Perilya Broken Hill Limited v Valuer-General (No 3) [2013] NSWLEC 215

Land and Environment Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Perilya Broken Hill Limited v Valuer-General (No 3) [2013] NSWLEC 215 Decision date: 16 December 2013 Jurisdiction: Class 3 Before: Biscoe J Decision: (1) By consent, Valuer-General's notice of motion filed on 24 October 2013 is dismissed. (2) Valuer-General is to pay Perilya's costs of that notice of motion on an indemnity basis. (3) Valuer-General is to file and serve its evidence on or before 31 January 2014. (4) List the proceedings for directions, if possible before Biscoe J, on 7 February 2014. Catchwords: COSTS - indemnity costs - valuation appeal - motion by Valuer-General for separate question for determination as to whether s 6A(1) of Valuation of Land Act 1916 requires land value to be determined on the assumption that minerals in the land are privately owned - motion abandoned at almost last moment - Valuer-General agrees to pay other party's costs of motion on the ordinary basis - whether Valuer-General should, in the particular circumstances, pay other party's costs on indemnity basis. Legislation Cited: Crown Lands Act 1989 Land and Environment Court 1979 s 57 Mining Act 1992 ss 282(1), 283(1), 284, Part 13 Valuation of Land Act 1916 ss 6A, 37 Mining Regulations 2003 cl 44 Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 r 28.2 Cases Cited: Attorney-General v Brown (1847) 2 SCR (NSW) 30, (1847) 1 Legge 312 Gollan v Randwick Municipal Council [1961] AC 82, (1960) 6 LGRA 275 Minister for Mineral Resources v Brantag Pty Ltd [1997] NSWCA 206, (1997) 8 BPR 15,815 Perilya Broken Hill Ltd v Valuer-General [2012] NSWLEC 235 Rosniak v Government Insurance Office (1997) 41 NSWLR 608 Royal Sydney Golf Club v Federal Commissioner of Taxation (1955) 91 CLR 610 Sydney City Council v Valuer-General (1956) 1 LGRA 229 Valuer-General v New South Wales Golf Club [2012] NSWCA 355, (2012) 192 LGERA 105 Valuer-General v Perilya Broken Hill Ltd [2013] NSWCA 265, (2013) 195 LGERA 416 Wade v New South Wales Rutile Mining Co Pty Ltd (1969) 121 CLR 177 Wik Peoples v Queensland [1996] HCA 40, (1996) 187 CLR 1 Category: Separate question Parties: Perilya Broken Hill Limited (Applicant) Valuer-General (Respondent) Representation: COUNSEL: R P L Lancaster SC and L Thomas (Applicant) T S Hale SC and M Carpenter (Respondent) SOLICITORS: Sparke Helmore (Applicant) Crown Solicitor's Office (Respondent) File Number(s): 30076/11