Perilya Broken Hill Ltd v Valuer-General (No 8)

Land and Environment Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Perilya Broken Hill Ltd v Valuer-General (No 8) [2015] NSWLEC 72 Hearing dates:5 May 2015Date of orders: 05 May 2015 Decision date: 05 May 2015 Jurisdiction:Class 3Before: Biscoe J Decision: 1. The applicant’s notice of motion filed on 5 May 2015 is dismissed2. The proceedings are dismissed. Catchwords: EVIDENCE – valuation objection to be re-heard after remitter from Court of Appeal – after much interlocutory skirmishing applicant changes its position and shortly before the re-hearing seeks leave to rely on contentious evidence – applicant concedes that if motion is refused hearing has no utility and it has no objection to proceedings being dismissed. Legislation Cited: Civil Procedure Act 2005 s 56 Land and Environment Court Act 1979 s 38(1) Valuation of Land Act 1916 s 6A Land and Environment Court Rules 2007 r 3.7 Cases Cited: Commissioner of State Taxation (WA) v Nischu Pty Ltd (1991) 4 WAR 437 Commissioner of Taxation v Resource Capital Fund III LP [2014] FCAFC 37, 225 FCR 290 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 Limited v Valuer-General (No 4) [2014] NSWLEC 97 Perilya Broken Hill Limited v Valuer-General (No 5) [2015] NSWLEC 20 Perilya Broken Hill Limited v Valuer-General (No 6) [2015] NSWLEC 43 Perilya Broken Hill Limited v Valuer-General (No 7) [2015] NSWLEC 67 Resource Capital Fund III LP v Commissioner of Taxation [2013] FCA 363...