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Key decisions

  • Valuer-General Victoria v WSTI Properties 490 SKR Pty Ltd [2025] HCA 23
  • Ravbar v Commonwealth of Australia [2025] HCA 25

PROPERTY

Valuation of land – site value

In Valuer-General Victoria v WSTI Properties 490 SKR Pty Ltd [2025] HCA 23 (11 June 2025) (Gageler CJ and Gordon, Steward, Gleeson and Jagot JJ), the High Court allowed an appeal from the Court of Appeal of the Supreme Court of Victoria and an order that the Valuer-General pay the costs of the respondent.

The Valuer-General Victoria has a duty to annually assess land for rating and taxes including improvements. Improvements for the purposes of valuation are defined in s 2(1) of the Valuation of Land Act 1960 (Vic).

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