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UTILITIES ACT 2000 - SECT 143

Right to compensation

    (1)     Subject to this section, a person who suffers loss because of an act or omission of a controller is entitled to be paid reasonable compensation by the Territory in relation to the loss.

    (2)     Compensation is not payable to a person in relation to a loss to the extent—

        (a)     of any amount recovered or recoverable by the person under a policy of insurance; or

        (b)     that the conduct of the person contributed to the loss.

    (3)     Compensation is not payable to a person in relation to a loss if the loss would have arisen despite the act or omission of the controller.



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