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Valuers Bill

Regulation of public valuers - Disciplinary powers of Board

35: Grounds for discipline

You could also call this:

"When Valuers Do Something Wrong"

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The proposed law says the Board can take action against a registered valuer if they are satisfied the valuer has done something wrong. You could be seen as doing something wrong if you behave badly, which makes people lose trust in valuers. The Board can also take action if you have been convicted of a serious crime, like one that can put you in prison for two years or more, or if the crime makes people question whether you are fit to be a valuer. You can also be in trouble if you do your job badly or unethically, which means you do not follow the rules of conduct that valuers should follow, as outlined in the code of ethics.

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Part 2Regulation of public valuers
Disciplinary powers of Board

35Grounds for discipline

  1. The Board may take any of the actions referred to in section 41 if it is satisfied, after inquiry under this subpart, that a registered valuer—

  2. is guilty of improper conduct that reflects on the valuer’s fitness to practise, or tends to bring the profession of land valuation into disrepute; or
    1. has been convicted (either before or after their registration) of an offence that—
      1. is punishable by imprisonment for a term of 2 years or more; or
        1. reflects on the valuer’s fitness to practise, or tends to bring the profession of land valuation into disrepute; or
        2. is guilty of improper, unethical, or incompetent conduct in the performance of their duties as a valuer.

          1. Subsection (1)(b) does not apply in relation to an offence committed before the date of the valuer’s registration if, at that date, the Board was aware that the valuer had been convicted of the offence.

          2. In this section, unethical conduct means conduct in breach of the code of ethics prescribed by the rules of the Institute.