Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00557:clause:10_254
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00557
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 10 cl 254
Character Range: 630370–631079

254  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 the Federal Court of Australia for the recovery from the Commonwealth of such reasonable amount of compensation as the court determines.
 (3) 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.