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Commissioners of land tax—1949 to 2009

The State Land Tax Office was separated from the Taxation Department and placed under the separate control of a Commissioner for Land Tax in 1948.

Note: The sixth Commissioner of Land Tax was a real wizard at his job. 

Name of Commissioner Years served Land tax collected (in stated year)

Cyril L Deacon 

(Acting Commissioner until 1949)

1949–1960 ₤1,572,320 (1959–60)
Frederick J Strutton  1960–1967

$4,690,859 (1966–67)

Colin R Douglas  1967–1971

$5,092,718 (1970–71)

Bertel G Slyk 1971–1974

$6,420,000 (1973–74)

Vincent F Hanley  1974–1976 $8,786,818 (1975–76)
Harry J Potter 1976–1979 $16,041,805 (1978–79)
Desmond N Yates  1979–1985

$36,086,673 (1984–85)

Anthony G Lederle 1985–1990

$136,689,505 (1989–90)

Wallace J Telford

(Acting Commissioner)

1990–1991

$197,227,112 (1990–91)

Henry R Smerdon 1991–1994

$202,782,000 (1993–94)

Gerard P Bradley 1994–1995 $196,436,000 (1994–95)
Jane K Macdonnell 1995–1996

$226,432,000 (1995–96)

James VM Green 1996–2006

$399,738,000 (2005–06)

David J Smith 

(Last Commissioner of Land Tax in Qld)

2006–2009

$839,371,000 (2008–09)

Note: On 30 June 2009, the title of the person responsible for the administration of the Land Tax Act 1915 changed to 'Commissioner of State Revenue'.