Queensland Consolidated Acts

ACQUISITION OF LAND ACT 1967 - SECT 8

8 Dealing with objections

(1) A person entitled to be served with a notice of intention to resume land who has objected as prescribed to the taking (the
"objector" ) shall not be entitled to be heard in support of the grounds of the objection unless the person stated in the objection that the person desired to be so heard and appears, in person or by counsel, solicitor or agent, at the time and place specified in the notice.

(2) The constructing authority shall consider the grounds of objection to the taking of any land and—

(a) if the objector has been heard by the constructing authority—the matters put forward by the objector in support of such grounds; or

(b) if the objector has been heard by the delegate of the constructing authority—the report thereon of such delegate.

(2A) If upon such consideration, the constructing authority is of opinion that the resumption should be discontinued or that the notice of intention to resume should be amended, the constructing authority may discontinue the resumption or amend the notice of intention to resume.

(2B) However, a notice of intention to resume shall not be amended so as to include therein land additional to the land the subject thereof.

(3) If the constructing authority amends the notice of intention to resume, the objector can not again object to the taking of the land as provided for under the amended notice if the owner of the land (whether or not the owner is the objector) agrees to the amendment.