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Emergency Management Bill (No 2)

Information, enforcement, compensation, appeals, and secondary legislation - Compensation, civil liability, and other protections - Provisions applying to sections 191 to 194

196: Court may hear dispute about compensation under section 191 or 193

You could also call this:

"Court can help settle disputes about compensation payments"

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If you have a dispute about compensation under section 191 or 193, you can take it to court. You can ask the court to decide if you are entitled to compensation. The court can also decide how much compensation you should get and who should pay it. You can dispute who is liable to pay the compensation, such as the Crown, an Emergency Management Committee, or a territorial authority. The court will hear your dispute and make a decision. This applies to disputes about compensation under section 191 or 193. The court's decision will be about your entitlement to compensation, the amount you should get, or who is liable to pay it.

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Part 5Information, enforcement, compensation, appeals, and secondary legislation
Compensation, civil liability, and other protections: Provisions applying to sections 191 to 194

196Court may hear dispute about compensation under section 191 or 193

A dispute relating to 1 or more of the following matters that arises in relation to section 191 or 193 may be determined by a court of competent jurisdiction:
the entitlement of a person to compensation under the applicable section:
the amount of compensation payable:
the liability of the Crown, an Emergency Management Committee, or a territorial authority to pay compensation.