Valuer General of New South Wales

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

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Valuer General of New South Wales
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Incumbent
Sally Dale
since 1 June 2023
Department of Planning and Environment
Appointer Governor of New South Wales
Term length 7 Years
Constituting instrumentValuation of Land Act 1916
Formation1916
First holderEdward Johnstone Sievers
DeputyDeputy Valuer General
SalaryAU$370,025
Website https://www.valuergeneral.nsw.gov.au/

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 and Environment. [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. [4] [5]

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. [6]

List of Valuers General

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

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