18Notice of acquisition

18 Notice of acquisition

(1)  An acquiring authority may cause a notice of acquisition to be published in the Gazette if –

(a) [Section 18 Subsection (1) amended by No. 31 of 2019, s. 11, Applied:01 Jan 2020] a notice to treat in relation to the land, or the part of the land to be acquired, has been served on an owner of subject land; and

(b) the documents referred to in section 13 (1) have been lodged with the Recorder of Titles under that section or the notice to treat, or the relevant part of that notice, has been registered under section 13 (2) ; and

(c) the notice to treat has not been withdrawn under section 12 ; and

(d) [Section 18 Subsection (1) amended by No. 31 of 2019, s. 11, Applied:01 Jan 2020] no agreement has been made in respect of that land, or a part of the land, under section 9 .

(1A)  [Section 18 Subsection (1A) inserted by No. 31 of 2019, s. 11, Applied:01 Jan 2020] If a notice to treat has been served on an owner of subject land, a notice of acquisition may relate to all of the land, or a part of the land, that is within the boundaries of the subject land shown in the notice to treat.

(2)  [Section 18 Subsection (2) amended by No. 19 of 2001, s. 11, Applied:12 Apr 2001] Except as provided in subsection (2A) , a notice of acquisition is to be gazetted after the expiration of 30 days and before the expiration of 6 months–

(a) after the day on which the notice to treat was served; or

(b) where more than one notice to treat was served, after the day on which the first notice to treat was served.

(2A)  [Section 18 Subsection (2A) inserted by No. 19 of 2001, s. 11, Applied:12 Apr 2001] If a notice of acquisition relates to a major infrastructure project, the notice is to be gazetted after the expiration of 30 days and before the expiration of 18 months –