Martinovic –v – Valuer General [2008] NSWLEC 1187

Land and Environment Court of New South Wales

CITATION : Martinovic –v – Valuer General [2008] NSWLEC 1187

APPLICANT Radoje Martinovic PARTIES : RESPONDENT Valuer General

FILE NUMBER(S) : 30736 of 2007

CORAM: Parker AC

KEY ISSUES: Valuation of Land :- Land Value

LEGISLATION CITED: Land and Environment Court Act 1979 Valuation of Land Act 1916

CASES CITED: Martinovic v Valuer General [2008] NSWLEC 119 Martinovic v Valuer General [2008] NSWLEC 144

DATES OF HEARING: 02/05/2008

DATE OF JUDGMENT: 27 May 2008

APPLICANT Mr R Martinovic, litigant in person

LEGAL REPRESENTATIVES: RESPONDENT Mr AM Pickles, barrister Instructed by Mr P Rankins, solicitor of Valuer General

JUDGMENT: THE LAND AND ENVIRONMENT COURT OF NEW SOUTH WALES

Parker AC

27 May 2008

30736 of 2007 Martinovic v Valuer General

JUDGMENT 1 This is an appeal by Mr Martinovic (the Applicant), under Section 37 of the Valuation of Land Act 1916 (the Act), against the Land Value assessed by the Valuer General (the Respondent) in respect of the property known as 66 Torkington Road, Londonderry (the subject property).

Background 2 The Land Value of the subject property at 1 July 2006 (the base date), was assessed by the Valuer General at $506,000 and by Mr Martinovic at $250,000.

3 The matter was the subject of mediation under Section 34 of the Land and Environment Court Act 1979 but the parties were unable to reach agreement. The parties consented to my disposing of the proceedings with a further hearing under Section 34(3)(b)(ii) of the Land and Environment Court Act 1979. The parties consented to my having regard to all matters considered in the mediation conference.