8Resumption by Governor

8 Resumption by Governor

8 Resumption by Governor

(1) The Governor may resume or acquire, subject to the provisions of the Public Works Act 1912, any land required in New South Wales for or incidental to any railway referred to in the agreement, and for that purpose the Minister for Public Works for the State of New South Wales shall have all the powers of a Constructing Authority under the said Act. Such land when so resumed or acquired shall be vested for the purposes of the agreement, in such corporation constituted by or under any Act of the Parliament of Victoria as may be nominated for the purpose by the Governor of Victoria.

The vesting under this subsection shall be effected by the conveyance or transfer by the Minister for Public Works of so much of the land resumed or acquired as is required for purposes of or incidental to any such railway.

(2) Any land resumed or acquired under this section which is not required for purposes of or incidental to any railway referred to in the agreement may be sold, leased or otherwise dealt with under the Public Works Act 1912, in all respects as if it were land taken under the provisions of that Act for an authorised work and not required for the purposes of any authorised work or may be reconveyed or retransferred to the persons entitled in full or part satisfaction of any claim for compensation in respect of the resumption or acquisition of the land.

In any sale made pursuant to this subsection an easement over or a right of using the whole or any part of the land sold may be reserved.

s 8: Am 1941 No 13, sec 2 (1); 1983 No 118, Schs 2 (1), 3 (4).