51Acquisition of land

51 Acquisition of land

(1)  An electricity entity is an acquiring authority under the Land Acquisition Act 1993 .

(2)  An electricity entity may acquire land under the Land Acquisition Act 1993 for the purposes of the operations that the electricity entity is authorised to carry on under its licence.

(3)  Without limiting subsection (2) , an electricity entity –

(a) is a public authority for the purposes of the Conveyancing and Law of Property Act 1884 ; and

(b) [Section 51 Subsection (3) amended by No. 73 of 1997, Sched. 1, Applied:25 Feb 1998] may acquire an easement in gross within the meaning of section 90A of that Act; and

(c) may enter into, or acquire the benefit of, a covenant in gross within the meaning of section 90AB of that Act .

(4)  An electricity entity may only acquire land by compulsory process under the Land Acquisition Act 1993 if the acquisition is authorised in writing by the Minister.

(5)  Regulations may be made modifying the Land Acquisition Act 1993 in its application to the acquisition of land under this section, but the regulations cannot affect the monetary entitlements of persons from whom land is acquired.