HOUSING ACT 1983 - SECT 14 Power to acquire and dispose of land
HOUSING ACT 1983 - SECT 14
Power to acquire and dispose of landS. 14(1) amended by No. 40/2022 s. 31(2)(a).
(1) Homes Victoria may for the purposes of this Act—
(a) except as otherwise provided by this section, purchase or compulsorily acquire any land;
S. 14(1)(b) amended by No. 46/1998 s. 7(Sch. 1).
(b) with the consent of the Minister administering the Crown Land (Reserves) Act 1978 , purchase or acquire any Crown land;
S. 14(1)(c) amended by No. 12/1989 s. 4(1)(Sch. 2 item 61.2).
(c) purchase or acquire from a municipal council or public statutory corporation any land vested in the municipal council or corporation other than land reserved under section 4 of the Crown Land (Reserves) Act 1978 ;
S. 14(1)(d) amended by No. 40/2022 s. 31(2)(b).
(d) upon such terms and conditions and subject to such restrictions, exceptions and reservations as Homes Victoria thinks fit, exchange any land of Homes Victoria (other than land granted to Homes Victoria by the Crown without consideration) for any other land and give or receive consideration in respect of that exchange;
S. 14(1)(e) amended by No. 40/2022 s. 31(2)(b).
(e) sell to any person any land vested in Homes Victoria on such terms and conditions (including terms and conditions as to repayment or the use or development of the land or any part thereof) as Homes Victoria thinks fit;
S. 14(1)(f) amended by No. 40/2022 s. 31(2)(b).
(f) make grants of any land vested in Homes Victoria free of consideration to any person and subject to such terms and conditions as Homes Victoria thinks fit;
S. 14(1)(g) amended by Nos 109/1997 s. 533(Sch. 2 item 4.1(a)), 40/2022 s. 31(2)(b).
(g) subject to the Residential Tenancies Act 1997 , lease any land vested in Homes Victoria to any person of not less than fifteen years of age or to any body corporate for such period and on such terms and conditions as Homes Victoria thinks fit;
S. 14(1)(h) amended by Nos 109/1997 s. 533(Sch. 2 item 4.1(b)), 40/2022 s. 31(2)(b).
(h) subject to the Residential Tenancies Act 1997 , sub-lease any land in respect of which Homes Victoria has a leasehold interest to any person of not less than fifteen years of age or to any body corporate in accordance with the terms of the head lease; and
(i) buy and sell mortgages.
(2) Part I of Schedule 2 has effect for the purposes of this section.