Land Transfer Act 2017

Land title and registration - Compensation - Consideration of claim

63: Consideration of claim

You could also call this:

"When you make a claim, officials decide if they can pay it without a court case."

You can make a claim under the Land Transfer Act 2017. If your claim is not too big, the Registrar can decide to pay it without you going to court. They can pay the whole claim or just part of it from a Crown Bank Account. If your claim is bigger, the Attorney-General and the Registrar can decide to pay it without you going to court. They can pay the whole claim or just part of it from a Crown Bank Account. You do not need to start a court case for the claim to be paid, as long as the Registrar or the Attorney-General and the Registrar agree to it.

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62: Notice of claim, or

"Telling people you plan to make a claim for compensation"

64: Maximum amount of compensation for deprivation of estate or interest in land, or

"Maximum amount of money you can get if your land is taken away"

Part 2Land title and registration
Compensation: Consideration of claim

63Consideration of claim

If the claim does not exceed the prescribed amount, the Registrar may accept Crown liability for payment of the whole or part of the claim without the need for the claimant to commence a proceeding, and, without further appropriation than this section, the claim may be paid out of a Crown Bank Account.
If the claim exceeds the prescribed amount, the Attorney-General and the Registrar may accept Crown liability for payment of the whole or part of the claim without the need for the claimant to commence a proceeding, and, without further appropriation than this section, the claim may be paid out of a Crown Bank Account.

Notes

Section 63(1): amended, on 27 November 2025, by section 83 of the Statutes Amendment Act 2025 (2025 No 74).
Section 63(2): amended, on 27 November 2025, by section 83 of the Statutes Amendment Act 2025 (2025 No 74).