New South Wales Consolidated Acts

ROADS ACT 1993 - SECT 160

160 Reinstatement of buildings affected by acquisition of land

(1) If land on which the whole of a building is situated is acquired under this Act, TfNSW may do any one or more of the following--

(a) it may demolish the whole or any part of the building,

(b) it may repair, renew or extend any undemolished part of the building,

(c) it may sell any part of the land that is not required for the purposes of this Act, whether or not on condition that the purchaser of the land must demolish any part of the building that is situated on the land retained by TfNSW.

(2) If land on which part only of a building is situated is acquired under this Act, TfNSW may demolish that part of the building.

(3) If any part of a building is partially demolished as a consequence of the acquisition of land under this Act, the remainder of the building may be repaired, renewed or extended with materials of a similar quality and class to those used in the undemolished part of the building regardless of any other Act or law to the contrary.

(4) Subsection (3) does not authorise a person (other than TfNSW) to extend a building by more than is necessary to enable it to provide accommodation equivalent in nature and extent to that provided by it before the demolition took place.