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Land Administration Act 1997
Part 10Compensation
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Part 10 — Compensation
Division 1 — Persons entitled to compensation
202. Owners of interests in land taken, entitlement of 220
203. Person suffering damage from entry to land, entitlement of 221
204. Management body, entitlement of for loss of use of structures etc. 221
205. Mine, compensation for damage to etc. 222
206. Limitation on compensation if taking done under Part 9 could have been done under another Act 222
Division 2 — The claim
207. Time limit for making claim for compensation 222
208. Who can claim compensation 223
209. Principal Registrar to be guardian etc. in certain cases 223
210. Potential claimant absent from State or an infant etc., procedure in case of 223
211. Content and service of claim 224
212. Non‑monetary compensation, requests for 225
213. Service of claim etc., manner of 225
214. Acquiring authority may require further particulars 226
215. Time limit for acquiring authority to dispute title 226
216. Claimant whose title is disputed may apply to Supreme Court 227
Division 3 — Dealing with the claim
217. Offer of compensation if title not in dispute, when to be made 227
218. Claim and offer, amending 228
219. Rejection of offer, time limit for; effect of not rejecting offer 229
220. Rejected offer, how compensation determined in case of 229
221. If offer not made within time limit, claimant may commence proceedings 229
222. Claimant failing to commence proceedings after rejecting offer 230
223. Court action for compensation, commencing and procedure on 231
224. SAT claim for compensation, referring and procedure on 233
225. Assessor’s consent to act required etc. 234
Division 4 — The State Administrative Tribunal
226. Constitution of SAT for compensation claims 235
227. Assessor not member of SAT may sit on SAT 235
229. SAT may hear other claims by consent 236
230. Assessor, objecting to etc. 236
231. Assessor member dying or unable to act etc., replacing 237
Division 5 — Assessing compensation
241. How compensation to be determined 237
242. Rates and taxes, apportionment of 241
243. Acts by claimant to make land less suitable for public work to be taken into account 242
244. One sum or separate sums may be awarded and conditions attached 243
Division 6 — Payment of compensation
248. Payments pending settlement of claim 243
249. When title doubtful, compensation or purchase‑money to be paid into Supreme Court 244
250. Investment of compensation money by Principal Registrar 245
251. Mortgage debts, application of compensation to 245
252. Land sold with payment by instalments, application of compensation for 245
253. Land subject to rent‑charge etc., application of compensation in case of 246
254. Reducing rent if part of rented land is taken 246
255. Easement etc. in lieu of compensation or purchase‑money, grant of by Minister 246
256. Easement etc. in lieu of compensation, powers of court or SAT as to 247
257. Grant of Crown land in lieu of compensation, Minister’s powers as to 247
258. Source of compensation etc. 248