Land Acquisition Act 1993

Within the period of 60 days or, in the case of a major infrastructure project, the period of 6 months after a claim for compensation has been served on an acquiring authority, the authority must notify the claimant, by notice in writing, that it– admits the claimant's entitlement to compensation; or rejects the claimant's entitlement to compensation; or requires the claimant to produce such deeds, documents and particulars relating to, or evidencing, the claimant's entitlement to compensation as the authority reasonably requires within the period of 30 days after the receipt of the notification.

Where a claimant produces the deeds, documents and particulars required by the acquiring authority within the period specified in subsection (1)(c) or determined under section 78, the authority must, within 30 days after receiving those deeds, documents and particulars, notify the claimant, by notice in writing, that it – admits the claimant's entitlement to compensation; or rejects the claimant's entitlement to compensation.

Where a claimant fails to produce the deeds, documents and particulars required by the acquiring authority within the period specified in subsection (1)(c) or determined under section 78 – the claimant's entitlement to compensation is to be taken to have been rejected; and the acquiring authority must, within 30 days after the expiration of that period, notify the claimant, by notice in writing, that it rejects the claimant's entitlement to compensation.

Where – an acquiring authority has admitted a claimant's entitlement to compensation; and that compensation has not been paid to the claimant – the authority may, by notice in writing served on the claimant, withdraw its admittance of, and reject, the claimant's entitlement to compensation.

An acquiring authority is taken to have rejected the entitlement to compensation of a claimant if the acquiring authority has failed to notify the claimant in accordance with subsection (1), (2) or (3).

A claimant may apply to the Court for a determination of the claimant's entitlement to compensation if that entitlement has been rejected by an acquiring authority.

An application under subsection (6) is to be made – within 60 days after the claimant has received notice that the entitlement to compensation has been rejected; or where the claimant does not receive a notice referred to in subsection (1), (2) or (3), within 60 days after the expiration of the period which is specified in that subsection as the period during which the acquiring authority is required to provide that notice.