Western Australian Current Acts Western Australian Current Acts (1) The provision of
land under this Act —
(a) for
industrial purposes; or
(b) in
the performance of the Authority’s functions under section 16(1)(e),
is a public work for
the purposes of Parts 9 and 10 of the Land Administration Act 1997 and the
Public Works Act 1902 , and, if necessary for any of those purposes, the
Authority is to be taken to be a local authority within the meaning of the
Public Works Act 1902 .
(2) In applying Parts
9 and 10 of the Land Administration Act 1997 and the Public Works Act 1902
for the purposes of this section —
[(a) deleted]
(b)
sections 187, 188, 189, 190 and 191 of the Land Administration Act 1997 do
not apply to land that becomes vested in the Authority by Schedule 4 being
land that was taken or acquired under the Public Works Act 1902 before the
commencement of this Act.
(3) If land referred
to in subsection (2)(b) is not required for the public work for which it was
taken or acquired, the land may be held or used for some other purpose
authorised by this Act if such purpose is one for which the Authority would be
entitled to take the land pursuant to this section.
[Section 20 amended: No. 31 of 1997 s. 140(2)-(4);
No. 60 of 1998 s. 27; No. 67 of 2004 s. 20.]