E.M. Power v. Department Of Education [1989] NSWLEC 232

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Jurisdiction: Australia
Judgment Date: 29 August 1989
Procedural Posture: Application for Determination of Compensation for Compulsory Acquisition / Judgment
Outcome: Compensation awarded to applicant
Legal Topics: ['compensation Assessment' 'zoning and Planning Process' 'valuation Methods for Resumed Land']

['land Law' 'compulsory Acquisition' 'planning and Environment'] ['compensation Assessment' 'zoning and Planning Process' 'valuation Methods for Resumed Land']

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Procedural Posture

Application for Determination of Compensation for Compulsory Acquisition / Judgment

Legal Issues

1 ["What is the proper amount of compensation for the compulsory acquisition of the applicant's land?" 'What is the correct method for assessing the value of the resumed land given zoning and planning history?']

Ratio Decidendi

The value of the resumed land must be determined by a hypothetical negotiations approach, assuming no intervention by the resuming authority, and acknowledging the land's potential for residential and commercial uses as indicated in draft structure plans. The land, whilst zoned rural, had prospects for re-zoning but not certainty, justifying compensation assessed by reference to comparable sales of flood-prone land with residential potential. The appropriate compensation was set at $300,000.

Court Disposition

Compensation awarded to applicant

Orders

['Compensation assessed at $300,000.' 'Exhibits may be released.' 'Respondent to pay costs of the applicant.']

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