87Acquisition of land within Latrobe area

87 Acquisition of land within Latrobe area S. 87(1) amended by No. 63/2006 s. 61(Sch. item 10). (1) A generation company or an associated entity of a generation company may recommend to the Minister administering the **Mineral Resources (Sustainable Development) Act 1990** the compulsory acquisition of any land within the Latrobe area which is or may be required by the generation company or associated entity for or in connection with, or as incidental to, carrying out operations under a licence issued to the company under Part 2. (2) The **Land Acquisition and Compensation Act 1986** applies to this section and for that purpose— (a) the **Electricity Industry Act 2000** is the special Act; and S. 87(2)(b) amended by No. 63/2006 s. 61(Sch. item 10). (b) the Minister administering the **Mineral Resources (Sustainable Development) Act 1990** is the Authority. S. 87(3) amended by No. 63/2006 s. 61(Sch. item 10). (3) Despite anything to the contrary in the **Land Acquisition and Compensation Act 1986**, section 109(2) of that Act does not apply to land acquired in accordance with this section by the Minister administering the **Mineral Resources (Sustainable Development) Act 1990**. ***associated entity***, in relation to a generation company, means a person to whom an exemption under section 17 applies in respect of an activity relating to the generation of electricity for supply or sale, being an activity for which the generation company holds a licence under Part 2; ***Latrobe area*** means the municipal district of the Shire of LaTrobe.