Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2014C00491:section:15
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2014C00491
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 15
Character Range: 18691–19487

15  Compensation for acquisition of property
 (1) If the operation of this Act would result in an acquisition of property from a person otherwise than on just terms, the Commonwealth is liable to pay a reasonable amount of compensation to the person.
 (2) If the Commonwealth and the person do not agree on the amount of the compensation, the person may institute proceedings in a court of competent jurisdiction for the recovery from the Commonwealth of such reasonable amount of compensation as the court determines.
 (3) The Consolidated Revenue Fund is appropriated for the purposes of this section.
 (4) In this section:
acquisition of property has the same meaning as in paragraph 51(xxxi) of the Constitution.
just terms has the same meaning as in paragraph 51(xxxi) of the Constitution.