Olefines Pty Ltd v Valuer-General of New South Wales [2018] NSWCA 265

Court of Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Olefines Pty Ltd v Valuer-General of New South Wales [2018] NSWCA 265 Hearing dates: 25 September 2018 Decision date: 12 November 2018 Before: Basten JA at [1]; Macfarlan JA at [30]; Leeming JA at [31] Decision: (1) Appeal dismissed.

(2) Appellant to pay the respondent's costs in this Court. Catchwords: STATUTORY INTERPRETATION – primacy of text –structure of legislation – construction of provision containing zeugma – no wider context or extrinsic factors to be considered – Stevens v Kabushiki Kaisha Sony Computer Entertainment (2005) 224 CLR 193; [2005] HCA 58 applied

VALUATION – land value – Valuation of Land Act 1916 (NSW), 6A – construction of, and relationship between, s 6A(1) and s 6A(2) – utility of references to separate "s 6A(1)" and "s 6A(2)" valuations

VALUATION – land value – where actual use of land prohibited by zoning but permitted as existing use – contaminated land – whether trial judge erred by disregarding costs of remediation – whether trial judge erred by disregarding location in "blast zone" – whether error to add uplift to amount derived from sales of land of comparable value to account for existing use rights Legislation Cited: Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 (NSW), s 4.65; Div 4.11, Pt 4 Land and Environment Court Act 1979 (NSW), s 57 Valuation of Land Act 1916 (NSW), s 6A

State Environmental Planning Policy (Three Ports) 2013 Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW), r 51.53 Cases Cited: Commonwealth Custodial Services Ltd v Valuer General [2007] NSWCA 365; 156 LGERA 186 Hossain v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2018] HCA 34; 92 ALJR 780 Maurici v Chief Commissioner of State Revenue (2001) 51 NSWLR 673 Spencer v The Commonwealth (1907) 5 CLR 418; [1907] HCA 82 Stevens v Kabushiki Kaisha Sony Computer Entertainment (2005) 224 CLR 193; [2005] HCA 58 Sydney Water Corporation v Marrickville Council [2014] NSWCA 438 Turner v Minister of Public Instruction (1956) 95 CLR 245; [1956] HCA 7 Valuer-General of New South Wales v Fivex Pty Ltd [2015] NSWCA 53; 206 LGERA 450 Wei v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection (2015) 257 CLR 22; [2015] HCA 51 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Olefines Pty Ltd (Appellant) Valuer-General of New South Wales (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: A Galasso SC/ L Waterson (Appellant) S Duggan SC/R White (Respondent)