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Planning and Environment Act 1987
201IPowers of compulsory acquisition
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201I Powers of compulsory acquisition
(1) The Secretary may compulsorily acquire land for the purposes of a declared project.
(2) The **Land Acquisition and Compensation Act 1986** applies to this Part and for that purpose—
(a) Part 9A of the **Planning and Environment Act 1987** is the special Act; and
(b) the Secretary is the Authority.
(3) The Minister may, by notice published in the Government Gazette, declare specified land required for a declared project to be special project land for the purposes of section 5 of the **Land Acquisition and Compensation Act 1986**.
S. 201J inserted by No. 103/1997 s. 3.