Compensation for trespass on enclosed land
36 Compensation for trespass on enclosed land
The owner of any land which is surrounded by a fence, or of any land a portion of which is surrounded by a fence, may, if the fenced land or the fenced portion of the land is trespassed on by cattle, drive off the cattle or give notice to the owner of the cattle requiring him to remove them and, may thereupon demand compensation from the owner of the cattle and, in case of non-payment, may recover in a summary way before the Local Court such compensation as the
Court deems reasonable (not exceeding $1,000) in respect of any damage occasioned by the cattle whilst on the land trespassed on or whilst entering upon the land trespassed on.
Nothing contained in this section or in this Act shall deprive the owner of any land trespassed on by cattle of any other legal remedies available, under the law in force in the Territory, on account of the trespass of cattle.
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