Commonwealth Numbered Acts

COMMONWEALTH FUNCTIONS (STATUTES REVIEW) ACT 1981 No. 74 of 1981 - SECT 264

PART XXIII - MISCELLANEOUS
264. (1) If the operation of this Act results in the acquisition of property
from a person, being an acquisition of property within the meaning of
paragraph 51 (xxxi) of the Constitution, the Commonwealth is liable to pay to
that person such compensation as is determined by agreement between the
Commonwealth and that person or, in the absence of agreement, by action
brought by that person against the Commonwealth in the Supreme Court of a
State or Territory.

(2) The Supreme Courts of the States have jurisdiction, and the Supreme Courts
of the Territories have jurisdiction to the extent that the Constitution
permits, with respect to matters arising under this section.
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