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Governor-General Act 1974
4AICompensation for acquisition of property
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#### 4AI Compensation for acquisition of property
(1) If the operation of sections 4AB to 4AG, or the Allowance Orders, would result in an acquisition of property from a person otherwise than on just terms, 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 Federal Court of Australia for the recovery from the Commonwealth of such reasonable amount of compensation as the Court determines.
(3) In this section:
> acquisition of property has the same meaning as in paragraph 51(xxxi) of the Constitution.
> just terms has the same meaning as in paragraph 51(xxxi) of the Constitution.