A compulsory purchase order was made. The land owner applied for confirmation by the inspector. They issued an application to challenge the inspector’s recommendation, but did so before it was actually published. The statute required the challenge to be made within six weeks of the publication of the recommendation. The authority said the six weeks was the only window of time in which an application could be submitted.
Held: An application outside that six weeks window gave no jurisdiction to be heard.
Citations:
Gazette 18-May-2000
Statutes:
Acquisition of Land Act 1981 23
Land
Updated: 08 April 2022; Ref: scu.80335
