Australian Postal Corporation and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2024 (61 of 2024)

Schedule 1   Amendments

Australian Postal Corporation Act 1989

78   After section 90ZA

Insert:

90ZAA Compensation for acquisition of property

(1) If the operation of section 90Z or 90ZA would result in an acquisition of property (within the meaning of paragraph 51(xxxi) of the Constitution) from a person otherwise than on just terms (within the meaning of that paragraph), the Commonwealth is liable to pay a reasonable amount of compensation to the person.

(2) If the Commonwealth and the person do not agree on the amount of the compensation, the person may institute proceedings in the Federal Court of Australia for the recovery from the Commonwealth of such reasonable amount of compensation as the court determines.