Commissioner of State Revenue v. Placer Dome Inc
Case No.
P6/2018
Case Information
Lower Court Judgment
11/09/2017 Supreme Court of Western Australia (Court of Appeal) (Martin CJ, Buss J, Murphy JA)
Catchwords
Stamp duty – Stamp Act 1921 (WA) s 76ATI – Assessment – Acquisition of shares – Where Commissioner assessed stamp duty payable for share acquisition on basis value of respondent’s land was value of all respondent’s property less value of “non-land assets” – Where Tribunal affirmed Commissioner’s decision – Where Court of Appeal allowed appeal on basis Tribunal failed to distinguish between value of respondent’s land and value of respondent’s business – Whether Court of Appeal erred in holding Tribunal erred in failing to apply “conventional Spencer principles” in valuing land – Whether Court of Appeal erred in concluding evidence supported finding respondent’s business had material goodwill.
Documents
16/02/2018 Hearing (SLA, Canberra)
02/03/2018 Notice of appeal
06/04/2018 Written submissions (Appellant)
06/04/2018 Chronology (Appellant)
04/05/2018 Written submissions (Respondent)
25/05/2018 Reply (Appellant)
25/05/2018 Amended Chronology
18/06/2018 Hearing (Full Court, Perth)
18/06/2018 Outline of oral argument (Appellant)
18/06/2018 Outline of oral argument (Respondent)
05/12/2018 Judgment (Judgment summary)