sec.20BPower to take easements and other interests

sec.20B Power to take easements and other interests

MEDQ’s power to take land for a purpose mentioned in section 20A (1) includes— power to take an easement, or another interest in land above or beneath the surface, without acquiring rights in the surface; and power to take a lease of State land or another interest in State land. If MEDQ issues a notice of intention to resume a lease of State land, or some other interest in State land that is less than freehold, MEDQ must file a copy of the notice in the appropriate land register kept under the Land Act 1994 . If MEDQ amends or discontinues a resumption mentioned in subsection (2) , MEDQ must immediately file a notice of the amendment or discontinuance in the register. This division, and the process under the Acquisition of Land Act 1967 for the taking of land and the payment of compensation for taking land, apply in relation to the easement or other interest mentioned in subsection (1) as if the easement or other interest were land. The Acquisition of Land Act 1967 must be read with and subject to the modifications and adaptations necessary to give operation and effect to subsections (2) , (3) and (4) . To remove any doubt, it is declared that the taking of land under this section is not a taking of land under the Acquisition of Land Act 1967 . In this section— easement includes a public utility easement under the Land Act 1994 or the Land Title Act 1994 . s 20B ins 2024 No. 32 s 15 (sec.20B-ssec.1) MEDQ’s power to take land for a purpose mentioned in section 20A (1) includes— power to take an easement, or another interest in land above or beneath the surface, without acquiring rights in the surface; and power to take a lease of State land or another interest in State land. (sec.20B-ssec.2) If MEDQ issues a notice of intention to resume a lease of State land, or some other interest in State land that is less than freehold, MEDQ must file a copy of the notice in the appropriate land register kept under the Land Act 1994 . (sec.20B-ssec.3) If MEDQ amends or discontinues a resumption mentioned in subsection (2) , MEDQ must immediately file a notice of the amendment or discontinuance in the register. (sec.20B-ssec.4) This division, and the process under the Acquisition of Land Act 1967 for the taking of land and the payment of compensation for taking land, apply in relation to the easement or other interest mentioned in subsection (1) as if the easement or other interest were land. (sec.20B-ssec.5) The Acquisition of Land Act 1967 must be read with and subject to the modifications and adaptations necessary to give operation and effect to subsections (2) , (3) and (4) . (sec.20B-ssec.6) To remove any doubt, it is declared that the taking of land under this section is not a taking of land under the Acquisition of Land Act 1967 . (sec.20B-ssec.7) In this section— easement includes a public utility easement under the Land Act 1994 or the Land Title Act 1994 .