Land Title Act 1994

The registered owner of a lot may dedicate the lot as a road for public use by the registration of a dedication notice.

Part of a lot may not be dedicated as a road for public use under this section.

A dedication notice must have been approved by the relevant planning body.

On the day the dedication notice is registered—

the dedication of the lot as a road for public use takes effect; and

the land is opened for public use as a road.

This section does not apply if the dedication notice is for the land to be dedicated as a road under the Acquisition of Land Act 1967, section 12B.

In this section—dedication notice means a notice in the approved form requesting the registrar to register a dedication of land as a road.relevant planning body means—

if the lot is in a priority development area—MEDQ; or

if the lot is in a State development area—the Coordinator-General; or

otherwise—the local government.