How is compensation assessed?

Following the publication of the resumption notice in the gazette, an officer of the Coordinator-General will contact you to arrange a valuation of your property.

Compensation is assessed based on the value of your land at the date the resumption notice was published in the gazette as well as disturbance costs caused by the resumption.

Disturbance costs are defined in the ALA to mean:

• legal costs and valuation or other professional fees (reasonably incurred in relation to preparation and lodgement of a claim)
• costs relating to the purchase of a replacement property
• removal and storage costs reasonably incurred in relocating from the resumed land
• costs reasonably incurred to connect to services or utilities upon relocating from the resumed land
• loss of profit or other economic losses resulting from the interruption to a business that is directly attributable to resumption of the land
• other financial costs reasonably incurred that are a direct and natural consequence of the resumption of the land.

When assessing disturbance costs, compensation will only be paid for costs that have been reasonably incurred.