New South Wales Consolidated Acts

ROADS ACT 1993 - SECT 260

260 Reference of certain matters to Secretary

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

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

(b) the closure or proposed closure of a road under this Act, or

(c) 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.

(2) As soon as practicable after receiving a reference under this section, the Secretary--

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

(b) must prepare a report of the Secretary's findings with respect to the matter, and

(c) must submit that report to the roads authority.

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

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

(5) In this section--

"Secretary" has the same meaning as in the Crown Land Management Act 2016 .