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Land Acquisition (Just Terms Compensation) Act 1991
5Acquisition of land to which Act applies
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5 Acquisition of land to which Act applies
> > (1) This Act applies to the acquisition of land (by agreement or compulsory process) by an authority of the State which is authorised to acquire the land by compulsory process.
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> > (2) This Act does not apply to any such acquisition if the land is available for public sale and the land is acquired by agreement.
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> > (3) Land is available for public sale if—
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> > > (a) the land is advertised by the owner as being available for sale, or
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> > > (b) the land is listed by the owner with a real estate agent as being available for sale, or
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> > > (c) the land is otherwise held out by the owner as being available for sale.