{"id":"tas:sr-2017-038","name":"Proclamation under the Valuation of Land Act 2001","slug":"tas-sr-2017-038","collection":"regulation","jurisdiction":"tas","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":"38 of 2017","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":313891,"registerId":"tas-tas:sr-2017-038-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 2017 as the date on and after which the fresh valuations of all lands within the valuation districts comprising the municipal areas of Derwent Valley, Dorset, Flinders, Glamorgan-Spring Bay, Glenorchy, King Island, Launceston, Sorell, Tasman and Waratah-Wynyard 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\n12 June 2017\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 21 June 2017\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 Act's substantive scope or who is covered. It merely exercises the Act's power to fix the date on and after which fresh valuations come into force for specified valuation districts and declares commencement upon Gazette notification."},"complexity_factors":["Narrow, procedural instrument limited to setting an operative date","Relies on a single statutory power (section 20(9) of the Valuation of Land Act 2001)","Lists a specific set of municipal valuation districts (geographic specificity)","Commencement tied to Gazette notification (procedural timing condition)","No amendments to substantive valuation law or methodology (administrative, not legislative)","Low discretion remaining once date is fixed; primary effect is timing"],"plain_english_summary":"This proclamation fixes 1 July 2017 as the date on and after which fresh land valuations take effect for ten specified Tasmanian municipal valuation districts, and declares the proclamation takes effect when notified in the Gazette.\n\nIt applies to all land in the listed valuation districts and was made by the Governor acting with the advice of the Executive Council under section 20(9) of the Valuation of Land Act 2001."},"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 in 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 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 2017** as the date when updated land valuations come into force for properties in: Derwent Valley, Dorset, Flinders, Glamorgan-Spring Bay, Glenorchy, King Island, Launceston, Sorell, Tasman, and Waratah-Wynyard.\n- These valuations determine how much council rates (property taxes) property owners 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 the legal effect of fresh valuations, meaning property owners' rates bills may change from 1 July 2017 based on these new values."},"summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"Based on the available information, this appears to be a standard administrative proclamation operating within the intended scope of the Valuation of Land Act 2001. There is no evidence of scope expansion or drift from the original legislative intent. However, the absence of the operative text means this assessment is made with limited confidence."},"complexity_factors":["The document as provided contains only metadata and status information — no operative legal text is visible, making substantive analysis impossible","Proclamations are generally short, single-purpose instruments with limited complexity","The parent Act (Valuation of Land Act 2001) has moderate technical complexity, but a proclamation under it is typically a narrow triggering mechanism","No amending instruments or cross-references to other legislation are visible in the provided text"],"plain_english_summary":"A Governor’s Proclamation under the Valuation of Land Act 2001 formally activates or specifies parts of the Act that govern land valuations in Tasmania. It affects property owners, local councils and the State because land valuations drive council rates and state land tax and can alter what people pay.\n\nThe excerpt here contains only administrative metadata; the actual operative proclamation text (what is declared or brought into force) isn’t included, so its concrete effects can’t be determined from this document alone."},"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[],"contradictions":[]}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/tas-sr-2017-038","history":"/api/acts/tas-sr-2017-038/history","analysis":"/api/acts/tas-sr-2017-038/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/tas-sr-2017-038/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/tas-sr-2017-038/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/tas-sr-2017-038/documents"}}