Bisvic Pty Ltd v Valuer-General

Land and Environment Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Bisvic Pty Ltd v Valuer-General [2015] NSWLEC 70 Hearing dates:20 April 2015Date of orders: 21 April 2015 Decision date: 21 April 2015 Jurisdiction:Class 3Before: Preston CJ Decision: Order that each of the appeals in proceedings nos 30001, 30002 and 30003 of 2015 is dismissed. Catchwords: VALUATION OF LAND – unutilised value allowance – Chief Commissioner did not refer application for unutilised value allowance to be ascertained to Valuer-General for determination – duty of Valuer-General to ascertain unutilised value allowance not enlivened –Valuer-General has not performed duty – applicant’s objections did not validly include objection to unutilised value allowance – Court can only have functions that Valuer-General had – Court does not have function of ascertaining unutilised value allowance – appeals dismissed Legislation Cited: Valuation of Land Act 1916 ss 29, 29(3A), 33, 34, 35(1), 35A(1), 35B, 35C, 37(1), 38, 39, 40(2), Pt 1B Divs 3, 4, 5, 5A, Pt 3 Land Tax Management Act 1956 ss 9A, 62J(1), s 62K, s 62L, 62N, Pt 7 Div 3 Local Government Act 1993 s 585 Category:Principal judgmentParties: Bisvic Pty Ltd (Applicant) Valuer-General (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: Ms C T Ensor (Applicant) Miss M R M Carpenter (Respondent) Solicitors: Thomas & Bisley (Applicant) NSW Crown Solicitor’s Office (Respondent) File Number(s):30001-30003 of 2015Publication restriction:NoJudgmentNature of the appeals and outcomes Bisvic Pty Ltd (‘Bisvic’) has lodged three appeals to this Court against the Valuer-General's three determinations, each dated 10 November 2014, of three objections made by...