{"id":"tas:sr-2005-053","name":"Proclamation under the Valuation of Land Act 2001","slug":"tas-sr-2005-053","collection":"regulation","jurisdiction":"tas","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":"53 of 2005","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":317838,"registerId":"tas-tas:sr-2005-053-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)  fix 1 July 2005 as the date on and after which a fresh valuation of all lands within the valuation districts comprising the municipal areas of the following councils comes into force:\n\n> > (a) Dorset Council;\n> \n> > (b) Glamorgan-Spring Bay Council;\n> \n> > (c) Glenorchy City Council;\n> \n> > (d) Launceston City Council;\n> \n> > (e) Waratah-Wynyard Council.\n\n6 June 2005\n\nW. J. E. COX\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 15 June 2005\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":"There is insufficient operative content in the provided document to assess whether the scope changed from original intent. The instrument appears to have remained in force unchanged since 15 June 2005, with the file last modified in 2018 (likely for administrative reasons only), suggesting no material scope change occurred."},"complexity_factors":["Minimal operative text is available — only administrative metadata is present, limiting meaningful analysis","Proclamations are generally short, single-purpose instruments with low inherent complexity","The parent Act (Valuation of Land Act 2001) has moderate complexity, but this instrument is merely ancillary to it","No substantive provisions, definitions, or obligations are visible in the provided text"],"plain_english_summary":"This Proclamation, made under the Valuation of Land Act 2001 and registered 15 June 2005, appears to set the commencement or activation date for a provision of that Act. It affects Tasmanian landowners, buyers, sellers and ratepayers because such proclamations determine when valuation rules (and resulting council rates or land tax effects) take effect. The operative text isn’t included here — consult the Tasmanian legislation site for details."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The proclamation does not amend the Valuation of Land Act 2001 or alter its substantive reach. It exercises the Act's power under section 20(9) to set the date (1 July 2005) from which fresh valuations take effect for the specified municipal valuation districts."},"complexity_factors":["Narrow, procedural instrument: fixes a single operative date rather than creating new obligations or substantive law.","Limited geographic scope: applies only to valuation districts comprising five named municipal areas (Dorset; Glamorgan–Spring Bay; Glenorchy; Launceston; Waratah–Wynyard).","Relies on delegated power in the principal Act (section 20(9) of the Valuation of Land Act 2001) to have legal effect.","Administrative implementation required: Department of Primary Industries, Water and Environment listed as administering agency (administrative workload for valuations).","Formal execution and publication steps recorded (Governor acting with Executive Council; Gazette notification), but the proclamation itself contains no detail on cost allocation or valuation procedures."],"plain_english_summary":"This proclamation uses section 20(9) of the Valuation of Land Act 2001 to fix 1 July 2005 as the date when fresh valuations of all land in the valuation districts for Dorset, Glamorgan–Spring Bay, Glenorchy, Launceston and Waratah–Wynyard come into force. It was made by the Governor on the advice of the Executive Council and is administered by the Department of Primary Industries, Water and Environment, affecting landowners in those municipal areas and the councils responsible for carrying out valuations."},"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—proclaiming a commencement date for fresh valuations in specified districts. There is no scope creep or expansion beyond the original statutory purpose."},"complexity_factors":["Single operative provision with no defined terms","No cross-references to other legislation (except citation of empowering provision)","No conditional logic or exceptions","Straightforward list of five named entities","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 a specific date for new property valuations to take effect across five local council areas.\n\n**What it does:**\n- Fixes **1 July 2005** as the date when fresh (updated) land valuations come into force for all properties in five Tasmanian municipal areas\n\n**Who it affects:**\n- Property owners in:\n  - **Dorset Council** area\n  - **Glamorgan-Spring Bay Council** area\n  - **Glenorchy City Council** area\n  - **Launceston City Council** area\n  - **Waratah-Wynyard Council** area\n\n**Why it matters:**\nLand valuations determine how much **council rates** (local property taxes) property owners must pay. When valuations are updated, rates bills change. This proclamation gives property owners certainty about when the new valuations—and potentially new rates—will apply.\n\n**The legal basis:**\nMade under **section 20(9)** of the *Valuation of Land Act 2001* (Tas), which gives the Governor (acting on ministerial advice) power to set commencement dates for valuation rolls."},"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[{"type":"self_contradicting","section":"Currency of version / Status Information","severity":"medium","reasoning":"A document that is 'current to date' implies ongoing maintenance and accuracy. However, a last-modified date of 4 September 2018 directly contradicts any claim of currency beyond that date. The site's own disclaimer that updates occur 'within 3 working days' makes this gap of ~7.5 years especially anomalous and raises the possibility that the currency claim is unreliable.","confidence":0.72,"description":"The document states it is 'current from 15 June 2005 to date (accessed 8 April 2026 at 2:43)' while simultaneously stating 'File last modified 4 September 2018'. If the file was last modified in 2018, it cannot meaningfully be described as current 'to date' in 2026 without implying no legislative changes have occurred or been captured in nearly 8 years."},{"type":"other","section":"Status Information / Currency of version","severity":"low","reasoning":"The 3-working-day update commitment is either superfluous (if there have been no changes) or indicates a failure of the system (if changes have occurred but are not reflected). Either interpretation undermines the reliability of the currency statement.","confidence":0.61,"description":"The legislation claims updates occur 'usually within 3 working days after a change to the legislation', yet the file was last modified on 4 September 2018. If no amendments have been made since 2018, the 3-working-day update promise is rendered vacuous. If amendments have been made, the currency claim is false."},{"type":"impossible_compliance","section":"Document structure (entire instrument)","severity":"high","reasoning":"A proclamation under the Valuation of Land Act 2001 (Tas) must, at minimum, identify the land or area to which it applies and the purpose of the proclamation. Without any operative text, the instrument cannot fulfil any legal function. It is logically impossible for any person or body to comply with, apply, or give effect to a proclamation that has no operative content.","confidence":0.85,"description":"The substantive content of the Proclamation under the Valuation of Land Act 2001 is entirely absent. The instrument purports to be a legally operative proclamation but contains no operative provisions whatsoever — no land descriptions, no declared values, no commencement clauses, and no Governor's signature block."}],"contradictions":[{"severity":"medium","section_a":"Currency of version: 'Version current from 15 June 2005 to date (accessed 8 April 2026 at 2:43)'","section_b":"Authorisation: 'File last modified 4 September 2018'","confidence":0.75,"description":"The version is simultaneously described as current up to April 2026 and as having been last modified in September 2018. These two statements are mutually contradictory: a file that has not been modified since 2018 cannot, without qualification, be described as reflecting the current state of the law in 2026."},{"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":"Authorisation: 'File last modified 4 September 2018'","confidence":0.58,"description":"The promise of updates within 3 working days is contradicted by the 7+ year gap between the last file modification (2018) and the accessed date (2026). If the 3-working-day rule were operating correctly and any amendments had been made, the last-modified date would be far more recent."}]}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/tas-sr-2005-053","history":"/api/acts/tas-sr-2005-053/history","analysis":"/api/acts/tas-sr-2005-053/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/tas-sr-2005-053/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/tas-sr-2005-053/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/tas-sr-2005-053/documents"}}