In compulsory acquisition proceedings under the Land Acquisition and Compensation Act 1986 (Vic), the rejection of a Calderbank offer will not be treated as unreasonable where the disputed claims are complex, the claimant's prospects of success were reasonable at the time of the offer, and the acquiring authority's position on key issues was still evolving. When assessing the extent of compromise in an 'all-in' Calderbank offer, the proper comparison is between the offer and the total claim including statutory interest and costs, not merely the principal amount in dispute.
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