In this guide:

1. About statutory land valuations in Queensland
2. What is considered when valuing land
3. Impact of floods and other adverse events
4. Rural land valuations
5. Non-rural land valuations
6. Valuation notices
7. How land valuations are used
8. Why your neighbour's valuation may be different to yours
9. If you disagree with your valuation

If you don’t agree with your land valuation, and can provide information to demonstrate that it is incorrect, you may lodge an objection. An objection must be lodged within 60 days of the date of issue of the valuation notice.

What if I disagree with the valuation methodology used?

Landowners whose land has been valued as non-rural land (using site value), but who believe it should have been valued as rural land (using unimproved value) can make a rural land application to have their land declared rural, providing the land meets the criteria.

What should I do if my land has suffered permanent damage?

If your land has suffered permanent damage as a result of an adverse natural event, you may either:

• lodge an objection within 60 days of the date of issue, if you received an annual valuation notice this year
  or
• apply for a change in valuation within 6 months of the damage occurring by writing to the Valuer-General.

Examples of permanent damage in agricultural areas include a loss in the arable area of a farm, permanent silting of a watercourse or loss of topsoil; in urban areas, an example of permanent damage would be the loss of land from a flooding river or a loss of development potential.

In either case, you should include details of the damage and supporting information such as photographs and diagrams.

You may lodge an objection either in writing or online.

Post your written objection/application to the Valuer-General at the address at the top of your valuation notice; you can also send or take it to your nearest business centre.