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LAND ACQUISITION AND COMPENSATION ACT 1986
TABLE OF PROVISIONS
PART 1--PRELIMINARY
1. Purpose
2. Commencement
3. Definitions
PART 2--ACQUISITION OF INTERESTS IN LAND
Division 1--General
4. Authority to acquire or purchase in accordance with Part
Division 2--Reservation of land
5. Reservation or certification of land required before acquisition
Division 3--Notice of intention to acquire
6. Notice of intention to acquire
7. Cases where notice of intention to acquire not required
8. Form of notice
9. Copy of notice to be served on particular authorities
10. Notice to Registrar of Titles
11. Effect of notice
12. Restrictions on dealings with land
13. Sale of interest in land voidable if notice not given
14. Amendment of notice
15. Cancellation of notice
16. Lapse of notice
17. Extension of operation of notice by agreement
18. Acquisition by agreement
Division 4--Acquisition of interests in land
19. Notice of acquisition
20. Time limits
21. Form of notice
22. Service of notice on persons interested in land
23. Publication of notice in newspaper
24. Effect of notice of acquisition
25. New interests
Division 5--Entry into possession
26. Entry into possession
27. Recovery of rent
28. Proceedings where refusal to deliver possession
29. Residential Tenancies Act 1997 not to apply
PART 3--COMPENSATION FOR ACQUISITION
30. Right to compensation on acquisition
31. Initial offer of compensation
32. Offer to pay total amount of compensation
33. Response by claimant
34. Form of notice of acceptance
35. Form of notice of claim
36. Authority's reply to claim
37. Claim for compensation where no offer made
38. No compensation for gold, minerals or pastoral licences
39. Apportionment of rent when part only of land leased is acquired
PART 4--MEASURE OF COMPENSATION
40. Definitions
41. General principles on which compensation is to be based
42. Reinstatement in particular circumstances
43. Matters affecting compensation
44. Solatium
45. Loans to dispossessed home owners
PART 5--COMPENSATION WHERE NO INTEREST IN LAND IS ACQUIRED
46. Compensation for abandoned acquisition
47. Compensation for entry or temporary occupation
48. Form of claim
PART 6--PAYMENT OF COMPENSATION AND INTEREST ON COMPENSATION
49. Compensation to be paid to persons entitled or empowered to sell and convey
50. Claimants to produce title
51. Advances of compensation
52. Determination of rate of interest
53. Interest on compensation for acquisition
54. Interest on compensation where no land taken
55. Penalty interest
56. Interest in respect of expenses
57. Interest where claimant seeks extension of time
58. Compensation may in certain cases be paid to the Treasurer
59. Payment out of Trust Fund at direction of Authority
60. Investment of money deposited in Trust Fund
61. Court or judge may dispose of money paid to Trust Fund
62. Costs of application
63. Expenses of conveyance to be borne by Authority
64. Taxation of expenses of conveyance
PART 7--PERSONS WITH LIMITED POWERS TO DEAL WITH LAND
65. Restrictions in other laws not to apply
66. Application of compensation
67. Power to agent to negotiate in certain cases
PART 8--MORTGAGES OVER ACQUIRED LAND
68. Power to redeem mortgages
69. Deposit of mortgage money on refusal to accept
70. Sum to be paid when mortgage exceeds value of land
71. Deposit of money when refused on tender under section 70
72. Sum to be paid where part only of mortgaged land taken
73. Deposit of money when refused on tender under section 72
PART 9--POWERS OF ENTRY AND TEMPORARY OCCUPATION
74. Powers of entry
75. Temporary occupation
76. Obligations in relation to the occupation of land
77. Liability of Authority for nuisance
78. Obstruction an offence
79. Authority to fence lands before using them
PART 10--DETERMINATION OF DISPUTES
Division 1--Application to the Tribunal or the Court
80. Application or referral of disputed claim
81. Jurisdiction
82. Form of notice of referral
83. Service of notice of referral on other parties
84. Adjournment or withdrawal application
84A. Discretionary transfer of proceeding
Division 2--Compulsory conference in the Court
85. Compulsory conference
86. Objects of compulsory conference
87. Parties may vary offer or claim
88. Settlement
Division 3--Determinations
89. Determination of claim
90. Principles to be applied in determining compensation
91. Costs
94. Payment of compensation
Division 4--General
95. Power to inspect land
96. Tribunal or Court to nominate valuer
97. Valuer to make declaration
98. Consequence of striking out a claim
PART 11--MISCELLANEOUS
103. Power to inspect documents
104. Service
105. Minor misdescription not to invalidate documents
106. Extension or abridgement of time
107. Time not to expire until notice given
108. Payments to be good discharge
109. Authority may dispose of acquired land
109A. Supreme Court—Limitation of jurisdiction
110. Regulations
111. Transitional provisions—Justice Legislation Amendment (Court Security, Juries and Other Matters) Act 2017
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