Commonwealth Numbered Acts

LANDS ACQUISITION ACT 1989 No. 15 of 1989 - SECT 101

101. (1) Where a claimant for compensation has brought an action under
section 100, the claimant, the Commonwealth or any other person appearing to
the Federal Court to have a sufficient interest to justify the making of the
application may apply to the Court for an order under subsection (3) in
respect of the action.

(2) An application may be made to the Court, whether before or after the
making of a declaration under subsection 100 (2).

(3) On an application, the Court may:

   (a)  if a declaration has been made under subsection 100 (2) - order that
        the action be treated as if it included proceedings under section 108
        for the determination of the amount of compensation payable to the
        claimant in respect of the loss suffered to which the declaration
        relates; or

   (b)  in any other case - order that, if the Court makes a declaration under
        subsection 100 (2), the action shall be treated as including
        proceedings under section 108 for the determination of the amount of
        compensation payable to the claimant in respect of the loss suffered
        to which the declaration relates.