Why Oppose the Valuers Bill

What This Bill Really Does

• Expands Board power with no checks: Disciplinary reach is extended — but without review rights, appeal channels, or transparency.
• Removes age minimums: Entry standards are lowered under the pretext of inclusion — risking premature entry by untested or politicised applicants.
• Raises penalties to pressure compliance: Fines increase, tightening external control over internal judgment and ethics.
• Allows quiet structural shifts: Major changes are buried in what’s framed as a neutral revision bill.

Why It Matters

• Threatens Treaty settlement integrity: Valuation is critical in determining asset value and redress. Weakening standards risks unjust outcomes.
• Risks institutional capture: With unchecked power and lowered thresholds, the profession can be shaped to serve political or commercial agendas.
• Undermines public trust: Property, infrastructure, and land-use decisions depend on trusted valuation. A controlled profession loses that trust.
• Signals control, not care: Like many other recent bills, this one shifts power away from professions and people — and towards opaque, central boards.

The Pattern Behind It

We’ve seen this before. Reassuring language. “Routine” changes. Hidden amendments that centralise control. Public consultation that’s symbolic, not substantial.

The Valuers Bill echoes a wider strategy: reshape gatekeeper professions, dilute standards, and expand discretionary power — all while the public is told it's just an update.

This is not transparency. This is not democratic reform. This is erosion.

If You Care About Land, Justice, or Standards

This bill is not just about valuers. It’s about who controls the numbers that shape our cities, settlements, and state.

If you believe in independent professions, fair Treaty settlements, and real public service — oppose this bill.

“Valuation should serve truth and justice — not hidden agendas.” — Ukes Baha