Roads Act 1993

The Minister—

must decide whether to deal with the application or whether to refuse to deal with the application, and

must give notice to the applicant of the decision and (if the Minister decides to refuse to deal with the application) of the reasons for the decision.

If the Minister decides to deal with the application, the Minister must cause notice of that fact—

to be published in a local newspaper, and

to be served on each person who is an apparent owner of the land affected by the proposed acquisition including—

any registered native title body corporate (within the meaning of the Commonwealth Native Title Act) in relation to the land, and

(Repealed)

to be served on each person who is a registered native title claimant (within the meaning of the Commonwealth Native Title Act) in relation to the land affected by the proposed acquisition.

The notice—

must state that the Minister is considering whether to acquire the land for the purposes of a public road, and

must identify the land, and

must indicate the place at which, and the times during which, a plan of the land is available for inspection by members of the public, and

must state that any person is entitled to make submissions to the Minister with respect to the proposed acquisition of the land, and

must state that, if the land is acquired, any person having an interest in the land will be entitled to compensation so long as the person has lodged a claim of interest with the Minister, and

must indicate the manner in which, and the period (being at least 42 days) within which, any such submission or claim should be made or lodged.

The Minister must ensure that copies of the plan of the land are available for inspection by members of the public at the place, and during the times, specified in the notice.