This act brings together and updates the rules about public works. Public works are things that the government builds or does for everyone to use, like roads, schools, and parks. The act changes some of the old rules to make them better and easier to understand.
The act explains how the government can plan, start, and finish public works projects. It tells you what the government can and can’t do when it needs to use land for these projects. It also talks about how the government should work with people who own the land they need.
You’ll find information in this act about how the government pays people if it needs to use their land. It also explains what happens if there are any problems or disagreements during a public works project.
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1: Short Title and commencement, or
“This law's name and when it started”
The Parliamentary Counsel Office has made editorial and format changes to this version using the powers under subpart 2 of Part 3 of the Legislation Act 2019.
Note 4 at the end of this version provides a list of the amendments included in it.
This Act is administered by the Ministry for Primary Industries.
