Australian Capital Territory Numbered Acts

LANDS ACQUISITION ACT 1994 (NO 42 OF 1994)

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title

   1.      PART I—PRELIMINARY Short title  
   2.      Commencement  
   3.      Interpretation  
   4.      Meaning of “authorised person”  
   5.      Powers additional to other powers  
   6.      Notice to be given before powers exercised  
   7.      Power to enter on, and examine, land  
   8.      Power to occupy land temporarily  
   9.      Powers in relation to land temporarily occupied  
   10.     Obligations in relation to exercise of powers  
   11.     Order to enforce exercise of powers  
   12.     Exercise of powers not an acquisition of an interest in land  
   13.     PART III—ACQUISITION OF INTERESTS Modes of acquisition  
   14.     Nature of interests that may be acquired  
   15.     Authorities with limited powers  
   16.     Steps in acquisition by agreement  
   17.     Steps in acquisition by compulsory process  
   18.     Acquisitions to be in accordance with Act  
   19.     Declaration that land is suitable for acquisition  
   20.     Publication of pre-acquisition declarations  
   21.     Acquisitions where land required urgently etc.  
   22.     Effect of section 21 certificate on pre-acquisition declaration  
   23.     Application for reconsideration of pre-acquisition of declaration  
   24.     Reconsideration of pre-acquisition declaration  
   25.     Consideration of certain instruments under subsection 24 (1) by the Legislative Assembly  
   26.     Division 3—Miscellaneous Interpretation  
   27.     Correction of mistakes in authorising documents  
   28.     Consequences of variation of authorising documents  
   29.     Notification of confirmation or revocation of authorising documents  
   30.     Registration of authorising documents  
   31.     Owner of interest in land required to disclose existence of authorising documents  
   32.     PART V—ACQUISITION PROCEDURES Acquisition by agreement  
   33.     Acquisition by compulsory process  
   34.     When pre-acquisation declaration becomes absolute  
   35.     Notice requiring acquisition  
   36.     Acquisitions not affected by failure to comply with post-acquisition requirements  
   37.     Entry into possession by acquiring authority  
   38.     Notification of compulsory acquisition declarations  
   39.     Effect of acquisition of mortgage interest on rights of mortgagee  
   40.     Correction of compulsory acquisition declarations  
   41.     Registration of compulsory acquisition declarations  
   42.     Entitlement to compensation  
   43.     Mortgagees may waive rights in respect of mortgage interests  
   44.     Division does not apply in relation to acquisition of mortgage interests  
   45.     Amount of compensation—general principles  
   46.     Meaning of “market value”  
   47.     Special provision where market value determined upon basis of potential of land  
   48.     No general market for interest acquired  
   49.     Interest affected by planning restriction  
   50.     Matters to be disregarded in assessing compensation  
   51.     Acquisition of a dwelling  
   52.     Interest subject to mortgage  
   53.     Interpretation  
   54.     Amount of compensation  
   55.     Particulars of mortgages may be required  
   56.     Claims for compensation  
   57.     Effect of compensation claim in respect of acquisition of mortgage interest  
   58.     Amounts paid in respect of mortgage liabilities extinguished by section 57  
   59.     Executive either to accept claim and offer compensation or to reject claim  
   60.     Rejection of claims—review by Administrative Appeals Tribunal  
   61.     Consequences of not seeking review of decision to reject claim  
   62.     Claimant may accept or reject Executive's offer of compensation  
   63.     Executive to reconsider offer of compensation and to make final offer  
   64.     Claimant may accept or reject Executive's final offer of compensation  
   65.     Determination of compensation by pre-acquisition agreement  
   66.     Determination of compensation by post-acquisition agreement  
   67.     Determination of compensation by Administrative Appeals Tribunal  
   68.     Persons not entitled to seek determination of compensation by more than 1 means  
   69.     Separate rights of mortgagee and mortgagor to determination of compensation  
   70.     Advance payment on account of compensation  
   71.     Executive may pay rates etc.  
   72.     Payment of compensation  
   73.     Relationship between advances on account of, and payments of, compensation  
   74.     Repayment of advances where no entitlement to compensation  
   75.     Payment of compensation into Trust Fund  
   76.     Interest payable on compensation—interests other than mortgage interests  
   77.     Interest payable on compensation—mortgage interests  
   78.     Courts to ensure just terms  
   79.     Interpretation  
   80.     Entitlement to compensation—exercise of powers under Part II  
   81.     Entitlement to compensation—pre-acquisition declaration made but acquisition not proceeded with  
   82.     Claims for compensation  
   83.     Executive either to accept claim and offer compensation or to reject claim  
   84.     Rejection of claims—review by Administrative Appeals Tribunal  
   85.     Claimant may accept or reject Executive's offer of compensation  
   86.     Executive to reconsider offer of compensation and to make final offer  
   87.     Claimant may accept or reject Executive's final offer of compensation  
   88.     Determination of compensation by agreement  
   89.     Determination of compensation by Administrative Appeals Tribunal  
   90.     Persons not entitled to seek determination of compensation by more than 1 means  
   91.     Advance payment on account of compensation  
   92.     Payment of compensation  
   93.     Relationship between advances on account of, and payments of, compensation  
   94.     Repayment of advances where no entitlement to compensation  
   95.     Payment of compensation into Trust Fund  
   96.     Interest payable on compensation  
   97.     Supreme Court may approve certain acts  
   98.     Disposals to be in accordance with Part  
   99.     Vesting of interests in Territory Authorities  
   100.    Disposal of interests in land  
   101.    Disposal may be made subject to reservation of interest  
   102.    Interest in land to be offered first to former owner  
   103.    Expungement of easements  
   104.    Mining etc. on certain land  
   105.    PART X—MISCELLANEOUS Indexation of subsection 51 (2) amount  
   106.    General power of Supreme Court to adjust rights  
   107.    Supreme Court may order stay of proceedings under mortgage  
   108.    Jurisdiction of Supreme Court  
   109.    Award of costs in Administrative Appeals Tribunal proceedings  
   110.    Orders to obtain possession  
   111.    Injunctions  
   112.    Payments to be a good discharge  
   113.    Execution of documents for and on behalf of the Executive  
   114.    How documents are to be given  
   115.    Notice of signatures  
   116.    Delegation  
   117.    Regulations