Perilya Broken Hill Limited v Valuer-General (No 6) [2015] NSWLEC 43

Land and Environment Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Perilya Broken Hill Limited v Valuer-General (No 6) [2015] NSWLEC 43 Hearing dates: 20 March 2015 Date of orders: 30 March 2015 Decision date: 30 March 2015 Jurisdiction: Class 3 Before: Biscoe J Decision: Under s 6A(1) of the Valuation of Land Act 1916, the land value of land containing publicly owned minerals, as defined in the Mining Act 1992, is to be determined on the assumption that the minerals are privately owned. Catchwords: VALUATION OF LAND – valuation appeal re mining land – separate question: under s 6A of the Valuation of Land Act 1916, is the land value of land containing publicly owned minerals, as defined in the Mining Act 1992, to be determined on the assumption that the minerals are privately owned? Legislation Cited: Crown Lands Act 1884 ss 4, 7 Crown Lands Act 1989 ss 3(1), 171(1) Crown Lands Alienation Act 1861 s 18 Crown Lands Consolidation Act 1913 ss 5, 235(3) Interpretation Act 1987 s 21 Land Tax Assessment Act 1910 (Cth) Mining Act 1992 Pt 13 (ss 262-281B), ss 284(2), 284(2A), Dictionary Valuation of Land Act 1916 ss 6 [now see s 6A], 6(1), 6A, 47-48, 61 Crown Lands Regulation 2006 cll 3(1), 5, Schedule 2 Mining Regulation 2010 cl 5, Schedule 1 Cases Cited: Alcan (NT) Alumina Pty Ltd v Commissioner of Territory Revenue [2009] HCA 41, 239 CLR 27 Attorney-General v Brown (1847) 2 SCR (NSW) App 30, 1 Legge 312 Bendal Pty Ltd v Mirvac Project Pty Ltd (1991) 23 NSWLR 464 Bernstein of Leigh (Baron) v Skyviews & General Ltd [1978] QB 479 Bocardo SA v Star Energy UK Onshore Ltd [2009] EWCA Civ 579, [2010] Ch 100 Bocardo SA v Star Energy UK Onshore Ltd [2010] UKSC 35, [2011] 1 AC 380 Cadia Holdings Pty Ltd v State of New South Wales [2010] HCA 27, 242 CLR 195 Colon Peaks Mining Co NL & Bartlett v Wollondilly Shire Council [1911] HCA, 70 13 CLR 438 Comcare v PVYW [2013] HCA 41, 250 CLR 246 Commonwealth v State of New South Wales [1923] HCA 34, 33 CLR 1 Di Napoli v New Beach Apartments Pty Ltd [2004] NSWSC 52, 11 BPR 21,493 Fejo v Northern Territory of Australia [1998] HCA 58, 195 CLR 96 Gollan v Randwick Municipal Council [1961] AC 82, 6 LGRA 275 Mabo v Queensland (No 2) [1992] HCA 23, 175 CLR 1 Minister for Mineral Resources v Brantag Pty Ltd [1997] NSWCA 206, 8 BPR 15,815 Nullagine Investments Pty Ltd v Western Australian Club Inc [1993] HCA 45, 177 CLR 635 Perilya Broken Hill Ltd v Valuer-General [2012] NSWLEC 235 Royal Sydney Golf Club v Federal Commissioner of Taxation [1955] HCA 13, 91 CLR 610 Stevens v Kabushiki Kaisha Sony Computer Entertainment [2005] HCA 58, 224 CLR 193 Sydney City Council v Valuer-General (1956) 1 LGRA 229 Valuer-General v Fivex Pty Ltd [2015] NSWCA 53 Valuer-General v New South Wales Golf Club [2012] NSWCA 355, 192 LGERA 105 Valuer-General v Perilya Broken Hill Ltd [2013] NSWCA 265, 195 LGERA 416 Wade v New South Wales Rutile Mining Co Pty Ltd [1969] HCA 28, 121 CLR 177 Wik Peoples v State of Queensland [1996] HCA 40, 187 CLR 1 Texts Cited: Butt, Land Law (6th ed, 2010, Lawbook Co) Sweet, Challis's Law of Real Property (3rd ed, 1911, Butterworth & Co Leeming JA, Farah and its progeny: "comity among intermediate appellate courts" (2015) 12 (2) TJR 165 Harpum, Bridge & Dixon, Megarry & Wade The Law of Real Property (8th ed, 2012, Sweet & Maxwell) Megarry & Wade, The Law of Real Property (2nd ed, 1959, Steven & Sons) 41, 69-70 New South Wales Government Gazette No 160, 17 November 1922, p 6183 Category: Procedural and other rulings Parties: Perilya Broken Hill Limited (Applicant) Valuer-General (Respondent) Representation: COUNSEL: R Lancaster SC and L Thomas (Applicant) P Tomasetti SC and M Carpenter (Respondent)