Land Transfer Act 2017

Land title and registration - Compensation - Calculation of compensation for deprivation of estate or interest in land

66: Improvements made to land

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"What happens to improvements made to land when working out compensation"

When you are working out how much compensation you should get for losing your estate or interest in land, you do not include the value of any improvements made to the land after you found out about the loss. You can include the value of improvements if they were required by law or by a court order. If you think improvements were made before you found out about the loss, it is up to you to prove it.

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65: Valuation of estate or interest in land and matters relating to onus of proof, or

"Working out the value of lost land and who proves what happened"

67: Benefit obtained by claimant to be taken into account, or

"Consider any benefits you already have when working out compensation"

Part 2Land title and registration
Compensation: Calculation of compensation for deprivation of estate or interest in land

66Improvements made to land

The value of any improvements made to the land after the claimant gained (or ought reasonably to have gained) knowledge about the loss, are not to be taken into account when determining compensation unless the improvements were required to be carried out by or under any enactment or by order of a court.
The claimant has the onus of proof if the claimant alleges that any improvements were made before the claimant gained (or ought reasonably to have gained) knowledge of the loss.