Dewey v Valuer-General [2005] NSWLEC 104

Land and Environment Court of New South Wales

CITATION : Dewey v Valuer-General [2005] NSWLEC 104

APPLICANT Colin Dewey

PARTIES : RESPONDENT Valuer-General

FILE NUMBER(S) : 30497 of 2004

CORAM: Murrell C

KEY ISSUES: Valuation of Land :- Coastal Hazard Zone

Environmental Planning and Assessment Act LEGISLATION CITED: Valuation of Land Act 1916 Local Government Act 1993

Munter v Valuer-General [2005] NSWLEC 107; Illawara Meat (Developments) Pty Ltd v Valuer-General (Land and Valuation Court No. 119 of 1997 10 March 1978 unreported); CASES CITED: Burns Philip Trustee Co. Ltd v Valuer General [30229 of 1990] NSWLEC; Bruce Kevin v the City of Springvale in the County of Victoria 1962; Maurici v Chief Commissioner of State Revenue [2002] 212 CLR111

DATES OF HEARING: 06/08/2004 & 14/10/2004

DATE OF JUDGMENT: 03/15/2005

APPLICANT Mr C Dewey, in person LEGAL REPRESENTATIVES: RESPONDENT Ms A Gray, barrister CROWN SOLICITORS OFFICE

JUDGMENT: THE LAND AND ENVIRONMENT COURT OF NEW SOUTH WALES

Murrell C

15 March 2005

30497 of 2004 Colin Dewey v Valuer-General

JUDGMENT

1 This judgment is for an appeal under s 37 of the Valuation of Land Act 1916 (the Act) in respect of the land known as 78 Kalakau Avenue, Forresters Beach on the Central Coast of New South Wales. The owners of the subject land are contesting the land value of $993,000 for the base date of 1 July 2003. The date the valuation was made was 14 October 2003.