Western Australian Current Acts

LAND ADMINISTRATION ACT 1997 - SECT 202

202 .         Owners of interests in land taken, entitlement of

        (1)         Every person having any interest in land which is taken under Part 9 is entitled, subject to this Part, to compensation for the interest from the acquiring authority.

        (2)         A person whose interest in the land —

            (a)         is not a native title interest; and

            (b)         is not duly registered or notified in the Department or Registry of Deeds,

                is not entitled to any compensation under this section if —

            (c)         another person has applied for and obtained compensation in respect of the same land; and

            (d)         at the time the compensation was awarded, the acquiring authority had not received written notice of the unregistered interest from the person compensated or some other person.

        (3)         No compensation is payable under this section for land transferred under section 75 other than in respect of —

            (a)         lawful improvements made to the land since the transfer; or

            (b)         consideration paid for the transfer of the land.

        (4)         In subsection (2)(b) —

        Department means the department of the Public Service principally assisting in the administration of the TLA.

        [Section 202 amended: No. 28 of 2006 s. 378.]