Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Land Acquisition and Compensation Act 1986 - SECT 81

Jurisdiction

81. Jurisdiction



(1) A disputed claim must be determined-

   (a)  by the Tribunal if the amount in dispute does not exceed $50 000; or



   (b)  if the amount in dispute exceeds $50 000, by the Tribunal or the Court
        at the option of the claimant or, if the claimant does not exercise
        that option within one month after being requested to do so by the
        Authority, at the option of the Authority; or





   (c)  by the Court irrespective of the amount in dispute if the Court is
        satisfied on the application of any party that the claim raises
        questions of unusual difficulty or of general importance.

(2) In this section amount in dispute means the amount of the difference
between the amount claimed by the claimant and the amount of the final offer
made by the Authority before the application is made to the Tribunal in
respect of the claim or the matter is referred to the Court under this Part.