11Making of claims of compensation

11 Making of claims of compensation

11 Making of claims of compensation

(1) A person may make a claim for compensation under this Act by lodging the claim in the way approved by the Chief Executive.

(2) An application is to be accompanied by the information or documents (if any) specified by the regulations or that the Chief Executive requires in any particular case.

(3) A claim for compensation under section 7 (1) must be made—

(a) within 12 months after the day on which it became known to the owner concerned that the damage was subsidence damage, or

(b) if the Chief Executive determines that the owner should have known on a particular day that the damage was subsidence damage—within 12 months after that day, or

(c) if the Chief Executive determines that a longer period is justified in the circumstances of the case—within the longer period so determined.

(4) A claim for compensation for preventative or mitigative expenses under section 7 (2) (a) must be made within 3 months after the expense to which the claim relates became known to the claimant or within such longer period as may be prescribed by the regulations.

(5) A claim for compensation for damage under section 7 (2) (b) incurred as a result of the exercise by the Chief Executive of powers under section 29 must be made within 3 months after the damage to which the claim relates became known to the claimant or within such longer period as may be prescribed by the regulations.

s 11: Am 2024 No 48, Sch 1[12] [13].