Aberdour Investments v Redland Shire Council

[2003] QLC 82

LAND COURT OF QUEENSLAND

CITATION:Aberdour Investments v Redland Shire Council [2003] QLC 0082

PARTIES:Aberdour Investments Pty Ltd (claimant)

v.

Redland Shire Council (respondent)

FILE NO:  A2002/0055

DIVISION:  Land Court of Queensland

PROCEEDING:  Claim for compensation payable consequent upon the

resumption by the Redland Shire Council, of an area of 708 m², being Lot 47 on RP 130551, Parish of Capalaba, County of Stanley, for the development of community facilities and other civic improvements under the provisions of the Acquisition of Land Act 1967

DELIVERED ON:  18 November 2003

DELIVERED AT:  Brisbane

HEARD AT:  Brisbane

MEMBER  Mr JJ Trickett, President

ORDER BY AGREEMENT:         1.     Compensation  is  determined  at  One  Hundred

and Eighty-seven Thousand Dollars ($187,000), comprising loss of land, severance and injurious affection One Hundred and Seventy-seven Thousand Dollars ($177,000) and disturbance Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000).

2.The respondent pay interest at the rate of 6.75%:

·          on the amount of $177,000 from the date of resumption, 13 May 1994, up to 15 December  1994,   when   the   advance   of

$156,000    and    also    the    disturbance     of

$10,000 was paid;

·       and then on the amount of $31,000 from 16 December 1994 up to the day immediately preceding the date upon which compensation is made.

APPEARANCES:  Mr PJ Lyons QC, with him Mr A Hyam for the claimant

Mr RM Needham for the respondent

SOLICITORS:  Hemming & Hart for the claimant King & Co for the respondent

JJ TRICKETT PRESIDENT OF THE LAND COURT

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