57AResolution of failure by acquisition by public water utility

#### 57A Resolution of failure by acquisition by public water utility 57A Resolution of failure by acquisition by public water utility > > (1) If the Minister is satisfied a declared failure should be resolved by a public water utility providing a water or sewerage service under the utility’s Act to replace the provision of the essential service under this Act on a permanent basis, the Minister may, by order published in the Gazette, declare that this section applies to the declared failure. > > > (2) If this section is declared to apply— > > > > > (a) the statutory power of the utility to acquire land by negotiation or compulsorily, if any, is to be read as extending to a power to acquire essential infrastructure and land for the purposes of the declaration, and > > > > > (b) the statutory power to acquire land and the [Land Acquisition (Just Terms Compensation) Act 1991](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1991-022) are to be read subject to the modification that a reference to land includes a reference to essential infrastructure and subject to other modifications prescribed by the regulations. > > **s 57A:** Ins 2021 No 26, Sch 1\[20\].