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On 7 April 2005, the Auditor-General’s report No 1 was referred to the Standing Committee on Public Accounts for inquiry. On 30 July 2005 the Auditor-General’s report No 3 of 2005 was referred to the Standing Committee on Public Accounts for inquiry. Consequently, the committee received a briefing from the Auditor-General in relation to the aforementioned reports on 9 November 2005. The committee considered inquiring into the reports and resolved that they do not warrant further inquiry.
I also seek leave make a statement regarding a new inquiry.
Leave granted.
MR MULCAHY: The Standing Committee on Public Accounts will inquire into and report on the valuation of land in the ACT to determine the clarity, efficiency, equity, accountability, and transparency of:
(a) criteria and methods used for determining the value of improved and unimproved land;
(b) quality controls used to achieve accuracy in land valuations;
(c) professional standards required of the people conducting valuations and criteria for selecting the valuer(s);
(d) criteria, including frequency, and processes for checking the accuracy of valuations;
(e) criteria and processes for resolving errors and disparities in valuations;
(f) criteria and processes for dealing with objections to valuations;
(g) information provided to landholders on the basis for determining evaluations;
(h) impact of claims of commercial-in-confidence on accountability and transparency;
(i) impact of land tax rates on the housing rental market;
(j) information provided to landholders on the data required and the processes for appealing against assessment of land value; and
(k) equity between landholders—information provided to other landholders in the area/suburb in the event that an adjustment is made to the valuation of a local property following a successful appeal.
Executive business—precedence
Ordered that executive business be called on.
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