35FAcquisition of land by Sydney Ferries

35F Acquisition of land by Sydney Ferries

35F Acquisition of land by Sydney Ferries

(1) Sydney Ferries may, for any purposes of Sydney Ferries, acquire land (including an interest in land) by agreement or by compulsory process in accordance with the Land Acquisition (Just Terms Compensation) Act 1991.

(2) The other purposes for which land may be acquired under subsection (1) include for the purposes of a future sale, lease or disposal, that is, to enable Sydney Ferries to exercise its functions in relation to land under this Act.

(3) For the purposes of the Public Works Act 1912, any such acquisition of land is taken to be for an authorised work and Sydney Ferries is, in relation to that authorised work, taken to be the Constructing Authority.

(4) Sydney Ferries may not give a proposed acquisition notice under the Land Acquisition (Just Terms Compensation) Act 1991 without the approval of TfNSW.

(5) Any such acquisition is not void merely because it is expressed to be for the purposes of Sydney Ferries or for the purposes of this Act.

(6) Part 3 of the Public Works Act 1912 does not apply in respect of works constructed for the purposes of this section.

s 35F: Ins 2003 No 99, Sch 1 [7]. Am 2010 No 31, Sch 7.1 [17]; 2011 No 41, Sch 1 [10]; 2022 No 59, Sch 2.47.