Australian Valuation Office to close, 200 jobs to go

A 100-year-old Federal Government agency is being scrapped and its 200 staff offered redundancy. Which office can it be?

Axed ... The 100-year-old Australian Valuation Office will get the chop.

A 100-year-old Federal Government agency is being scrapped and its 200 staff offered redundancy.

Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasurer Steven Ciobo said the Australian Valuation Office will cease to provide services from June 30.

"A compelling case for the Commonwealth providing its own valuation services no longer exists, particularly given there is a highly competitive market of private sector providers,'' Mr Ciobo said in a statement today.

The office has been delivering valuation services exclusively for the government since 1910, but has become unsustainable, with expected losses of up to $4 million this financial year.

A further $1 million would have been required to bring its IT equipment up to date.

The Australian Taxation Office will work with affected employees and manage the wind-down period for the organisation, with up to 198 staff to be offered redundancies.

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