Challenger Listed Investments Limited v Valuer General [2015] NSWLEC 7

Land and Environment Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Challenger Listed Investments Limited v Valuer General [2015] NSWLEC 7 Hearing dates: 2 February 2015 Date of orders: 03 February 2015 Decision date: 03 February 2015 Jurisdiction: Class 3 Before: Biscoe J Decision: In each proceeding the following question is to be determined separately and before any other question in the proceeding:

"Having regard to the agreed facts that the Land is contaminated and that the source of the contamination are the improvements on the Land or their operation, is the contamination of the Land a matter to be disregarded in the determination of "land value" under the Valuation of Land Act 1916?" Catchwords: Valuation of land – whether order should be made for determination of a separate question. Legislation Cited: Contaminated Land Management Act 1997 Valuation of Land Act 1916 s 6A Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 r 28.2 Cases Cited: 820 Cawdor Road Pty Ltd v Wollondilly Shire Council [2013] NSWLEC 8, (2013) 195 LGERA 170 Allandale Blue Metal Pty Ltd v Roads and Maritime Services [2013] NSWCA 103, (2013) 195 LGERA 182 Boensch v Parramatta City Council [2013] NSWLEC 94 Fivex Pty Ltd v Valuer-General [2014] NSWLEC 27 Hrsto v Canterbury City Council [2013] NSWLEC 195 Idoport Pty Ltd v National Australia Bank Ltd [2000] NSWSC 1215 Jenkins v Clarence Valley Council [2013] NSWLEC 161 Leppington Pastural Company Pty Ltd v Valuer-General [2010] NSWLEC 1023 Trust Company of Australia v Valuer-General [2007] NSWCA 181, (2007) 154 LGERA 437 Category: Procedural and other rulings Parties: Challenger Listed Investments Limited (Applicant) Valuer-General (Respondent) Representation: COUNSEL: P Tomasetti SC (Applicant) M Carpenter (Respondent)