Our Ref
DOIA 23-215
Wel ington Office
Radio New Zealand House
155 The Terrace
PO Box 5501
14 June 2023
Wellington 6145
New Zealand
T 0800 665 463
F +64 4 472 2244
Peter Gil
E [email address]
W www.linz.govt.nz
Ema
il [FYI request #23016 email]
Dear Peter
Response to your official information request
Thank you for your official information request received on 6 June 2023 asking:
• whether Toitū Te Whenua Land Information New Zealand (LINZ) is responsible for the
Valuers Registration Board; and
• what can be done in relation to your complaints to the Valuers Registration Board.
The Valuers Registration Board (VRB) is an independent statutory body administered by
LINZ. The VRB is responsible for occupational regulation of registered valuers and issues
practising certificates.
LINZ employs the Valuer-General, who is the Chair of the VRB, and facilitates the
appointments process for members of the VRB, who are appointed by the Minister for
Land Information.
As the VRB is an independent statutory body their decisions, such as the one in relation to
your complaint, can only be chal enged through the court process which in your case
would involve a judicial review through the High Court.
More information on the VRB is available a
t https://valuersregistrationboard.org.nz/
If you wish to discuss this decision with us, please feel free to contact
[LINZ request email]
You have the right to seek an investigation and review by the Ombudsman of this
decision. Information about how to make a complaint is available at
www.ombudsman.parliament.nz or freephone 0800 802 602.
www.linz.govt.nz
Please note, this response letter outlining our decision on your request wil be published
on the LINZ. website. This is likely to be published by 31 July 2023
Yours sincerely
Simon Skews-Poole
Manager
Ministerial Support & Official Correspondence
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