New South Wales Consolidated Acts

TRANSPORT ADMINISTRATION ACT 1988 - SECT 11

11 Acquisition of land by RailCorp

(1) RailCorp may, for any purposes of RailCorp, 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) The other purposes for which land may be acquired under subsection (1) include for the purposes of a future sale, lease or disposal, that is, to enable RailCorp to exercise its functions in relation to land under this Act.

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

(4) RailCorp may not give a proposed acquisition notice under the Land Acquisition (Just Terms Compensation) Act 1991 without the approval of the portfolio Minister.

(5) Any such acquisition is not void merely because it is expressed to be for the purposes of RailCorp or for the purposes of this Act.

(6) Part 3 of the Public Works Act 1912 does not apply in respect of works constructed for the purposes of this section.