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Land Transfer Act 2017

Land title and registration - Compensation - Further provisions where compensation paid

71: Right of subrogation

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"The Crown takes your place when you get compensation"

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When you get compensation, the Crown takes your place in relation to the issue you claimed about. The Crown gets all the rights and remedies you had, up to the amount of compensation you received. This means the Crown can now take action on the issue, instead of you.

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Part 2Land title and registration
Compensation: Further provisions where compensation paid

71Right of subrogation

  1. The Crown is subrogated, to the extent of any compensation made or to be made, to all the rights and remedies a claimant may have, but for the subrogation, in relation to the matter to which the claimant’s claim relates.