About us
The Valuer-General
The Valuer-General is appointed under the Land Valuation Act 2010 to perform several functions. They:
- make valuations
- deal with objections and valuation appeals
- keep the valuation roll
- contract for the supply of data or microfiche and
- assess value, other than for a valuation.
The Valuer-General must exercise independent judgement in their work.
Deciding which areas are valued
Each year, the Valuer-General determines which local government areas need to be revalued. Their decision is based on market analysis, as well as consultation with local governments and industry groups.
If market movement is minimal, current valuations will generally remain in effect until the next update.
Any local government area that hasn’t been revalued for 4 years will be automatically included in the next year’s valuation program.
About the State Valuation Service
The State Valuation Service (SVS) is the largest public sector provider of valuation and property related services in Queensland. SVS maintains the valuation roll of more than 1.8 million properties and issues, on average, more than 880,000 valuations per year. SVS undertakes a range of valuation services that supports the Valuer-General, including:
- conducting extensive research on local property markets
- examining trends and sales information
- inspecting recently sold vacant and lightly improved properties
- auditing and ensuring the quality of land values
- contributing to the objection review process
- maintaining the valuation roll.
SVS plays a key role in supporting Queensland's local governments and state agencies, including:
- maintaining the valuation roll for rateable local governments
- providing specialised property advisory services
- managing the Queensland valuation and sales database
- issuing maintenance valuations throughout the year, reflecting changes such as planning schemes, local laws, subdivisions, and land use adjustments.