Lands Acquisition Act 1989

A person who considers that he or she is entitled to be paid compensation in accordance with this Part may make a claim for compensation.

A claim:

shall be in the form approved by the Minister for the purposes of this subsection;

shall specify:

the interest of the person that has been acquired by compulsory process;

the amount of compensation the person claims in respect of the acquisition; and

if the claim is in respect of the acquisition of a mortgage interest under a mortgage—the amounts that, for the purposes of Division 3, are the amounts of:

principal secured by the mortgage at the time of the acquisition of the interest; and

any interest, costs and charges due under the mortgage at that time; and

shall be given to the Minister.

A person who has made a claim may, by notice in writing given to the Minister, withdraw the claim.

Where a claim is withdrawn, this Act has effect as if the claim had never been made.

For the purposes of this Act, a claim shall be taken to be made when it is given to the Minister.