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Fisheries Act 1988
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57 Acquisition on just terms
If the operation of this Act would, apart from this section, result in
an acquisition of property from a person otherwise than on just
terms:
(a) the person is entitled to receive from the Territory the
compensation necessary to ensure the acquisition is on just
terms; and
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(b) a court of competent jurisdiction may decide the amount of
compensation or make the orders it considers necessary to
ensure the acquisition is on just terms.