Local Government (Highways) Act 1982

In this section, apparatus or equipment includes lamps, posts, cables, and wires.

The corporation of a municipality may light, or arrange for the lighting of, a local highway within the municipality or a public place in the municipality that is not a local highway.

In the exercise of its powers under this section, the corporation may on any land carry out, or cause to be carried out, such works as it considers necessary and, without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing provisions of this section, any such works may include – the laying, erection, or installation of apparatus or equipment; and the attachment to a tree, building, or structure of apparatus or equipment.

In the exercise of its powers under this section the corporation shall do as little damage as possible to land not vested in it.

Apparatus or equipment used for the purposes of this section does not cease to be the property of the corporation by reason of its being laid in or on, or attached to, any land or any tree, building, or structure.