Australian Capital Territory Numbered Acts

WATER EFFICIENCY LABELLING AND STANDARDS ACT 2005 (NO. 10 OF 2005) - SECT 74

    (1)     If—

        (a)     apart from this section, the operation of any provision of this Act would result in the acquisition of property from a person otherwise than on just terms; and

        (b)     the acquisition would be unlawful because of the Self-Government Act, section 23 (1);

the Territory is liable to pay reasonable compensation to the person for the acquisition.

    (2)     If the Territory and the person do not agree on the amount of compensation, the person may, by proceeding in a court of competent jurisdiction, recover from the Territory the reasonable compensation that the court decides.

Note     This section differs from the Commonwealth Act, s 74.