Commissioner’s powers as to roads that are not highways, main roads or secondary roads
27A Commissioner’s powers as to roads that are not highways, main roads or secondary roads
In this section —
relevant local government, in relation to a road, means the local government of the district in which the road is located;
road includes part of a road.
The Commissioner may carry out works on a road for the development of an area or for any other purpose, and the road need not be declared to be a highway, a main road or a secondary road.
The Commissioner must consult with the relevant local government before commencing works on the road under this section.
When the works have been carried out, the road is the responsibility of the relevant local government and must be maintained by the relevant local government.
The Commissioner and officers acting under this Act have the same functions with regard to roads under this section as are by this Act conferred on them regarding highways and main roads.
The provisions of this Act regarding highways and main roads, adjoining land and land on which environmental offset works are being carried out apply, as far as practicable and with appropriate modifications, to those roads and that land.
[Section 27A inserted: No. 26 of 2023 s. 30.]
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