Guide

How to object to a land tax valuation in Victoria

You lodge it online through the State Revenue Office's land valuation objections portal, within two months of the issue date on your assessment. It is free, and you can do it yourself.

The deadline

Two months from your assessment. The Commissioner of State Revenue has no discretion to accept a late valuation objection, so the date matters more than anything else on this page.

What you need before you start

• Your customer number and assessment number, from the notice.
• The issue date and the site value shown on the notice.
• Your grounds, and any documents that support them.

If you own several properties, you lodge a separate objection for each one.

The grounds you can use

You can object to a valuation only on these grounds:

• The value is incorrect.
• The interests held in the land are not correctly apportioned, or the apportionment of the valuations is incorrect.
• Lands that should be included in one valuation have been valued separately, or the reverse.
• The area, dimensions or description of the land are not correct.

For "the value is incorrect", what counts is evidence: sales of comparable land around the valuation date. Remember the valuation date is 1 January of the year before your assessment year.

The steps

1. Open the land valuation objections portal on the State Revenue Office website.
2. Log in with your customer number, the revenue line (land tax) and your assessment number.
3. Choose the property, state the value you say is correct, and set out your grounds.
4. Attach your evidence and submit. You receive an automated email with an objection reference number.

What happens after you lodge

• The State Revenue Office forwards the objection to the Valuer-General's valuer, who contacts you to discuss it.
• The Valuer-General has four months from receiving the objection to give you a written decision.
• If the valuer recommends a change, the Valuer-General has two months to confirm it. Your assessment is amended only after that confirmation.
• Keep paying on time while you wait. If the value is reduced, the overpaid tax is refunded with interest.

If you disagree with the decision

You can apply to VCAT for a review. Be aware that a review can also end with a higher valuation, so it is worth getting advice before you take that step.

When not to object

Most valuations are fair. If the saving is small, or you have no comparable sales that support a lower figure, an objection is unlikely to be worth your time.

Sources

• State Revenue Office: object to the site value of your land
• State Revenue Office: land valuation objections portal
• State Revenue Office: valuation objections
• VCAT: review of a decision on valuation of land

Checked against the sources above on 14 November 2026. 中文版

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