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Community Welfare Act 1987
13AAcquisition and disposal of land
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#### 13A Acquisition and disposal of land
13A Acquisition and disposal of land
> > (1) The Minister may, for the purposes of the community welfare legislation, acquire land (including an interest in land) by agreement or by compulsory process in accordance with the [Land Acquisition (Just Terms Compensation) Act 1991](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1991-022).
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> > (2) The Minister may, for the purposes of the community welfare legislation, acquire land or other property by gift, devise or bequest.
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> > (3) The Minister may agree to a condition of any such gift, devise or bequest, and the rule of law against remoteness of vesting does not apply to any such condition.
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> > (4) The Minister may expend money—
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> > > (a) on the improvement of any land acquired under this section, or
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> > > (b) on the improvement, for the purposes of the community welfare legislation, of any other land,
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> > even though the improvement or the land may not be used solely for the purposes of the community welfare legislation.
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> > (5) The Minister may—
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> > > (a) for the purposes of the community welfare legislation, grant a lease or licence of any land acquired under this section, and
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> > > (b) in the case of land that is no longer required for the purpose for which it was acquired, grant a lease or licence of the land or sell or otherwise dispose of the land.
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> > (6) The Minister may make commercial use of land acquired under this section if that use is associated with a purpose for which land may be so acquired.
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> **s 13A:** Ins 1987 No 267, sec 2. Am 1992 No 57, Sch 2.