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LANDS ACQUISITION ACT 1989 - SECT 14

Order to enforce exercise of powers

  (1)   Where:

  (a)   an authorised person is entitled to exercise powers under this Part   in relation to land; and

  (b)   another person (in this section called the obstructing person ) has hindered or obstructed, is hindering or obstructing, or proposes to hinder or obstruct the authorised person in the exercise of any of those powers;

a court of summary jurisdiction may, on the application of the authorised person, make an order authorising a member of the Australian Federal Police or other person named in the order to use such assistance and force as are reasonably necessary to enable those powers to be exercised.

  (2)   A copy of an application under subsection   (1) shall be given to the obstructing person and that person is entitled to appear and be heard on the hearing of the application.



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