Australia’s Foreign Relations (State and Territory Arrangements) Act 2020
57Compensation for acquisition of property
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57 Compensation for acquisition of property
(1) If the operation of this Act would result in an acquisition of property (within the meaning of paragraph 51(xxxi) of the Constitution) from a person otherwise than on just terms (within the meaning of that paragraph), the Commonwealth is liable to pay a reasonable amount of compensation to the person.
(2) If the Commonwealth and the person do not agree on the amount of the compensation, the person may institute proceedings in the court for the recovery from the Commonwealth of such reasonable amount of compensation as the court determines.