LAND ADMINISTRATION ACT 1997 - SECT 203

LAND ADMINISTRATION ACT 1997 - SECT 203

203 .         Person suffering damage from entry to land, entitlement of

        (1)         A person holding any interest in any land, or lawfully occupying the land, who suffers damage by reason of any entry on or occupation of the land, or the removal of any material, under Division 4 of Part 9, is entitled, subject to this Part, to compensation for the damage from the acquiring authority if the land is not subsequently taken.

        (2)         No compensation is payable under this section in respect of any entry or occupation under Division 4 of Part 9 unless some person having an interest in the land gives notice in writing to the acquiring authority during the entry or occupation concerned that the person will require compensation.

        (3)         Compensation paid under this section in respect of any land must not exceed the amount that would have been payable in respect of the land had the land been taken.