Catchwords:

COMPULSORY ACQUISITION OF LAND —compensation — market value of land — statutory disregard of certain increases or decreases in value of land — public purpose for which the land acquired — meaning of “public purpose” — where Transport for NSW acquired land pursuant to s 177 of the Roads Act 1993 (NSW) for the construction of the M12 motorway — whether broader purpose of developing area of the Western Sydney Airport was part of Transport for NSW’s “public purpose” for the purposes of s 56(1)(a)

STATUTORY INTERPRETATION — Land Acquisition (Just Terms Compensation) Act 1991 (NSW) s 56(1)(a) — meaning of “public purpose” — whether public purpose in s 56(1)(a) is limited to purposes for which an acquiring authority is authorised by statute to acquire land