Commonwealth Numbered Acts

LANDS ACQUISITION ACT 1989 No. 15 of 1989 - SECT 89

89. (1) Where:

   (a)  an advance, or advances, have been paid to a person on account of
        compensation under this Part; and

   (b)  compensation does not become payable to the person; the person is
        liable to pay to the Commonwealth an amount equal to the total paid by
        way of advances.

(2) An amount due to the Commonwealth under subsection (1) may be recovered as
a debt due by action in a court of competent jurisdiction.