Local Government (General) Regulations 2025
44Purposes for which land may be compulsorily acquired
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44 Purposes for which land may be compulsorily acquired
For the purposes of section 176 of the Act*,* the following purposes are prescribed:
(a) the establishment of, or extension to, the council's public offices;
(b) the establishment of, or extension to, a works depot, pound or plant nursery;
(c) the establishment of, or extension to –
(i) any education and care service premises, within the meaning of the Education and Care Services National Law (Tasmania), other than any premises for a family day care service, within the meaning of that Law; or
(ii) a child care centre within the meaning of the Child Care Act 2001 ;
(d) the establishment of, or extension to, public land;
(e) the establishment or realignment of a highway, or local highway, as defined by section 3 of the Local Government (Highways) Act 1982 ;
(f) the establishment of, or the provision of access to –
(i) a stormwater reticulation system, drainage system, handling system, disposal facility system or pump station; and
(ii) a waste management facility, waste disposal site or waste transfer station;
(g) the undertaking of work, or the provision of access for the undertaking of work, for the prevention, control or mitigation of a flood;
(h) the establishment and operation of a quarry for the extraction, processing and storage of rock, crushed rock, gravel or sand for council works.