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Media Release
Organisation: Office of the Clerk of the House of Representatives
On behalf of: Primary Production Committee
For release: 16 May 2025
Have your say on the Valuers Bill
The Deputy Chairperson of the Primary Production Committee is calling for submissions on the Valuers Bill with a closing date of 11.59pm on Friday, 27 June 2025.
The Valuers Bill would re-enact the Valuers Act 1948. The Act provides for the registration of land valuers and the establishment of the New Zealand Institute of Valuers.
This is a revision bill. Revision bills are used to re-enact legislation in an up-to-date and accessible form. They may not change the effect of the law (except as authorised by section 96(3) of the Legislation Act 2019).
This bill would not make any substantial policy changes to the Act. It would make minor changes to the Act to correct inconsistencies and omissions. It is intended to rewrite the law using plain language and modern drafting style. The scope of the changes the committee can recommend on this bill is narrow.
Have your say on proposed amendments to the Valuers Bill
The Primary Production Committee is also considering Amendment Paper 286 alongside this bill. An Amendment Paper is a document that gives notice of proposed amendments to a bill. Amendment Paper 236 would amend the Valuers Bill and proposes more substantial policy changes.
Amendment Paper 286 would make changes to the Valuers Bill, including:
- increasing the penalties for offences
- removing the requirement for a person to be at least 23 years old to become a registered valuer
- expanding the Valuers Registration Board’s disciplinary powers.
The Attorney-General has presented a Section 7 report to the House on the Valuers Bill. The report highlights that the current age restriction appears to be inconsistent with the right to freedom from discrimination under the New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990. The Section 7 report is also linked below.
If you would like to make a submission on the Valuers Bill or the proposed changes to the bill in Amendment Paper 286, please do here on the Parliament website.
If you have any questions about your submission or the submission process, please contact the committee secretariat through the contact details on the left-hand side of this page.
What you need to know for making a submission:
- Submissions are publicly released and published to the Parliament website. Only your name or organisation’s name is required on a submission. Please keep your contact details separate, as if they are included on the submission they will become publicly available when the submission is released.
- If you wish to include information of a private or personal nature in your submission you should discuss this with the committee secretariat before submitting.
- If you wish to speak to your submission, please state this clearly.
Further guidance on making a submission can be found from the ‘How to make a submission’ link in the ‘Related documents’ panel at the bottom of this page.
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