{"id":"tas:sr-2002-072","name":"Proclamation under the Valuation of Land Act 2001","slug":"tas-sr-2002-072","collection":"regulation","jurisdiction":"tas","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":"72 of 2002","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":318546,"registerId":"tas-tas:sr-2002-072-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-08","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 2002 as the date on and after which a fresh valuation of all lands within the municipal areas of Hobart and Southern Midlands comes 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\n17 June 2002\n\nG. S. M. GREEN\n\nGovernor\n\nBy His Excellency's Command,\n\nD. E. LLEWELLYN\n\nMinister for Primary Industries, Water and Environment\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 26 June 2002\n\nThis proclamation is administered in the Department of Primary Industries, Water and Environment.","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[{"type":"other","section":"Status Information - Currency of version","severity":"low","reasoning":"A proclamation that has ostensibly been current and unchanged since 2002 but had its file modified in 2025 without any visible substantive amendment creates an unexplained administrative inconsistency. Either the modification is substantive (and should be reflected in the currency date) or it is not (raising the question of why a modification is noted at all).","confidence":0.5,"description":"The legislation states it is 'current from 26 June 2002 to date' while simultaneously noting the file was last modified 16 January 2025, yet no amending instruments or substantive content changes are visible in the document itself."},{"type":"impossible_compliance","section":"Document Structure - General","severity":"high","reasoning":"A proclamation by definition must proclaim something - a commencement date, a declaration, an area, a fact, or a determination. This document consists entirely of metadata, status information, and navigation elements repeated multiple times, with no operative clause. Any obligation, right, or legal consequence purportedly arising from this instrument cannot be identified, making compliance or reliance upon it impossible.","confidence":0.85,"description":"The document contains no operative proclamation text whatsoever. A 'Proclamation under the Valuation of Land Act 2001' that contains zero substantive proclamatory content is logically incoherent as a legal instrument - it proclaims nothing."},{"type":"other","section":"Document Structure - Repeated Headings","severity":"medium","reasoning":"If the published version of legislation on the official Tasmanian legislation website doubles every heading, it raises a question about whether the document as presented is the authoritative version or a corrupted rendering. Under rule of law principles, citizens must be able to rely on the official published text. A systematically malformed document undermines that reliance.","confidence":0.9,"description":"Every heading and section in the document is duplicated verbatim (e.g., 'Currency of version Currency of version', 'Authorisation Authorisation'), suggesting a structural rendering error that may mean the authoritative version of the instrument is not accurately represented here."}],"contradictions":[{"severity":"low","section_a":"Status Information - Currency of version ('Version current from 26 June 2002 to date')","section_b":"Authorisation ('File last modified 16 January 2025')","confidence":0.55,"description":"The instrument is described as having been current and in its present form since 26 June 2002, yet the file was modified as recently as 16 January 2025. These two statements are in tension: if no amendment has been made, why was the file modified; and if the file was modified, why does the currency date remain 2002?"}]},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The proclamation does not alter the statutory scope of the Valuation of Land Act 2001. It merely fixes the date on and after which fresh valuations take effect for the two specified municipal areas and sets the timing of commencement to Gazette notification (made under s.20(9))."},"complexity_factors":["Single, discrete operative action: fixes a commencement date for fresh valuations.","Narrow geographic scope: applies only to Hobart and Southern Midlands municipal areas.","Clear statutory authority: made under s.20(9) of the Valuation of Land Act 2001 by the Governor with Executive Council advice.","Temporal trigger: effect tied to Gazette notification rather than a fixed publication date.","Low regulatory detail: does not set valuation methods, rates, or new obligations.","Specified administrative responsibility: identifies Department of Primary Industries, Water and Environment as administrator."],"plain_english_summary":"This proclamation, made under s.20(9) of the Valuation of Land Act 2001 by the Governor with the advice of the Executive Council, fixes 1 July 2002 as the date on and after which a fresh valuation of all land in the municipal areas of Hobart and Southern Midlands comes into force. It declares the proclamation takes effect on the day its making is notified in the Gazette.\n\nAdministration of the proclamation is assigned to the Department of Primary Industries, Water and Environment."},"summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"Based on the available content, there is no indication that the scope of this proclamation changed from its original intent. It appears to have been a straightforward commencement or activation instrument under the Valuation of Land Act 2001, unchanged since 26 June 2002."},"complexity_factors":["Minimal substantive content is reproduced — the document is largely metadata and status information rather than operative legal text","Requires understanding of the relationship between a proclamation and its parent Act (Valuation of Land Act 2001)","Cross-references to external instruments (e.g., Administrative Arrangement Orders, Table of Amendments) that are not included"],"plain_english_summary":"This proclamation, made under Tasmania’s Valuation of Land Act 2001 and effective from 26 June 2002, activates provisions governing how land is valued for rating and taxation. It’s an administrative instrument supporting the valuation framework rather than creating new rights or duties. Landowners, local councils and the Valuer‑General are affected indirectly through property valuations and rates."},"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 commencement dates for valuations in specified municipal areas. There is no scope creep or expansion beyond the original statutory purpose."},"complexity_factors":["Single operative provision with two straightforward sub-paragraphs","No defined terms requiring interpretation","No cross-references to other legislation beyond the empowering provision","No conditional logic or exceptions","Extremely short (under 200 words of substantive content)","Standard proclamation format following established template"],"plain_english_summary":"This is a **Tasmanian government proclamation** (an official public announcement with legal force) that sets a specific date for property valuations to take effect in two local council areas.\n\n**What it does:**\n- Fixes **1 July 2002** as the date when new property valuations come into force for all land in:\n  - **Hobart** (the capital city), and\n  - **Southern Midlands** (a regional municipality)\n\n**Why this matters:**\nProperty valuations determine how much **council rates** (local property taxes) property owners must pay. This proclamation triggers the start date for using these new valuations for calculating rates.\n\n**How it works:**\n- The Governor of Tasmania issued this proclamation under powers given by section 20(9) of the *Valuation of Land Act 2001*\n- It took legal effect when published in the *Tasmanian Government Gazette* on 26 June 2002\n- The actual valuation date (1 July 2002) is slightly after the proclamation date, giving councils and property owners time to prepare"}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/tas-sr-2002-072","history":"/api/acts/tas-sr-2002-072/history","analysis":"/api/acts/tas-sr-2002-072/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/tas-sr-2002-072/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/tas-sr-2002-072/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/tas-sr-2002-072/documents"}}