9Acquisition of land by TAM

9 Acquisition of land by TAM

9 Acquisition of land by TAM

(1) TAM may, for any purposes of TAM, 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 enables TAM to exercise its functions in relation to land under this Act.

(3) For the Public Works and Procurement Act 1912—

(a) an acquisition of land under subsection (1) is taken to be an authorised work, and

(b) TAM is, in relation to the authorised work, taken to be the Constructing Authority.

(4) TAM must not give a proposed acquisition notice under the Land Acquisition (Just Terms Compensation) Act 1991 without the approval of the Minister.

(5) An acquisition is not void merely because it is expressed to be for the purposes of TAM or for the purposes of this Act.

(6) The Public Works and Procurement Act 1912, Part 3 does not apply in relation to works constructed for the purposes of this section.

s 9: Am 1991 No 94, Sch 1; 1996 No 56, Sch 1 [14] [15]. Subst 2003 No 96, Sch 1 [8]; 2017 No 12, Sch 2.1[6]; 2024 No 58, Sch 1.2[10].