LAND ADMINISTRATION ACT 1997 - SECT 161

LAND ADMINISTRATION ACT 1997 - SECT 161

161 .         Interests in land may be taken etc.

        (1)         Whenever the Crown, the Governor, the Government, any Minister of the Crown, any State instrumentality or any local government is authorised, by this Act, the Public Works Act 1902 or any other Act, to undertake, construct or provide any public work, and the use of any land or any interest in land is required for the purposes of the work, then, unless otherwise specially provided —

            (a)         any interest in the land held by a person other than the Crown may be taken; and

            (b)         subject to Part 4, any designation of the land or of any interest in the land may be removed; and

            (c)         any management order affecting the land may be revoked or modified, whatever the purpose for which the order had been made, whether local or general; and

            (d)         any interest in the land held by the Crown or taken from some other person under paragraph (a) may be disposed of or granted to any other person; and

            (e)         any interest in the land held by the Crown or taken from some other person under paragraph (a) (including an interest disposed of or granted under paragraph (d)) may be designated for the purpose of the public work,

                in accordance with this Part.

        (2)         The powers under subsection (1) may be exercised at any time, and whether or not the powers have previously been exercised for the purposes of that public work.