Riveredge Investments Pty Limited v Valuer General of New South Wales [2026] NSWLEC 45
Before: Preston CJ · NSW Land and Environment Court
Summary
APPEALS – review of Registrar’s case management orders – valuation of land – appeal against Valuer General’s determination of objection to valuation – deficiencies in pleading of parties’ cases – appellant’s case unclearly identified grounds of objection – Valuer General’s case inappropriately asser
Catchwords
APPEALS – review of Registrar’s case management orders – valuation of land – appeal against Valuer General’s determination of objection to valuation – deficiencies in pleading of parties’ cases – appellant’s case unclearly identified grounds of objection – Valuer General’s case inappropriately asserted different valuation to valuation the subject of the objection – need for repleading of parties’ cases – appellant granted leave to replead its case – Valuer General needs to seek leave to advance positive case for different valuation
Outcome
See orders at [20]
Legislation cited
Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW) Pt 31 Div 2, rr 31.19, 31.20, 31.24, 49.19, Sch 7 Valuation of Land Act 1916 (NSW) ss 6A(1), 6A(2), 29(1), 29(3A), 31(1)(a), 34(1), 34(1)(a), 35B(1), 35C(1), 35C(2), 37(1), 37(3), 39, 40(2)
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