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Planning and Development Act 2005
Part 11Compensation and acquisition
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Part 11 — Compensation and acquisition
Division 1 — General matters in relation to compensation
171. Entitlement to compensation, limits on 192
Division 2 — Compensation where land injuriously affected by planning scheme
172. Terms used 192
173. Injurious affection, compensation for 193
174. When land is injuriously affected 193
175. No compensation if scheme’s provisions are, or could have been, in certain other laws 195
176. Questions as to injurious affection etc., how determined 196
177. When compensation payable if land reserved 197
178. Claim for compensation, time for making 198
179. Injurious affection due to land being reserved, amount of compensation for 199
180. Notating title to land after compensation paid 199
181. Recovering paid compensation if reservation revoked or reduced 200
182. Board of Valuers 205
183. Valuations by Board 206
Division 3 — Other compensation
184. Betterment; compensation for expenses rendered abortive by amendment or repeal of scheme 207
185. Injurious affection due to interim development order 208
186. Injurious affection due to planning control area 209
Division 4 — Purchase or compulsory acquisition
187. Acquiring land in lieu of paying compensation 209
188. Land to be acquired under s. 187, valuing 210
189. Land in proposed region planning scheme, Commission may purchase 211
190. Responsible authority may purchase land for planning scheme 211
191. Compulsory acquisition of land in scheme area 212
192. Land etc. to be acquired under s. 191, valuing 213
193. Responsible authority’s powers as to acquired land 214
194. Responsible authority may grant easement over acquired land 214
195. Commission’s powers to acquire land in improvement plan 215
196. Commission may sell etc. acquired land 215
197. Declaring land for public work to be instead held etc. for region planning scheme or improvement plan 216
197A. Planning control areas 217