Section 61(b) of the Just Terms Act is engaged only where realisation of the acquired land's potential necessarily requires termination of existing uses; it does not apply to the residue land. The 'before' and 'after' method of valuation would rarely, if ever, capture disturbance costs. The word 'reasonably' in s 59(c) and (f) governs the incurring of costs, not the costs themselves, and the Act does not permit an overarching reasonableness test or set-off of collateral savings (such as savings on rates, mortgage interest, or statutory interest) against otherwise properly claimed disturbance costs. The approach of Talbot J in Horton v Wyong Shire Council (No 2) of setting off such savings is legally erroneous.
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