{"id":"tas:sr-2013-049","name":"Proclamation under the Valuation of Land Act 2001","slug":"tas-sr-2013-049","collection":"regulation","jurisdiction":"tas","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":"49 of 2013","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":314141,"registerId":"tas-tas:sr-2013-049-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 2013 as the date on and after which the fresh valuations of all lands within the valuation districts comprising the municipal areas of Break O'Day, Brighton, Burnie, Central Coast, Circular Head, Clarence, George Town, Meander Valley, Northern Midlands and West Tamar 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\n17 June 2013\n\nPETER G. UNDERWOOD\n\nGovernor\n\nBy His Excellency's Command,\n\nBRYAN GREEN\n\nMinister for Primary Industries and Water\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 2013\n\nThis proclamation is administered in the Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water and Environment.","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The proclamation does not alter the substantive scope of the Valuation of Land Act 2001. It simply fixes the date (1 July 2013) on and after which fresh valuations for the specified municipal areas come into force and states that the proclamation takes effect on Gazette notification. It does not change definitions, valuation methodology, obligations, payment responsibilities or other operational provisions of the Act; authority for the proclamation is cited as s.20(9)."},"complexity_factors":["Narrow and procedural: fixes a commencement date rather than creating new duties or substantive rules.","Relies on external definitions and processes in the Valuation of Land Act 2001 (reference to s.20(9)) for key terms like 'fresh valuations'.","Effectiveness is conditional on Gazette notification, creating a two-step commencement (fixed date + notification).","Lists multiple municipal areas explicitly, requiring precise geographic application.","Administrative responsibility is named but financial, methodological and compliance details are not specified in the proclamation."],"plain_english_summary":"This proclamation, made under s.20(9) of the Valuation of Land Act 2001, fixes 1 July 2013 as the date from which fresh land valuations for certain municipal areas take effect and declares it commences on Gazette notification. It applies to land in Break O'Day, Brighton, Burnie, Central Coast, Circular Head, Clarence, George Town, Meander Valley, Northern Midlands and West Tamar. The Governor (with Executive Council advice) issued it; the Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water and Environment administers it. The proclamation does not set payment or valuation rules."},"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[{"type":"other","section":"Currency of version / Status Information","severity":"low","reasoning":"A document that asserts real-time currency ('to date') but whose underlying file has not been modified in nearly four years cannot credibly guarantee it reflects any amendments or administrative changes made between June 2022 and April 2026. The currency claim is effectively unverifiable on its own terms.","confidence":0.55,"description":"The document claims to be 'current from 26 June 2013 to date (accessed 8 April 2026 at 1:26)' while the file was 'last modified 16 June 2022'. This creates a temporal absurdity: the instrument purports to be current as of April 2026 but its authoritative file has not been touched since June 2022, raising the question of how its currency can be verified for any period after June 2022."},{"type":"impossible_compliance","section":"Substantive operative provisions","severity":"high","reasoning":"A proclamation that contains no operative text cannot be complied with, interpreted, applied, or challenged. It is a legal instrument in form only. Any person or body required to act on or under this proclamation faces an impossible compliance task because there is nothing to comply with.","confidence":0.85,"description":"The document contains no operative legal content whatsoever. A Proclamation under the Valuation of Land Act 2001 is supposed to make or amend a proclamation with legal effect (e.g., declaring a valuation year or area). This document consists entirely of repeated header text, status metadata, and navigational boilerplate, with zero substantive provisions."},{"type":"self_contradicting","section":"Document structure generally","severity":"low","reasoning":"Wholesale duplication of headings and metadata blocks suggests a rendering or formatting error, but if taken at face value as intentional legislative text, the doubling of each provision creates an irresolvable ambiguity as to which instance governs, or whether each instance independently imposes the same obligation twice.","confidence":0.75,"description":"Every heading and section in the document is duplicated verbatim (e.g., 'Currency of version Currency of version', 'Authorisation Authorisation', 'Status Information Status Information'). If this duplication were treated as intentional legislative drafting, it would create an absurdity whereby each provision is simultaneously itself and its own amendment or repetition, with no discernible legal difference between the two instances."}],"contradictions":[{"severity":"low","section_a":"Currency of version: 'usually updated within 3 working days after a change to the legislation'","section_b":"Authorisation: 'File last modified 16 June 2022'","confidence":0.5,"description":"The site promises updates within 3 working days of any legislative change, yet the file has not been modified since 16 June 2022 despite the version being described as current through April 2026. Either no changes have occurred in nearly four years (possible but unverifiable), or the 3-working-day update commitment has not been met, contradicting the currency assurance given to readers."}]},"summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"Based on available information, this proclamation appears to serve its standard administrative function under the Valuation of Land Act 2001 without evidence of scope expansion beyond the parent Act's original intent. However, the absence of the full operative text limits confidence in this assessment."},"complexity_factors":["Very limited legislative content is actually present in the provided text — it is largely a status/metadata page","The parent Act (Valuation of Land Act 2001) adds some background complexity, but the proclamation itself is a narrow instrument","Proclamations are typically short, single-purpose instruments with minimal interpretive complexity","No substantive operative provisions are visible to analyse"],"plain_english_summary":"This is a Tasmanian Governor’s proclamation made under the Valuation of Land Act 2001, used to bring parts of the Act into effect or to declare dates/areas for land revaluations. It mainly affects property owners and local councils because valuations determine council rates and some state taxes.\n\nThe specific operative declaration isn’t visible in the provided text, so precise effects can’t be confirmed."},"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. No scope creep is evident."},"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","No conditional logic or exceptions","Extremely short (under 200 words of substantive content)"],"plain_english_summary":"This is a **Tasmanian government proclamation** (an official public announcement with legal force) that sets the date when new property valuations take effect for ten specific local council areas.\n\n**What it does:**\n- Fixes **1 July 2013** as the date when updated land valuations come into force for properties in: Break O'Day, Brighton, Burnie, Central Coast, Circular Head, Clarence, George Town, Meander Valley, Northern Midlands, and West Tamar.\n- These valuations determine how much council rates (property taxes) property owners must pay.\n\n**Who it affects:**\n- Property owners in the ten listed Tasmanian municipal areas.\n- Local councils, which use these valuations to calculate rates.\n\n**Why it matters:**\nLand valuations directly affect how much rates you pay. This proclamation triggers a revaluation cycle, meaning property owners' rates bills may change based on updated property values. The proclamation itself became legally effective when published in the *Tasmanian Government Gazette* on 26 June 2013."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/tas-sr-2013-049","history":"/api/acts/tas-sr-2013-049/history","analysis":"/api/acts/tas-sr-2013-049/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/tas-sr-2013-049/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/tas-sr-2013-049/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/tas-sr-2013-049/documents"}}