LAND ADMINISTRATION ACT 1997 - SECT 11

LAND ADMINISTRATION ACT 1997 - SECT 11

11 .         Minister may acquire land in the public interest

        (1)         Subject to subsection (2), the Minister may, in the name and on behalf of the State, acquire an estate, interest or other right in or to land in the public interest from any person —

            (a)         by purchase; or

            (b)         by exchange, and may make or receive any payment that is necessary because of any difference in value between the pieces of land exchanged; or

            (c)         by accepting the surrender of land held in fee simple or a less estate or interest; or

            (d)         by taking it in the manner provided by Part 9; or

            (e)         by forfeiture to the State under section 35; or

            (f)         by acquiring it in any other manner provided for by this Act.

        (2)         The Minister may, in the name and on behalf of the State, acquire an estate, interest or other right in or to land in the public interest from the Commonwealth, another State, a Territory or another country —

            (a)         by purchase; or

            (b)         by exchange, and may make or receive any payment that is necessary because of any difference in value between the pieces of land exchanged; or

            (c)         by accepting the surrender of land held in fee simple or a less estate or interest.

        (3)         The Minister must, after consulting the Valuer-General, determine the value of any estate, interest or other right in or to land —

            (a)         to be purchased under this section; or

            (b)         to be acquired by exchange under this section, and the value of the estate, interest or other right in or to land to be transferred in exchange for the estate, interest or other right to be so acquired.