Declaration of Link road
61 Declaration of Link road
S. 61 substituted by No. 102/1998 s. 10.
S. 61(1) substituted by No. 81/2000 s. 13.
The Minister may, from time to time declare any part of any land leased under section 60 to be a road.
S. 61(2) amended by No. 12/2004 s. 162(4).
A declaration under subsection (1) must state whether the road or any part of the road is to be treated as a freeway or an arterial road.
S. 61(2A) inserted by No. 12/2004 s. 162(5).
A declaration made under subsection (2) before the commencement of section 162 of the Road Management Act 2004 stating that a road or part of a road is to be treated as a freeway or a State highway is to be construed as stating that a road or part of a road is to be treated as a freeway or an arterial road.
The Minister must cause a notice of a declaration under subsection (1) to be published in the Government Gazette.
On the publication of a notice of a declaration under subsection (3), the road specified in the declaration is deemed to be—
S. 61(4)(a) amended by No. 12/2004 s. 162(6), substituted by No. 24/2005 s. 22.
a freeway or an arterial road within the meaning of the Road Management Act 2004, as stated in the declaration under subsection (1); and
a road open to and for use by the public for passage with vehicles; and
a highway within the meaning of the Road Safety Act 1986.
S. 61(5) amended by No. 12/2004 s. 162(7).
This section does not affect the grant or operation of a lease despite anything to the contrary in Schedule 5 of the Road Management Act 2004.
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