Subdivision Subdiv 1 - Land Administration Act 1997 - Land required for a public work

Subdiv 1Land required for a public work

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Subdivision 1 — Land required for a public work

Interests in land may be taken etc. 186
Underground land, interests in may be taken etc. 187
Certain materials and interests in land not to be taken without consent of Minister or principal proprietor 187
Mineral, petroleum and geothermal energy rights may be excluded from taking order 188

Subdivision 2 — Land required for the purpose of conferring interests

Interests in land may be taken etc. 188
Application of this Part and Part 10 to taking authorised, and interests taken, under s. 165 189
Agreement as to payment of compensation etc. by person who will get grant for which s. 165 taking is authorised 190

Division 3 — Procedure for taking interests in land and designating for a public work

Subdivision 1 — Procedure for taking interests in land by agreement

Agreement to purchase or consent to take required interest, acquiring authority’s powers as to 190
Purchase price in agreement to purchase 191

Subdivision 2 — Procedure for taking interests in land without agreement

Notice of intention to take required interest, issue of etc. 191
Notice of intention, content and validity of 193
No transaction affecting required land without Minister’s consent 194
No improvements to be made to required land without Minister’s approval 196
Minister’s consent under s. 172 to transaction, Registrar of Titles may require evidence of 196
Objections to proposed taking of interests in land 196
Proprietor may require acquiring authority to also take small remainders of land 198
Taking order, Minister’s powers to make etc. 199
Taking order, content of 200

Subdivision 3 — Effect of taking order

Division 4 — Entry on to land