New South Wales Consolidated Acts

PUBLIC WORKS ACT 1912 - SECT 40

40 Acquisition of land for public purposes other than authorised works

(1) This section applies to the acquisition of land for the purposes of any work other than an authorised work.

(2) The Minister may acquire land (including an interest in land) by agreement or by compulsory process in accordance with the Land Acquisition (Just Terms Compensation) Act 1991 for the purposes of:

(a) a public work or undertaking specified in section 41 if money has been appropriated from the Consolidated Fund (or is otherwise lawfully available) for or towards the carrying out of the work or undertaking, or

(b) a school site or a site for public offices or public buildings.

(3) The Minister is, in relation to the acquisition of land under this section, taken to be the Constructing Authority.