57Introductory

### 57 Introductory > > (1)  The powers conferred on a corporation under this Part are in addition to any other powers of a corporation to acquire, dispose of, or effect any other dealing in relation to land. > > > (2)  In relation to the acquisition or holding of land, references in this Part to highway purposes shall be construed as references to the construction, widening, or alteration of a highway or the other purposes of this Act or for which land may be acquired under this Act. > > > (3)  *\[Section 57 Subsection (3) amended by No. 24 of 1993, s. 3 and Sched. 1 \]*In respect of the acquisition for highway purposes by a corporation of any land or any rights over land, [sections 22](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1993-023#GS22@EN) and [23 of the](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1993-023#GS23@EN) [Land Acquisition Act 1993](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1993-023) have effect not only in respect of the 6 months referred to in those sections but also in respect of the 21 days following the determination of a disputed claim for compensation in respect of the acquisition. > > > (4)  *\[Section 57 Subsection (4) substituted by No. 24 of 1993, s. 3 and Sched. 1 \]*On the publication in the *Gazette* of a notice that a corporation has reconveyed land under [section 23 of the](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1993-023#GS23@EN) [Land Acquisition Act 1993](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1993-023) , any public rights of passage over that land that were created by the acquisition of the land by the corporation for highway purposes are abolished.