Application of Act to acquisition of land by an acquiring authority other than the Crown
5 Application of Act to acquisition of land by an acquiring authority other than the Crown
Where an acquiring authority (other than the Crown) is authorized by a special Act to acquire any land required for the purposes of the authority, that land – if it is Crown land, is to be purchased as provided by the Crown Lands Act 1976; or if it is not Crown land, is to be acquired as provided by this Act.
Except to the extent that the provisions of this Act are expressly varied or made inapplicable by a special Act, those provisions – apply to the purpose authorized by that special Act as far as they are applicable to that purpose; and form part of the special Act, together with any other Act that is to be incorporated with that special Act; and are to be read as one Act with the special Act and any other Act so incorporated.
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