New Waterworks v Grouville [1994] JLR 197 (16 June 1994)

New Waterworks v Grouville [1994] JLR 197 (16 June 1994)

The Supervisory Committee is prohibited from meeting assessment committee members to promote uniformity of assessment at the same time as hearing objections against a particular assessment, and assessment committee members may not be present when objections are heard.

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Citation
[1994] JLR 197
Parties
Applicant: New Waterworks; Respondent: Grouville
Jurisdiction
Jersey
Judgment Date
16 June 1994
Procedural Posture
Parochial Administration Objection / Judgment
Outcome
Objection upheld
Legal Topics
Parish Rate Assessment, Committee Procedure, Objections to Assessment
Administrative Law Local Government Law Parish Rate Assessment Committee Procedure Objections to Assessment

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Parties

New Waterworks

Applicant

Grouville

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Parochial Administration Objection / Judgment

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether Supervisory Committee may meet assessment committee members to promote uniformity of assessment at same time as hearing objections against particular assessment
  2. 2 Whether assessment committee members may be present when objections are heard

Ratio Decidendi

The Supervisory Committee is prohibited from meeting assessment committee members to promote uniformity of assessment at the same time as hearing objections against a particular assessment, and assessment committee members may not be present when objections are heard.

Court Disposition

Objection upheld

Orders

  • Supervisory Committee not to meet assessment committee members to promote uniformity of assessment at same time as hearing objections against particular assessment
  • Assessment committee members may not be present when objections are heard