AustLII Tasmanian Consolidated Acts

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LAND ACQUISITION ACT 1993 - SECT 44

44. Effect of failure to determine or proceed to determine disputed claim

Where, within the period of 90 days or, in the case of a major infrastructure project, the period of 6 months after a claim for compensation against an acquiring authority becomes a disputed claim for compensation –

(a) the disputed claim has not been determined by agreement between the authority and the claimant; or

(b) the disputed claim has not been referred to arbitration; or

(c) no process in an action for compensation by the claimant against the authority to determine the disputed claim has been served on it –

the authority must, within 30 days after the expiration of that period, apply to the Court for the determination of the disputed claim for compensation.



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