Western Australian Consolidated Acts Western Australian Consolidated Acts (1) The Minister
administering the Land Administration Act 1997 may from time to time,
under and subject to Part 9 of the Land Administration Act 1997 ,
take on behalf of the Crown any land which in his opinion ought to be taken
for the purposes of this Act, and for the purpose of any such proposed taking
may cause the land to be inspected, surveyed, explored, and reported upon by
such officers and workmen as he directs, all of whom may thereupon enter upon
the land and carry out all necessary operations.
(2) The Minister
administering the Land Administration Act 1997 may from time to time
under and subject to Part 9 of the Land Administration Act 1997 ,
and at the request of a person interested in land taken or intended to be
taken under subsection (1), take on behalf of the Crown any land which is
being or is intended to be used in conjunction with the land so taken or so
intended to be taken.
(3) Upon any such
taking the owner shall be entitled to compensation, and the amount of such
compensation shall be determined in the manner prescribed by Part 10 of
the Land Administration Act 1997 .
(4) Whenever it is
proved to the satisfaction of the State Administrative Tribunal that damage
has been sustained by a claimant by reason of the severance of the land
resumed from other adjoining land of the claimant, the Tribunal may order that
such adjoining land or some portion thereof shall also be resumed.
[Section 12 amended by No. 31 of 1997
s. 76(3)-(5), 142 and 143; No. 55 of 2004 s. 916.]