Roads Act 1993

An applicant may, at any time, withdraw an application for the acquisition of land under this Division.

The Minister—

may at any time and for any reason, and

must if the relevant application is withdrawn,

If the Minister decides to abandon the proposed acquisition of land otherwise than because the application is withdrawn, the Minister must cause notice to be given to the applicant of the decision and of the reasons for the decision.

The applicant is entitled to be refunded all money paid by the applicant to the Minister with respect to the proposed acquisition, other than such amounts as the Minister considers appropriate to compensate the Minister and any other persons who have incurred costs with respect to the proposed acquisition.

If a proposed acquisition of land is abandoned, no further application with respect to that land is to be considered by the Minister during the period of 12 months after the acquisition is abandoned unless the Minister is satisfied that the special circumstances of the case justify the consideration of the further application within that period.