{"id":"tas:sr-2022-029","name":"Proclamation under the Valuation of Land Act 2001","slug":"tas-sr-2022-029","collection":"regulation","jurisdiction":"tas","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":"29 of 2022","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":313822,"registerId":"tas-tas:sr-2022-029-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 2022 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, West Coast 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\n20 June 2022\n\nB. BAKER\n\nGovernor\n\nBy Her Excellency's Command,\n\nJ. PETRUSMA\n\nMinister for Parks\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 29 June 2022\n\nThis proclamation is administered in the Department of Natural Resources and Environment Tasmania.","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The proclamation exercises an existing statutory power to fix when fresh valuations take effect; it does not alter which lands are subject to valuation or change substantive valuation law. It only sets the commencement date for specified municipal valuation districts and specifies Gazette notification as the effective moment."},"complexity_factors":["Simple, single-purpose instrument: fixes an operational start date for fresh valuations (clear temporal effect).","Limited geographic scope: applies only to lands in valuation districts comprising ten named municipal areas (explicit list).","Statutory formality: made by the Governor acting with Executive Council advice under section 20(9) of the Valuation of Land Act 2001 (legal authority referenced).","Commencement mechanics: takes effect on Gazette notification rather than solely on the fixed valuation date (two timing triggers).","Administrative implementation: responsibility recorded as the Department of Natural Resources and Environment Tasmania (administrative actor identified).","Low regulatory detail: no new procedures, exemptions or substantive rule changes included in the text (limited discretion introduced)."],"plain_english_summary":"This proclamation, made under section 20(9) of the Valuation of Land Act 2001, sets 1 July 2022 as the date when fresh land valuations come into force for all lands in the valuation districts that make up the municipal areas of Central Highlands, Devonport, Hobart, Huon Valley, Kentish, Kingborough, Latrobe, Southern Midlands, West Coast and West Tamar. It also declares the proclamation takes effect on the day it is notified in the Gazette. It affects landowners in those municipalities and the department that administers 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—setting a commencement date for fresh valuations in specified districts. There is no 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 enabling Act citation","No conditional logic or exceptions","Extremely short document (under 200 words of substantive content)","Simple administrative mechanism: fixing a date and declaring commencement"],"plain_english_summary":"This is a **Tasmanian Government proclamation** that sets the official date when new property valuations take effect for ten specific local council areas.\n\n**What it does:**\n- Fixes **1 July 2022** as the date when updated land valuations come into force for properties in: Central Highlands, Devonport, Hobart, Huon Valley, Kentish, Kingborough, Latrobe, Southern Midlands, West Coast, and West Tamar.\n\n**Who it affects:**\n- Property owners in those ten municipal areas\n- Local councils (who use these valuations to calculate rates)\n- Anyone buying or selling property in these areas\n\n**Why it matters:**\nLand valuations determine how much **council rates** (property taxes) you pay. When valuations are updated, your rates bill may go up or down depending on how your property value has changed relative to others in the area. This proclamation is the legal trigger that makes those new valuations officially binding.\n\n**How it works legally:**\nThe Governor of Tasmania issued this proclamation under powers in the *Valuation of Land Act 2001* (specifically section 20(9)), which allows the Governor to set the date when fresh valuations take effect. The proclamation itself became legally effective when it was published in the *Tasmanian Government Gazette* on 29 June 2022."},"summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"Based on the available information, there is no evidence that the scope of this Proclamation changed from its original intent. It appears to serve its standard function under the Valuation of Land Act 2001 without expansion or contraction since its commencement on 29 June 2022."},"complexity_factors":["The document is a Proclamation — a narrow, administrative instrument — rather than a substantive piece of legislation with multiple operative provisions.","The full text of the Proclamation's operative clauses was not included in the provided material, limiting analysis.","Proclamations under land valuation Acts are routine and follow standard legal formulas, reducing interpretive complexity.","No amendments have been made since commencement, suggesting it is a straightforward, static instrument."],"plain_english_summary":"This Proclamation, issued under Tasmania’s Valuation of Land Act 2001, brings specified valuation provisions into effect and therefore influences how land is valued for council rates and state land tax. It mainly affects Tasmanian landowners, buyers/sellers, local councils and revenue authorities.\n\nThe Proclamation has been in force since 29 June 2022. The full operative text wasn’t provided, so precise changes or scope cannot be stated here."},"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[{"type":"other","section":"Status Information - Currency of version","severity":"low","reasoning":"The currency assurance is a procedural claim that cannot be verified from the document as presented, since no operative provisions are included in the text provided. The claim is not internally contradictory but is functionally hollow in context.","confidence":0.55,"description":"The document states it is 'usually updated within 3 working days after a change to the legislation', yet the version is described as current from 29 June 2022 with no amendments reflected despite the access date being 8 April 2026 — nearly 4 years later. The currency guarantee is rendered meaningless if the substantive content of the proclamation itself is not visible for analysis."},{"type":"other","section":"Document Structure - Repeated Headings","severity":"medium","reasoning":"Duplication of headings in a legal instrument is not merely a formatting quirk — in statutory interpretation, repeated provisions can create uncertainty about legislative intent and whether one instance qualifies or modifies the other. While likely a rendering artefact, as presented this is a structural absurdity in a legal document.","confidence":0.72,"description":"Every heading and section in this document is duplicated verbatim (e.g., 'Status Information Status Information', 'Currency of version Currency of version', 'Authorisation Authorisation'). A legislative instrument that repeats every structural element creates genuine ambiguity as to which instance constitutes the operative provision and which is surplusage."},{"type":"impossible_compliance","section":"Proclamation - Operative Provisions","severity":"high","reasoning":"A proclamation is a formal executive instrument that must contain operative words to have legal effect. A document titled as a proclamation but containing only metadata, status information, and repeated headings fails the most basic requirement of a valid legislative instrument. Compliance with, or reliance upon, such an instrument is logically impossible as there is nothing to comply with.","confidence":0.68,"description":"The document purports to be a 'Proclamation under the Valuation of Land Act 2001' — a legally operative instrument — yet contains no operative provisions whatsoever. A proclamation with no substantive content cannot legally proclaim anything, rendering the instrument void of legal effect on its face."}],"contradictions":[{"severity":"low","section_a":"Status Information - Currency of version (first instance)","section_b":"Status Information - Currency of version (second instance)","confidence":0.6,"description":"The document contains two separate, identically-worded 'Currency of version' sections. In the event of any future divergence between these duplicate sections — whether through amendment or error — there would be an irreconcilable conflict within the same instrument as to which version of the currency statement governs."},{"severity":"low","section_a":"Table of Amending Instruments - reference to amendments","section_b":"File last modified 29 June 2022","confidence":0.5,"description":"The document provides a hyperlink to a 'Table of Amendments', implying amendments exist or may exist, while simultaneously stating the file was last modified on 29 June 2022 and the version has been current since that date. If amendments exist, the file modification date and version currency date should reflect them, creating a potential contradiction between the amendment history reference and the version currency claim."}]}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/tas-sr-2022-029","history":"/api/acts/tas-sr-2022-029/history","analysis":"/api/acts/tas-sr-2022-029/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/tas-sr-2022-029/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/tas-sr-2022-029/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/tas-sr-2022-029/documents"}}