2017-12-12 Services & Organisation Committee Agenda

SERVICES & ORGANISATION COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                   12 DECEMBER 2017


Land Delegation under the Land Act 1994 and Acquisition of Land Act 1967
(as confirmed by Director of Corporate Services)

Section 372(2) Power to apply to the Minister for approval for a public utility easement to continue over
unallocated State land when the deed of grant in trust, lease or licence ends or the dedication of the
reserve is revoked.

Section 372(5) Power to apply to the Minister for approval for a public utility easement to continue over
unallocated State land when the freehold land is surrendered.

Section 373A Power, as the trustee, lessee or sublessee of nonfreehold land the subject of a trust, lease
or sublease, to consent to the creation of a covenant on the land.

Acquisition of Land Act 1967

The following powers have been added to the delegation as they have been identified as being required by
staff and confirmed by the Director of Corporate Services.

Section 4B (2) Power as an entity taking the resource interest to give the relevant chief executive for the
resource interest written notice.

Section 7 Power to prepare, serve and amend a Notice of Intention to Resume, to discontinue a
resumption and to give notice to the land registry.

Section 8 Power to hear the objector, consider the grounds of objection to the taking of land and to amend
the notice of intention to resume or discontinue the resumption.

Section 9 Power to apply to the Minister that the land be taken and to respond to requests from the
Minister for further particulars or information.

Section 12(5A) Power to agree with the Claimant on the amount of compensation payable.

Section 12(7) Power to serve the gazette resumption notice upon every person who is entitled pursuant to
section 18 to claim compensation or is a mortgagee of the land.

Section 12A Power to lodge with the registrar of titles a plan of survey showing a new boundary for a lot or
common property.

Section 12B Power to dedicate land taken under the Act as a road.

Sections 13(1) and (1A) Power to take additional land.

Sections 13(2) and (2A) Power to take additional land.

Section 13 (3) Power to sell or otherwise deal with additional land taken.

Section 15B Power to take land pursuant to a resumption agreement and to take all steps necessary to
prepare and enter the resumption agreement.

Section 15C Power to apply to the Minister to take land pursuant to a resumption agreement and to
respond to requests from the Minister for further particulars or information.

Section 15D Power to declare by gazette notice that land taken pursuant to a resumption agreement is
taken for the purpose stated in the notice.

Section 16(1) Power to serve a notice of discontinuance of a resumption.

Section 16(1B) Power to agree with the claimant about the amount of compensation payable under
subsection (1A) or to refer the issue for determination by the Land Court.




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