Compensation for disturbance loss under s 41(1)(d) of the Land Acquisition and Compensation Act 1986 (Vic) must bear a direct relationship to the interest in land that is divested or diminished. A tenant at will whose occupancy interest is valued at nil cannot claim substantial relocation costs as disturbance loss where the market value of the freehold is assessed on the basis of highest and best use assuming vacant possession. Where an acquiring authority's offer of compensation comprises intertwined or inter-dependent components addressed to multiple claimants, one claimant cannot separately accept a component without the others also accepting their respective components.
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