New South Wales Consolidated Acts

HEALTH ADMINISTRATION ACT 1982 - SECT 10

10 Acquisition of land by Corporation

(1) The Corporation, with the approval of the Minister and subject to such terms and conditions as the Minister may attach to the approval, may, for the purpose of the exercise by the Minister, Department, Director-General, Corporation or Foundation of their functions, acquire land (including an interest in land) by agreement or by compulsory process in accordance with the Land Acquisition (Just Terms Compensation) Act 1991 .

(2) Without limiting the generality of subsection (1), the Corporation may acquire in any manner authorised by subsection (1):

(a) any land of which that proposed to be acquired under this section forms part, and

(b) any land adjoining or in the vicinity of any land proposed to be acquired under this section.

(3) For the purposes of the Public Works Act 1912 , any such acquisition of land is taken to be for an authorised work and the Corporation is, in relation to that authorised work, taken to be the Constructing Authority.

(4) Sections 34, 35, 36 and 37 of the Public Works Act 1912 do not apply in respect of works constructed under this Act.

(6) Nothing in this section affects any operation that the Public Works Act 1912 would have if this section had not been enacted and the Corporation had not been constituted.