A statutory entitlement to compensation for injurious affection under a town planning scheme is a 'right acquired' within s.20(1)(c) of the Acts Interpretation Act 1954 (Qld) that survives repeal of the conferring provision, where the injurious affection has occurred before repeal. The requirement to make a claim within a prescribed time is a procedural condition for the exercise of the right, not part of the definition of the right itself. The absence of any discretion in the decision-maker to refuse compensation is a relevant factor in determining whether the right has accrued.
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