{"id":"tas:sr-2025-029","name":"Proclamation under the Valuation of Land Act 2001","slug":"proclamation-under-the-valuation-of-land-act-2001","collection":"regulation","jurisdiction":"tas","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":"29 of 2025","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":174303,"registerId":"tas-sr-2025-029-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-05","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Proclamation under the Valuation of Land Act 2001","content":"> Proclamation under the Valuation of Land Act 2001\n\nI, the Governor in and over the State of Tasmania and its Dependencies in the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Executive Council, by this my proclamation made under [section 20(9) of the](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2001-102#GS20@Gs9@EN) [Valuation of Land Act 2001](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2001-102)  –\n\n> > (a) fix 1 July 2025 as the date on and after which fresh valuations of all lands within the valuation districts comprising the municipal areas of Sorell and Tasman are to come into force; and\n> \n> > (b) declare that this proclamation takes effect on the day on which its making is notified in the *Gazette*.\n\n23 June 2025\n\nB. BAKER\n\nGovernor\n\nBy Her Excellency's Command,\n\nNICHOLAS DUIGAN\n\nMinister for Parks\n\nDisplayed and numbered in accordance with the *[Rules Publication Act 1953](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1953-050)*.\n\nNotified in the *Gazette* on 25 June 2025\n\nThis proclamation is administered in the Department of Natural Resources and Environment Tasmania.","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"Based on the available metadata, there is no indication that the scope of this proclamation has changed from its original intent. It appears to be a standard, time-specific instrument operating within the well-established framework of the Valuation of Land Act 2001. However, without the full operative text, a definitive scope assessment cannot be made."},"complexity_factors":["The document is purely administrative/procedural in nature — a proclamation rather than substantive legislation","Minimal operative text was provided, making it impossible to assess any technical legal complexity","Proclamations are generally short, formulaic instruments with limited legal intricacy","The parent Act (Valuation of Land Act 2001) itself can be complex, but this instrument appears to be a narrow activating or designating instrument only"],"plain_english_summary":"This proclamation is a Tasmanian Governor's declaration under the Valuation of Land Act 2001 that formally triggers or sets dates/areas for land valuation processes used for rating and land tax. It affects Tasmanian property owners, local councils and the Valuer‑General because valuations determine rates and land tax liabilities.\n\nNote: the actual operative text wasn’t provided, so the proclamation’s precise effect can’t be confirmed."},"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[{"type":"other","section":"Status Information - Currency of version","severity":"low","reasoning":"The 'usually updated within 3 working days' assurance is undermined by the 9+ month gap between last modification and the access date with no amendments reflected. While not strictly impossible, it either means no changes occurred (rendering the 3-day update promise irrelevant) or updates were not applied, making the currency claim misleading.","confidence":0.55,"description":"The document states it is 'current from 25 June 2025 to date' and was 'accessed 5 April 2026 at 11:38', yet the file was 'last modified 25 June 2025'. This creates a temporal paradox where a document purportedly current as of April 2026 has had no modifications since June 2025, while simultaneously claiming to be a live consolidated version updated within 3 working days of any change."},{"type":"other","section":"Document Structure - Title and Headings","severity":"medium","reasoning":"While this may be a rendering/formatting artefact, a proclamation is a formal legal instrument and its authoritative text matters. Duplicated and truncated headings (e.g., 'Proclamati' cut off) suggest the document as presented is not a reliable reproduction of the instrument, which is a practical absurdity for consolidated legislation meant to provide certainty.","confidence":0.6,"description":"The proclamation document contains massively duplicated headings and title text (e.g., 'Proclamation under the Valuati Proclamation under the Valuation of Land Act 2001' appears multiple times, 'Status Information Status Information', 'Currency of version Currency of version', 'Authorisation Authorisation'). A legally operative proclamation with duplicated and truncated headings raises questions about document integrity and whether the authoritative version has been correctly reproduced."},{"type":"self_contradicting","section":"Status Information - Currency of version","severity":"low","reasoning":"A version described as 'current... to date' implies ongoing currency, but the fixed access timestamp suggests a static capture. These two characterisations are logically in tension in a formal legal instrument context.","confidence":0.45,"description":"The access timestamp of '5 April 2026 at 11:38' is embedded in what is described as a consolidated version 'current from 25 June 2025 to date'. The phrase 'to date' is inherently dynamic, yet the access timestamp fixes a specific future date relative to the instrument's commencement, creating a document that simultaneously claims to be a static snapshot and a live current version."}],"contradictions":[{"severity":"low","section_a":"Status Information - 'Legislation on this site is usually updated within 3 working days after a change to the legislation'","section_b":"Status Information - 'File last modified 25 June 2025' / accessed '5 April 2026'","confidence":0.5,"description":"The site promises updates within 3 working days of legislative change. The file has not been modified since 25 June 2025 despite nearly 10 months elapsing by the access date. If any amendments were made to this proclamation or its parent Act in that period (suggested by the existence of a 'Table of Amending Instruments'), the 3-working-day update commitment would have been breached. If no amendments occurred, the Table of Amending Instruments link is potentially misleading."}]},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This proclamation performs exactly the function intended by section 20(9) of the Valuation of Land Act 2001 — fixing dates for valuations to come into force in specified districts. There is no scope creep; it is a routine administrative instrument exercising a specific statutory power."},"complexity_factors":["Single operative provision with two straightforward sub-paragraphs","No defined terms section","No cross-references to other legislation beyond the empowering Act citation","No conditional logic or exceptions","Extremely short (under 200 words of substantive content)","Standard proclamation format following long-established template"],"plain_english_summary":"**What this does:**\nThis is a formal government order (called a \"proclamation\") that sets **1 July 2025** as the date when new property valuations take effect for all land in two specific Tasmanian council areas: **Sorell** and **Tasman**.\n\n**Who it affects:**\n- **Property owners** in the Sorell and Tasman municipal areas — their land will be revalued from this date\n- **Local councils** — these valuations are used to calculate council rates (property taxes)\n- **The Valuer-General** — the official responsible for overseeing land valuations in Tasmania\n\n**Why it matters:**\nLand valuations determine how much **council rates** property owners pay. When valuations are updated, some owners may see their rates go up or down depending on how their property value has changed relative to others in the area. This proclamation is the legal trigger that makes those new valuations officially binding.\n\n**Key details:**\n- Made under **section 20(9)** of the *Valuation of Land Act 2001* (Tasmania)\n- Takes effect from when it was published in the government gazette (official public record) on **25 June 2025**\n- Only applies to two specific council districts, not the whole state"},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This proclamation does not change the statutory scope of the Valuation of Land Act 2001; it exercises the Act's power under section 20(9) to fix the date on which fresh valuations for the specified valuation districts come into force and to declare the proclamation's commencement on Gazette notification (notified 25 June 2025)."},"complexity_factors":["Narrow, single-purpose instrument: fixes an operation date for fresh valuations limited to Sorell and Tasman municipal areas.","Legal authority is explicit and confined to section 20(9) of the Valuation of Land Act 2001 (proclamation power).","Effect is administrative (commencement and notification), not substantive amendment of the Act's provisions.","Timing/implementation dependency: takes effect on Gazette notification (notified 25 June 2025), which determines legal commencement.","Administrative ownership: administered by the Department of Natural Resources and Environment Tasmania (responsibility for execution and follow-up).","Impacts a defined class of stakeholders—owners of land in the named valuation districts—by changing which valuations apply to their land."],"plain_english_summary":"This proclamation, made under section 20(9) of the Valuation of Land Act 2001, fixes 1 July 2025 as the date fresh valuations of all land in the valuation districts comprising the municipal areas of Sorell and Tasman come into force and declares it takes effect on Gazette notification (notified 25 June 2025).\n\nThe Governor, acting with the advice of the Executive Council, makes the change; it alters the official recorded valuations that apply to land in those municipal areas and therefore directly affects owners of land there."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-valuation-of-land-act-2001","history":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-valuation-of-land-act-2001/history","analysis":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-valuation-of-land-act-2001/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-valuation-of-land-act-2001/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-valuation-of-land-act-2001/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-valuation-of-land-act-2001/documents"}}