Proclamation under the Valuation of Land Act 2001 (TAS)

The matter before the court involved a challenge to a proclamation issued under the Valuation of Land Act 2001 by the Governor in Council, fixing 1 July 2015 as the date for fresh valuations of lands within specified municipal areas in Tasmania. The proclamation was issued in accordance with section 20(9) of the Act, and the effect of the proclamation was to set the new valuation dates for the municipal areas of Central Highlands, Devonport, Hobart, Huon Valley, Kentish, Kingborough, Latrobe, Southern Midlands and West Coast.

The central legal issue before the court was whether the proclamation was validly made under the Act and whether the Governor in Council had the requisite authority to make such a proclamation. The challenge was brought by a property owner within one of the affected municipal areas, who argued that the proclamation was invalid as it had not been made in accordance with the proper procedures set out in the Act.

In determining the validity of the proclamation, the court considered the relevant provisions of the Valuation of Land Act 2001 and the powers of the Governor in Council to make such proclamations. The court found that the proclamation was validly made in accordance with the Act, and that the Governor in Council had the requisite authority to make such a proclamation. The court held that the proclamation was a valid exercise of the powers granted under the Act, and that the challenge to its validity was without merit.

As a result of the court's determination, the proclamation was upheld as valid and the fresh valuations of lands within the specified municipal areas in Tasmania came into force on 1 July 2015. No further orders were made by the court.