Liability to pay compensation
26 Liability to pay compensation
This section applies if the Coordinator-General, an authorised person or associated person—
enters land and carries out railway works on the land; or
enters land and carries out an investigation on the land.
The Coordinator-General is liable to compensate the land owner or occupier for any loss or damage suffered by the owner or occupier arising from the entry onto the land, and activities mentioned in subsection (1), of the Coordinator-General or an associated person of the Coordinator-General.
The authorised person is liable to compensate the land owner or occupier for any loss or damage suffered by the owner or occupier arising from the entry onto the land, and activities mentioned in subsection (1), of the authorised person or an associated person of the authorised person.
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