69   Compensation for withdrawal of proposed acquisition notice

(1)  If a proposed acquisition notice is withdrawn (or taken to be withdrawn) under this Act, an owner of the land concerned is entitled to be compensated by the authority of the State who gave the notice for any financial costs or any damage actually incurred or suffered by the owner as a direct consequence of the giving of the notice and its later withdrawal.

(2)  Compensation is not payable under this section in respect of any change in the value of the land.

(3)  Compensation is not payable under this section unless a claim for the compensation is made within 3 years after the withdrawal of the proposed acquisition notice.