Queensland Consolidated Acts

STATE DEVELOPMENT AND PUBLIC WORKS ORGANISATION ACT 1971 - SECT 160B

160B Compensation for exercise of power under s 160A

(1) This section applies if the Coordinator-General, or a person authorised by the Coordinator-General, enters and occupies land under section 160A (1) (c) .

(2) The owner or occupier of the land may give the Coordinator-General a written notice that claims compensation for damage caused by the entry or occupation of the land, or the carrying out of an activity on the land.

(3) A claim under subsection (2) must be made—

(a) within 1 year after the occupation or activity has ended; or

(b) by the later time allowed by the Coordinator-General.

(4) The amount of compensation, if any, payable under the claim is—

(a) the amount agreed between the Coordinator-General and the person that gave the notice under subsection (2) ; or

(b) if the Coordinator-General and the person can not agree, the amount decided by the Land Court.

(5) However, the amount of compensation must not be more than the compensation that would have been awarded if the land had been acquired under the Acquisition of Land Act 1967 .