New South Wales Consolidated Acts

HOUSING ACT 2001 - SECT 31

31 Construction of other buildings

(cf Act No 7, 1912, s 18)

(1) This section applies to a request from:

(a) any Minister of the State of New South Wales or any Minister of State of the Commonwealth, or

(b) any Government Department of the State of New South Wales or any Department of State of the Commonwealth, or

(c) any statutory body representing the Crown and incorporated under any Act of New South Wales or the Commonwealth, or both.

(2) The Corporation may, on receiving a request to do so and at the cost of and on such terms as may be agreed on by the Minister, Department or statutory body making the request, construct buildings and carry out works:

(a) on land vested in the Minister, Department or statutory body, or

(b) on land otherwise lawfully available to the Minister, Department or statutory body for the construction of the buildings or the carrying out of the works.

(3) The Corporation may exercise the powers conferred on it under this section even if the cost of the buildings constructed or the works carried out by it is not met directly out of funds of the Minister, Department or statutory body making the request so long as an arrangement has been made with the Treasurer by the Minister, Department or statutory body for the payment of that cost to the Housing Account.

(4) In this section:
"buildings" means buildings intended for use for any purpose.
"works" includes road, drainage, and site developmental works and any other incidental works.