Roads Act 1993

A roads authority may refer to the Secretary for inquiry and report any matter that has arisen in connection with—

the opening or proposed opening of a road under this Act, or

the closure or proposed closure of a road under this Act, or

the exercise or proposed exercise of any function conferred on a person by or under Part 2, 3, 4, 10 or 12 in relation to a road or proposed road or in relation to land that is included in a former road that has been closed under this Act.

As soon as practicable after receiving a reference under this section, the Secretary—

must hold an inquiry into the matter that is the subject of the reference, and

must prepare a report of the Secretary’s findings with respect to the matter, and

must submit that report to the roads authority.

No appeal lies from any matter arising out of a report made under this section.

This section does not apply to a matter in respect of which the Land and Environment Court has jurisdiction under this Act.

In this section—