Industrial Lands Development Authority Act Amendment Act 1978 (WA)

WESTERN AUSTRALIA.

INDUSTRIAL LANDS

DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY.

No. 68 of 1978.

AN ACT to amend the Industrial Lands Develop-

ment Authority Act, 1966-1976.

[Assented to 26th September, 1978.]

BE it enacted by the Queen's Most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council and the Legislative Assembly of Western Australia, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:-

1. (1) This Act may be cited as the Industrial Short title.

Lands Development Authority Act Amendment Act, :gum.

1978.

Authority Act, 1966-1976, is referred to as the Iszgrted for (2) In this Act the Industrial Lands Development Reprinted as

22nd July,

principal Act.	1974and
amended by

(3) The principal Act as amended by this Act grIgg: /27

may be cited as the Industrial Lands Development

Authority Act, 1966-1978.

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Amendment

to section 8. 2. Section 8 of the principal Act is amended

(a)	in subsection (1) by deleting "sell or lease," and substituting "sell or lease or develop," ;
(b)	by repealing subsection (2) and substi- tuting the following subsections

(2) For the purposes of this Act and subject to the provisions of subsection (2a) of this section, the Development Authority may

(a)	subdivide, and grant easements and other interests in or rights over;
(b)	provide, construct, adapt, alter and maintain buildings or structures and works ancillary thereto in or on;
(c)	provide, arrange for the pro- vision of or cause to be provided energy resources, roads, sewer- age, drainage, water or any other service conducive to the development of,

land acquired by it.

(2a) The Development Authority shall not exercise its powers under subsection (2) of this section in relation to the provision, construction, adaptation or alteration of factory buildings and works ancillary thereto unless the Minister is satisfied that an opportunity has been given to the private sector of the community to provide, construct, adapt or alter suitable factory buildings and works ancillary thereto, but that no such buildings and works have been provided, constructed, adapted or altered, or that the terms on which that sector has provided, constructed, adapted or altered or is willing to provide, construct, adapt or alter such buildings and works are unsuitable.

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(2aa) Notwithstanding anything contained in this Act, the Development Authority may, subject to the provisions of subsection (2a) of this section, exercise its powers under subsection (2) of this section on behalf of any other person, including the Crown in right of the State, and when acting in that capacity may exercise those powers in respect of any land, whether acquired by the Development Authority or not. .