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Soil Conservation Act 1938
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#### 24 Acquisition of land
24 Acquisition of land
> > (1) The Minister may, for the purposes of this Act, acquire land (including an interest in land) by agreement or by compulsory process in accordance with the [Land Acquisition (Just Terms Compensation) Act 1991](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1991-022).
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> > (2) For the purposes of the [Public Works Act 1912](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1912-045), any such acquisition of land is taken to be for an authorised work and the Minister is, in relation to that authorised work, taken to be the Constructing Authority.
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> > (3) Sections 34, 35, 36 and 37 of the [Public Works Act 1912](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1912-045) do not apply in relation to works constructed under this Act.
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> **s 24:** Am 1978 No 128, Sch 5 (5). Subst 1992 No 34, Sch 1.