Perilya Broken Hill Limited v Valuer-General (No 5)

Land and Environment Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Perilya Broken Hill Limited v Valuer-General (No 5) [2015] NSWLEC 20 Hearing dates:4, 5 February 2015Date of orders: 17 February 2015 Decision date: 17 February 2015 Jurisdiction:Class 3Before: Biscoe J Decision: See [84] Catchwords: EVIDENCE – valuation appeal under the Valuation of Land Act 1916 – remitter from the Court of Appeal –rulings before the second hearing on whether Valuer-General should be permitted to rely on evidence of a totally new methodology leading to vastly higher valuation and whether leave should be given to reopen factual findings at the first hearing not disturbed on appeal. Legislation Cited: Civil Procedure Act 2005 s 56(2) Income Tax Assessment Act 1997 (Cth) s 40.60 Land and Environment Court Act 1979 ss 38(1), 57 Mining Act 1992 Part 13, ss 282(1), 283(1), 284 Valuation of Land Act 1916 ss s 6A, 37 Land and Environment Court Rules 2007 r 3.7 Mining Regulation 2003 cl 44 Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 r 28.2 Cases Cited: Allandale Blue Metal v RMS [2013] NSWCA 103, (2013) 195 LGERA 182 CBS Productions Pty Ltd v O’Neill (1985) 1 NSWLR 601 Kenny & Good Pty Ltd v MGICA (1992) Ltd [1999] HCA 25, (1999) 199 CLR 413 Perilya Broken Hill Ltd v Valuer-General [2012] NSWLEC 235 Perilya Broken Hill Limited v Valuer-General (No 3) [2013] NSWLEC 215 Perilya Broken Hill Ltd v Valuer-General (No 4) [2014] NSWLEC 97 Spencer v Commonwealth [1907] HCA 82, (1907) 5 CLR 418 Tallglen...