Coverdale v West Coast Council

[2016] HCA 15
Judgment date
Case number
H10/2015
Before
French CJ, Kiefel, Keane, Nettle, Gordon JJ
Catchwords

Statutes – Interpretation – Meaning of "land" – Meaning of "Crown lands" – Whether "Crown lands" in s 11(1) of Valuation of Land Act 2001 (Tas) includes seabed and waters above it – Whether s 11(1) of Valuation of Land Act and s 2 of Crown Lands Act 1976 (Tas) in pari materia.

Words and phrases – "Crown lands", "in pari materia", "including", "land".

Acts Interpretation Act 1931 (Tas) – s 46.

Crown Lands Act 1976 (Tas) – ss 2, 29.

Local Government Act 1993 (Tas) – Pt 9, s 87(1).

Valuation of Land Act 2001 (Tas) – ss 3, 11.

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