Compulsory Acquisition of Property

Whether by agreement or via litigation, we take a commercial approach to the compulsory acquisition of property

LTL has extensive experience acting for public authorities – particularly local government – on the acquisition of land for operational and infrastructure purposes and for government, institutional and private landowners whose land is being acquired.

Wherever possible we seek to provide cost effective and solutions that avoid the lengthy litigation process and allow the process to move forward as smoothly as possible to assist our client achieve the best possible outcome.

Where we can assist

The services we regularly provide to both acquiring authorities or landowners (private, institutional or government) in relation to the compulsory acquisition of property for variety of state and local infrastructure projects including:

• issues surrounding the valuation of land
• assisting local and state government agencies resume or compulsory acquire land and just terms compensation, including:
  • drafting Compulsory Acquisition Notices and associated notices for the government gazette
  • negotiating with landowners, lawyers, valuers and other experts acting on behalf of landowners
  • appearing in and conducting Land & Environment Court appeals in relation to the determination of just terms compensation
  • assisting in the transfer of acquired property
• assisting landowners faced with compulsory acquisition
  • explaining the process of compulsory acquisition and just terms compensation
  • providing advice on the legality of the Compulsory Aquisition notice and the processes of the acquiring authority
  • providing advice on methods of challenging whether the proposed acquisition is justified
  • negotiating with statutory and government bodies acquiring land and their experts, lawyers and valuers
  • appearing in and conducting Land & Environment Court appeals in relation to the determination of just terms compensation
  • assisting in the transfer of acquired property