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Public Works Act 1981

Artificial lakes and secondary use of public works land - Secondary use

192: Compensation under this Part

You could also call this:

“Money for changes you make to land you're allowed to use”

If you have permission to use land for a specific purpose, like a licence or permit, and that permission ends, you can only get money for improvements you made to the land if you got written approval first. You won’t get any money if you broke the rules of your permission, unless the person who gave you permission says it’s okay.

You also can’t get money if the value of your permission goes down because of a public work happening or stopping. A public work is something the government does for everyone, like building a road.

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Part 17 Artificial lakes and secondary use of public works land
Secondary use

192Compensation under this Part

  1. On the termination or revocation of any licence, permit, or privilege granted under section 191, or under regulations in force under section 190, compensation shall be payable only for improvements to the land made with the written approval of the grantor; and no compensation shall be payable if there has been a breach of any term or condition upon or subject to which the licence, permit, or privilege was granted unless the grantor agrees to waive the breach.

  2. Compensation shall not be payable in respect of any reduction of the value of any such licence, permit, or privilege caused by the operation or cessation of the public work.

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  • 1948 No 39 s 38