Acquisition of land and construction of works by Authority
27 Acquisition of land and construction of works by Authority
The Authority may, for the purposes of the Government telecommunications network, acquire land (including an interest in land) by agreement or, if there is no agreement, by compulsory process in accordance with the Land Acquisition (Just Terms Compensation) Act 1991.
For the purposes of the Public Works and Procurement Act 1912, the acquisition is taken to be for an authorised work and the Authority is, in relation to the work, taken to be the Constructing Authority within the meaning of that Act.
Sections 34, 35, 36 and 37 of the Public Works and Procurement Act 1912 do not apply to the construction of works under this Act.
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