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Government to amend Public Works Act, amendment bill likely introduced mid-2025

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Publish Date
Mon, 21 Oct 2024, 8:14am
Photo / NZ Herald
Photo / NZ Herald

Government to amend Public Works Act, amendment bill likely introduced mid-2025

Author
Newstalk ZB,
Publish Date
Mon, 21 Oct 2024, 8:14am

The Land Information Minister says there needs to be a way to build key infrastructure projects without years of litigation and arguments.

An independent panel reviewed the Public Works Act, which allows government agencies to force people and businesses to sell their land, to complete big infrastructure projects.

An amendment bill is likely to be introduced mid-next year.

Minister Chris Penk told Mike Hosking it goes with the fast-tracking work.

He says when it comes to roads for example, they sometimes need additional land the Crown doesn't own, and they don't want to fall at the last hurdle of trying to get that.

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