Land Acquisition Act 1993
7HInjurious affection
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7H Injurious affection
[Section 7H Inserted by No. 108 of 1999, s. 25, Applied:22 Dec 1999]
(1) If land to which an order under section 7B(2) relates is injuriously affected by the making of the order, the owner of the land or its purchaser, in the case of land being purchased under a Crown lands contract, is entitled to compensation from the proponent identified in the order for the injurious affection to that land and to other land belonging to that person.
(2) A claim by an owner of land for compensation under subsection (1) is to be made within a period of 12 months of the grant of the permit.
(3) If not agreed on, a claim for compensation under subsection (1) is to be determined in the same manner as a disputed claim for compensation under this Act as if the proponent identified in the order under section 7B(2) were an acquiring authority within the meaning of this Act.
(4) Compensation is not payable under this section in respect of injurious affection for which compensation is otherwise payable under this Act.