Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00800:section:3b
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00800
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 3B
Character Range: 38661–39538

3B  Compensation for acquisition of property
 (1) If:
 (a) this Act would result in an acquisition of property; and
 (b) any provision of this Act would not be valid, apart from this section, because a particular person has not been compensated;
the Commonwealth must pay that person:
 (c) a reasonable amount of compensation agreed on between the person and the Commonwealth; or
 (d) failing agreement—a reasonable amount of compensation determined by a court of competent jurisdiction.
 (2) Any damages or compensation recovered, or other remedy given, in a proceeding begun otherwise than under this section must be taken into account in assessing compensation payable in a proceeding begun under this section and arising out of the same event or transaction.
 (3) In this section:
acquisition of property has the same meaning as in paragraph 51(xxxi) of the Constitution.