Flagstone Creek Pty Ltd v Chief Executive, Department of Lands; Spring Mountain Park Pty Ltd v Chief Executive, Department of Lands

Flagstone Creek Pty Ltd and Spring Mountain Park Pty Ltd, owners of large parcels of land in the Shire of Beaudesert, appealed the valuations of their land by the Chief Executive of the Department of Lands under the Valuation of Land Act 1944. The court was required to determine whether the valuations of the lands at 30 June 1993 and 1 January 1995 were accurate. The court assessed the evidence presented by the appellants and the respondent, including expert evidence from valuers, engineers, and town planners, to determine the appropriate valuations.

The court found that the respondent's valuations were not accurate and set aside the valuations. The court determined that the Flagstone Creek estate should be valued at $7,500,000 as at 30 June 1993 and the Spring Mountain Park estate should be valued at $4,000,000 as at 1 January 1995. The court ordered that the valuations of the respondent be set aside and the unimproved values be determined at the amounts stated above.