Govt clips 20% land payment sweetener for fast-track deals
Public Works Act amendment intended to speed up land purchases for Government's fast track wish list, while sidestepping the environment court complaints process.
Incentive payments of up to $242,000 per deal could be on the table to help speed up the purchase of land required for Government's fast-track and roads of national significance projects.
A planned amendment to the Public Works Act (PWA), which already gives the Crown and local authorities the right