Commentary on provisions of the Act Part 1: Temporary possession for construction of works Right to enter upon and take possession of land
Paragraphs 1(1) and 2(2) to (4) deal with the table land. The table in Part 4 sets out specific purposes for which the table land may be used. This table therefore gives an indication of the purposes for which certain parcels of land may be used temporarily (for example, for environmental mitigation, utility diversions, highway access or work sites) but the purposes are not exhaustive and the land can be used for other Phase One purposes.
	Paragraphs 1(1) and 2(1) deal with land within the Act limits other than the table land. Paragraph 1(2) provides that the nominated undertaker may take temporary possession of such land. However, this is subject to the exceptions in paragraph 2(1). Temporary possession of land cannot be taken if the power of compulsory acquisition under section 4(1) is restricted to the acquisition of rights in the land or the acquisition of subsoil or under-surface or both the acquisition of sub-soil or under-surface and of rights of passage.