of New South Wales. 72. New South Wales, Australia. National Library of Australia. 19 June 2021.
  24. Book: NSW Government Gazette No 132 of 29 August 2003. 2003. New South Wales, Australia. 8960.
  25. Book: Government Gazette No 73 of 5 September 2014. 2014. New South Wales, Australia. 2995.
  26. Book: Government Gazette No 82 of 14 October 2016. 2016. New South Wales, Australia. 2797.
  27. Web site: 18 October 2019 . New NSW Valuer General Appointed . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20210619060405/https://www.valuergeneral.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0007/223666/New_NSW_Valuer_General_appointed.pdf . 19 June 2021 . 19 June 2021 . NSW Government Valuer General.
  28. Web site: 31 October 2023 . Annual Report 2021-22 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230604103159/https://www.valuergeneral.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0011/231401/Valuer_Generals_Annual_Report_2021-22.pdf . 4 June 2023 . 4 June 2023 . NSW Valuer General.
  29. Web site: Cormack . Lucy . 2023-05-03 . First female NSW valuer-general vows to simplify and improve land valuation . 2023-06-04 . The Sydney Morning Herald . en.
  30. Web site: Appointment of Ms Sally Dale as the Valuer General . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230604103257/https://www.valuergeneral.nsw.gov.au/about_us/announcements/2023/appointment_of_ms_sally_dale_as_the_valuer_general . 4 June 2023 . 4 June 2023 . NSW Valuer General.

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