19Acquisition of land

19 Acquisition of land

19 Acquisition of land

(1) The Commission may, for the purposes of this Act, acquire land, including land previously appropriated or resumed for any purpose, by lease or purchase or by appropriation or resumption in accordance with the provisions of this section, and may dispose of and otherwise deal with any such land.

(2) An appropriation or resumption for the purposes of this Act shall be effected by the Governor under the Public Works Act 1912 and without affecting the generality of the foregoing, appropriation under that Act may be effected in respect of any land vested in Her Majesty or any person in trust for Her Majesty.

(3) Such an appropriation or resumption shall be deemed to be for an authorised work within the meaning of the Public Works Act 1912 and the Commission shall be deemed to be the Constructing Authority.

(4) Notwithstanding subsection (2), sections 34, 35, 36 and 37 of the Public Works Act 1912 do not apply to or in respect of any works authorised or expenditure incurred for the purposes of this Act.

(5) Without limiting the generality of the foregoing provisions of this section, section 4A of the Public Works Act 1912 applies to and in respect of an easement or right acquired for the purposes of this Act in the same way as it applies to and in respect of an easement or right acquired in cases where that section is otherwise applicable.

(6) For the purposes of this section and not otherwise, the Public Works Act 1912 shall be deemed to be amended in the manner set forth in Schedule 7 to the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 but nothing in this section affects the operation or effect of the lastmentioned Act.