271Entry or temporary occupation under the Land Acquisition and Compensation Act 1986

271 Entry or temporary occupation under the Land Acquisition and Compensation Act 1986

(1) If a project authority, or a person authorised by a project authority, entered or temporarily occupied land under section 74 or 75 of the Land Acquisition and Compensation Act 1986 as modified by this Act (as in force immediately before the commencement of section 151(2) of the Suburban Rail Loop Act 2021), Part 9 of the Land Acquisition and Compensation Act 1986, as modified by this Act (as in force immediately before that commencement), continues to apply on and after that commencement in relation to that entry or occupation.

(2) If a project authority gave notice under section 74(2) of the Land Acquisition and Compensation Act 1986 before the commencement of section 151(2) of the Suburban Rail Loop Act 2021, the project authority, or a person authorised by the project authority, may enter the land to which the notice relates on or after that commencement and exercise any powers under section 74(1) of the Land Acquisition and Compensation Act 1986 and, for that purpose Part 9 of the Land Acquisition and Compensation Act 1986, as modified by this Act (as in force immediately before that commencement), continues to apply.

(3) If a project authority gave notice under section 75(3) of the Land Acquisition and Compensation Act 1986 before the commencement of section 151(2) of the Suburban Rail Loop Act 2021, the project authority, or a person authorised by the project authority, may enter the land to which the notice relates on or after that commencement and exercise any powers under section 75 of the Land Acquisition and Compensation Act 1986 and, for that purpose Part 9 of the Land Acquisition and Compensation Act 1986, as modified by this Act (as in force immediately before that commencement), continues to apply.

(4) Sections 120 and 121, as in force immediately before the commencement of section 152 of the Suburban Rail Loop Act 2021, continue to apply on and after that commencement in relation to any entry or temporary occupation referred to in subsection (1), (2) or (3).

(5) Any person with an interest in land that has been entered or temporarily occupied under Part 9 of the Land Acquisition and Compensation Act 1986 as continued by the operation of subsection (1), (2) or (3) is entitled to claim compensation under section 47 of that Act and that Act, as modified by this Act (as in force immediately before the commencement of section 151(2) of the ), continues to apply.