{"id":"tas:sr-2004-034","name":"Proclamation under the Valuation of Land Act 2001","slug":"tas-sr-2004-034","collection":"regulation","jurisdiction":"tas","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":"34 of 2004","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":318124,"registerId":"tas-tas:sr-2004-034-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 *Valuation of Land Act 2001* –\n\n> > (a) fix 1 July 2004 as the date on and after which a fresh valuation of all lands within the municipal areas of Central Highlands, Devonport, Kentish, Sorell and West Coast 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\n24 May 2004\n\nRICHARD BUTLER\n\nGovernor\n\nBy His Excellency's Command,\n\nJUDY JACKSON\n\nMinister for Environment and Planning\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 2 June 2004\n\nThis proclamation is administered in the Department of Primary Industries, Water and Environment.","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"Insufficient substantive content is present in the provided document to determine whether the scope of this proclamation changed from any original intent. The document contains only metadata, version information, and administrative references — no operative provisions are visible."},"complexity_factors":["The document contains only administrative metadata with no substantive operative legal text to analyse","Proclamations as a legislative instrument type are relatively straightforward in purpose and structure","The parent Act (Valuation of Land Act 2001) may be complex, but this instrument's own content cannot be assessed from what is provided","Limited amendments suggested minimal evolution of the instrument since 2004"],"plain_english_summary":"This is a proclamation made under Tasmania’s Valuation of Land Act 2001 that would affect Tasmanian landowners, local councils and the State Revenue Office by potentially triggering valuation processes used to set rates and land tax. \n\nThe provided file contains only administrative metadata and no operative text, so the proclamation’s specific legal effect or commencement details cannot be determined from it."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The proclamation does not indicate any change from the Act's operative scope; it exercises the s20(9) power to fix a valuation commencement date for specified municipal areas and to set Gazette notification as the effective date."},"complexity_factors":["Narrow legal effect: fixes a single commencement date for valuations in five named municipal areas.","Simple statutory basis: made under a specific power (s20(9)) with clear temporal effect.","Limited discretion: does not create ongoing regulatory regimes or new duties.","Administrative detail: specifies Gazette notification as the operative trigger and names the administering department.","No new liabilities or enforcement mechanisms in the text: affects valuation timing only."],"plain_english_summary":"This proclamation, under s20(9) of the Valuation of Land Act 2001, fixes 1 July 2004 as the date on and after which fresh valuations of all land in the municipal areas of Central Highlands, Devonport, Kentish, Sorell and West Coast come into force. It takes effect when its making is notified in the Gazette.\n\nThe decision is made by the Governor with the Executive Council and administration is assigned to the Department of Primary Industries, Water and Environment. The instrument changes only the timing and scope of official land valuations; it does not itself impose fees or taxes."},"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[{"type":"other","section":"Status Information - Currency of version","severity":"low","reasoning":"If the file was last modified in 2017, the 'current from 2 June 2004' representation is potentially misleading. Either the 2017 modification was administrative/non-substantive (in which case the currency date is accurate but the modification note is confusing) or it was substantive (in which case the currency date should reflect 2017). The instrument provides no mechanism to distinguish between these possibilities.","confidence":0.55,"description":"The instrument states it has been 'current from 2 June 2004 to date' yet the file was last modified on 5 July 2017. This creates an ambiguity as to whether the instrument is genuinely unmodified since 2004 or whether the 2017 modification constitutes a substantive change that is not reflected in the currency date."},{"type":"other","section":"Status Information - Currency of version","severity":"low","reasoning":"The 3-working-day update commitment is a procedural assurance that is unverifiable on the face of the instrument itself. Its inclusion in a document that has apparently been static since 2017 renders it either superfluous or unverifiable, creating a minor logical tension.","confidence":0.45,"description":"The statement that legislation 'is usually updated within 3 working days after a change' sits in a document whose file was last modified in 2017 but whose currency is stated to run continuously to the access date of 8 April 2026. If no amendments have been made in approximately nine years, the update-timeliness guarantee is redundant; if amendments have been made and not reflected, the guarantee is breached. The instrument cannot confirm which situation applies."}],"contradictions":[{"severity":"low","section_a":"Status Information - File last modified 5 July 2017","section_b":"Status Information - Currency of version: current from 2 June 2004 to date","confidence":0.6,"description":"The instrument records a file modification date of 5 July 2017, yet represents its operative version as continuously current from 2 June 2004 without any amendment entry corresponding to the 2017 modification. If the 2017 modification was substantive, the currency start date should be 5 July 2017 or a new amending instrument should appear in the Table of Amending Instruments. If it was non-substantive, the modification date notation is potentially misleading as to the instrument's legal status."}]},"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 areas. It has not expanded beyond this narrow administrative 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 section","Simple conditional logic (effective date tied to Gazette notification)","Total length: approximately 150 words of substantive content"],"plain_english_summary":"This is a **Tasmanian government proclamation** (an official public announcement with legal force) that sets the date for new property valuations to take effect in five specific Tasmanian municipal areas.\n\n**What it does:**\n- Fixes **1 July 2004** as the date when fresh (updated) land valuations come into force for properties in:\n  - Central Highlands\n  - Devonport\n  - Kentish\n  - Sorell\n  - West Coast\n\n**Who it affects:**\n- Property owners in these five Tasmanian municipal areas\n- Local councils (who use these valuations to calculate rates)\n- The Tasmanian Valuer-General's office\n\n**Why it matters:**\nLand valuations determine how much **council rates** (property taxes) property owners must pay. When valuations are updated, some property owners may see their rates increase or decrease based on changes in their property's value. This proclamation triggers that update process for the specified areas.\n\n**How it works legally:**\nThe Governor of Tasmania issues this under powers granted by section 20(9) of the *Valuation of Land Act 2001*. The proclamation itself takes legal effect when published in the *Gazette* (the official government newspaper) — which happened on **2 June 2004**."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/tas-sr-2004-034","history":"/api/acts/tas-sr-2004-034/history","analysis":"/api/acts/tas-sr-2004-034/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/tas-sr-2004-034/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/tas-sr-2004-034/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/tas-sr-2004-034/documents"}}