Areas of seabed and water in Macquarie Harbour the subject of marine farming leases granted under the Marine Farming Planning Act 1995 (Tas) constitute 'Crown land' for the purposes of the Valuation of Land Act 2001 (Tas) and are 'liable to be rated' under Part 9 of the Local Government Act 1993 (Tas), such that the Valuer-General is obliged to value them. The question whether a marine farming lease itself creates an interest in land was left open for further determination.
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