What is a valuation assessment amalgamation?
Amalgamation is the combining of two or more parcels of land into one assessment, for valuation reasons or required by law.
Requesting an amalgamation of land:
A property owner can request individual parcels they own be amalgamated into one valuation assessment for rating and taxing purposes, but the Valuer-General is not obliged to do so.
The Valuer-General cannot amalgamate land into one assessment simply to meet the needs of the property owner.
There has to be a valid reason to do so and the parcels of land need to be:
- contiguous to each other, and
- held in the same ownership, and
- used in conjunction with each other in a way that the parcels of land cannot be sold advantageous from each other, or
- the amalgamation is required by law
When applying for a valuation assessment amalgamation, you'll need to provide:
- property valuation numbers.
- address of the property and postal address, if different.
- authority to act for the property owner if the applicant is not the registered proprietor.
- contact phone number.
No formal application form is required, however applications are required to be submitted in writing. Please forward your request to:
Email: OVGobjections@sa.gov.au
Post: Office of the Valuer-General - GPO Box 1354, Adelaide SA 5001
Once assessed, correspondence will be provided to the applicant outlining relevant details.
It should be noted that:
- depending on the circumstances, some amalgamations may not come into force until the following financial year.
- the purpose of the Valuer-General is to provide fair and equitable valuations. Therefore, valuation assessments are not altered to achieve a rating outcome.
- Legal descriptions such as Certificate of Title and allotment/plan details are not changed due to a valuation assessment amalgamation.
Related Information:
Information on valuation assessment division is available here.