Lands Acquisition Act 1994
72Payment of compensation
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72 Payment of compensation (a) a person is entitled to be paid compensation in accordance with this part in respect of an acquisition; and (b) the amount of the compensation has been determined in accordance with division 6.5; and (c) the proof of title requirement in relation to the acquisition has been satisfied; and (d) the person has— (i) produced or surrendered all deeds and documents relating to, or evidencing, the person’s title to the interest that the director-general, the solicitor-general, the chief solicitor or a person authorised under the Law Officers Act 2011, section 29 (1) (Person authorised by chief solicitor) reasonably requires to be produced or surrendered; and (ii) executed the documents that a person mentioned in subparagraph (i) reasonably requires; the Executive shall pay to the person the amount of compensation so determined. (2) For subsection (1), the proof of title requirement in relation to the acquisition shall be taken to have been satisfied if— (a) the person has satisfied the director-general, the solicitor-general, the chief solicitor or a person authorised under the Law Officers Act 2011, section 29 (1) (Person authorised by chief solicitor), that the person had, immediately before the acquisition, title to the acquired interest; or
(b) because of a decision of the ACAT, the interest is taken, for this Act, to have been acquired from the person by compulsory process. Note See s 60 (2) (Effect of ACAT decision).