Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Land Acquisition and Compensation Act 1986 - SECT 12

Restrictions on dealings with land

12. Restrictions on dealings with land



(1) If a notice of intention to acquire has been served upon a person under
section 6, that person must not, while the notice is in force, without the
consent of the Authority-

   (a)  enter into any sale, transaction or arrangement, or obtain or grant
        any licence or approval with respect to the land; or

   (b)  make any improvements of a durable nature to the land.

(2) Upon receipt of any document relating to any dealings with an interest in
land in respect of which a notice of intention to acquire has been served, the
Registrar of Titles must notify the Authority of this fact.

(3) Nothing in this section prevents-

   (a)  any person from discharging the land from any mortgage affecting the
        land; or

   (b)  a mortgagee from exercising a power of foreclosure or sale in respect
        of the land.