Land Acquisition Act 1993

An acquiring authority must, within the period of 30 days after a notice of acquisition is gazetted, serve on every former owner of the land taken – a notice in a form approved by the Secretary; and a copy of the notice of acquisition; and if part only of the former owner's land was taken, a plan of that part of the land; and if the whole of the former owner's land was taken and a plan of the land taken is available, that plan.

A notice referred to in subsection (1)(a) is to inform the person on whom it is served that the person, within 6 months after the notice is so served, is entitled to lodge a claim for compensation under this Act.

This section does not apply where a notice of acquisition is gazetted pursuant to an agreement referred to in section 16.