Option for Easement process
Will professional advice expenses be covered?
Yes. After you receive the Option for Easement proposal, the Landholder Professional Fees payment of $10,000 (excluding GST) is available to assist you in the process of reviewing and negotiating the Option for Easement. This payment is not dependent on you signing the Option for Easement. Entering an option for easement is voluntary. You can refuse to enter an Option for Easement.
Upon request, we may agree to reimburse further reasonable out-of-pocket legal costs and professional service provider fees that exceed the Landholder Professional Fees payment that are reasonably incurred and directly connected with negotiating the Option for Easement, if we have agreed to the amount beforehand. To agree additional fees, you should advise your Land Liaison Officer and provide a copy of the fee estimate for review. We will also ask you to provide all itemised invoices detailing the reasonable and direct legal costs and professional service provider fees incurred in negotiating the Option for Easement.
For further information, refer to Landholder Guide: Option for Easement process and compensation.