{"id":"tas:sr-2015-049","name":"Proclamation under the Valuation of Land Act 2001","slug":"tas-sr-2015-049","collection":"regulation","jurisdiction":"tas","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":"49 of 2015","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":314007,"registerId":"tas-tas:sr-2015-049-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 2015 as the date on and after which the fresh valuations of all lands within the valuation districts comprising the municipal areas of Central Highlands, Devonport, Hobart, Huon Valley, Kentish, Kingborough, Latrobe, Southern Midlands and West Coast 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\n22 June 2015\n\nC. WARNER\n\nGovernor\n\nBy Her Excellency's Command,\n\nJEREMY ROCKLIFF\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 1 July 2015\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 change the substantive scope or powers of the Valuation of Land Act 2001. It only sets the commencement date for fresh valuations in the listed municipal areas and specifies the timing of its effect (on Gazette notification). No new categories of land, obligations, or valuation methodology are introduced."},"complexity_factors":["Reliance on an enabling provision of another Act (Valuation of Land Act 2001 s20(9)) rather than creating standalone obligations","Geographic specificity (nine listed municipal areas) limits scope but requires correct administrative targeting","Temporal effect tied to Gazette notification introduces sequencing and administrative timing risk","Financial impact mechanism indirect (valuations feed into council rate calculations) rather than changing tax or rate rules directly","Low compliance burden for private parties (no new procedural duties imposed on landowners), but requires local government administrative updates"],"plain_english_summary":"**What it does:** This proclamation, made under section 20(9) of the Valuation of Land Act 2001, fixes 1 July 2015 as the date fresh land valuations start to apply for properties in nine specified Tasmanian municipal areas and declares the proclamation takes effect on Gazette notification. **Who it affects and why it matters:** Landowners in those municipalities (because council rates are calculated from valuations), the relevant local councils (who set rates), and the administering department. The Governor, with Executive Council advice, sets the date; the change is procedural rather than substantive."},"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[{"type":"other","section":"Status Information - Currency of version","severity":"low","reasoning":"If the file was last modified on 16 August 2023, the version currency should arguably reflect that modification date as a new version start date, not 1 July 2015. The two dates are irreconcilable without further explanation of what the August 2023 modification entailed.","confidence":0.45,"description":"The legislation states it is 'current from 1 July 2015 to date' while simultaneously stating 'File last modified 16 August 2023', creating an internal inconsistency about when the instrument was last substantively changed versus when it became current."},{"type":"impossible_compliance","section":"Document Structure - Entire Document","severity":"high","reasoning":"A proclamation with no operative text cannot discharge any legal function. Citizens, administrators, and courts cannot comply with, enforce, or give effect to a document that proclaims nothing. The instrument is legally vacuous on its face.","confidence":0.82,"description":"The proclamation contains no operative provisions whatsoever. A proclamation under the Valuation of Land Act 2001 is a legislative instrument intended to declare or proclaim something of legal effect, yet the entire document consists solely of metadata, status information, and navigational elements with zero substantive content."},{"type":"self_contradicting","section":"Status Information - Update Policy","severity":"low","reasoning":"An instrument presented as 'current to date' simultaneously admits it may not be current to date, undermining the legal certainty that consolidated legislation is supposed to provide. Reliance on the instrument as authoritative is qualified by the publisher's own caveat.","confidence":0.6,"description":"The statement that legislation 'is usually updated within 3 working days' is a probabilistic disclaimer embedded within an instrument that is itself presented as authoritative current law, creating an inherent uncertainty about whether the version being accessed actually reflects current law at any given moment."}],"contradictions":[{"severity":"low","section_a":"Status Information - Currency of version (Version current from 1 July 2015 to date)","section_b":"Status Information - Authorisation (File last modified 16 August 2023)","confidence":0.55,"description":"The instrument is described as being in a single version current from 1 July 2015, yet the file was modified on 16 August 2023. If the version has been current since 1 July 2015 without change, there should be no modification in 2023. If it was modified in 2023, a new version date should apply."},{"severity":"high","section_a":"Document Title (Proclamation under the Valuation of Land Act 2001)","section_b":"Document Body (contains no operative proclamation text)","confidence":0.78,"description":"The title represents this as an operative legal proclamation made under statutory authority, while the body of the document contains no operative proclamation, no declared commencement dates for any area, no land valuations, and no exercise of any power under the enabling Act. The title and body are fundamentally contradictory."}]},"summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"Based on the available information, the proclamation appears to have operated as intended since 1 July 2015 with no substantive amendments noted. The scope does not appear to have drifted from its original administrative purpose, though the absence of the operative text limits certainty."},"complexity_factors":["The document provided is largely metadata and status information — the actual operative text of the proclamation is absent, making full analysis impossible","Proclamations are inherently brief and narrow in scope, typically a single operative act (e.g. commencement date)","The parent Act (Valuation of Land Act 2001) adds contextual complexity but is not itself under analysis here","No amending instruments are detailed in the provided text, limiting complexity from amendments"],"plain_english_summary":"This proclamation under the Valuation of Land Act 2001 (Tas) is an administrative instrument that brought or adjusted part of Tasmania’s land-valuation framework into effect from 1 July 2015. It therefore affects Tasmanian landowners, local councils and state revenue authorities. The operative text isn’t included here, so the precise change is unclear; the instrument has remained in force and unchanged as of April 2026."},"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 a date for valuations to come into force for specified districts. 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 section","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 long-established conventions"],"plain_english_summary":"This is a formal government notice (a **proclamation**) made by the Tasmanian Governor that sets the date when new property valuations take effect for nine specific local council areas.\n\n**What it does:**\n- Fixes **1 July 2015** as the date when updated land valuations come into force for properties in: Central Highlands, Devonport, Hobart, Huon Valley, Kentish, Kingborough, Latrobe, Southern Midlands, and West Coast.\n\n**Who it affects:**\n- Property owners in those nine Tasmanian municipal areas.\n- Local councils, which use these valuations to calculate rates (property taxes).\n\n**Why it matters:**\n- Land valuations determine how much council rates property owners must pay. When valuations are updated, some property owners' rates may go up or down based on changes in their property's value.\n- This proclamation is the legal trigger that makes the new valuations officially binding.\n\n**How it works legally:**\n- The Governor issues this under powers given by section 20(9) of the *Valuation of Land Act 2001* (Tasmania).\n- The proclamation itself took effect when published in the government *Gazette* on 1 July 2015."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/tas-sr-2015-049","history":"/api/acts/tas-sr-2015-049/history","analysis":"/api/acts/tas-sr-2015-049/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/tas-sr-2015-049/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/tas-sr-2015-049/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/tas-sr-2015-049/documents"}}