Functional Responsibility:
The Land Compensation Board's powers and duties are set out in the enabling legislation, The Expropriation Act, (S.A. Chapter 27, 1974). The Board has jurisdiction with respect to expropriation under the Act with an exception concerning the Surface Rights Board. The primary function of the Land Compensation Board is quasi-judicial: to hear and decide on provincial expropriation disputes. The Board's responsibilities also include a variety of other functions relating to expropriation procedures and rights, proceedings and other auxiliary matters under the Act. The Board has the power to arbitrate expropriation, determine compensation for owner of land expropriated and expenses resulting from expropriation. The Land Compensation Board deals with all provincial property expropriation initiated by the Crown through ministers departments and agencies and by all urban and rural municipal bodies.

Administrative Relationships:
The Land Compensation Board's annual report was included in the Annual Report of the Attorney General until 1991. Following this the Board produced a separate annual report and submitted this to the Associate Minister of Agriculture. Since 1998 the annual reports of the Land Compensation Board and the Surface Rights Board have been combined, both Boards have had the same chairman since 1997, however they operate independently from one another. The Land Compensation Board consists of a number of members determined by the Lieutenant Governor in Council. The Lieutenant Governor in Council also designates one member as chairman and set remuneration for the Board.

Administrative Structure:
In 1991 the Land Compensation Board had a chairman, ten Board members and five support staff.

Names of Chief Officers:
K. J. Boyd (1975-1988)
L. L. Wood (1988-1989)
Ammon O. Ackroyd (1989 (Acting))
C. J. Pruves (1992-1997)
Les Miller (1998-[2000?])