Northern Territory Consolidated Acts

CONTROL OF ROADS ACT

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title

   PART 1--PRELIMINARY MATTERS

   1.      Short title  
   2.      Commencement  
   5.      Interpretation  

   PART 2--ADMINISTRATION

   7.      Roads etc. vested in Territory  
   7B.     Delegation  

   PART 3--GENERAL POWERS OF MINISTER

   8.      Power to form, maintain, drain etc. roads  
   9.      Power to plant trees etc.  
   10.     Trees etc. obstructing or damaging roads  
   11.     Minister may close road temporarily or restrict use of road  
   12.     Minister may require fence, wall or other structure to be erected for prevention of certain hazards  
   13.     Minister may license timber cutting, quarrying, and other activities on a road  
   14.     Power to construct temporary roads and remove trees or other growing things  

   PART 4--OPENING AND CLOSING OF ROADS

   14A.    Definition  
   15.     Power to close and open roads  
   16.     Agreement for exchange  
   17.     Proceedings to open, alter etc. roads  
   18.     Duties of Surveyor-General  
   20.     Person may object to proposal  
   21.     Procedure where no objection received  
   22.     Procedure where objection received  
   22A.    Certain provisions to apply where proposal amended after objection  
   23.     Effect of order  
   24.     Land to be offered to adjoining owners  
   25.     In certain cases land may become Crown lands  
   26.     Reservations  
   27.     Administrator or Minister empowered to amend existing lease  
   28.     Easements etc. preserved  
   29.     Registrar-General to correct Register books etc.  
   30.     Prohibition of removal to the Supreme Court  
   31.     Compensation  
   31A.    Compensation  
   32.     Closing of certain roads  
   33.     Order may affect more than one road  
   34.     Duty to fence  
   35.     Minister may declare private streets etc. to be roads  
   36.     Application of Land Title Act  

   PART 6--MISCELLANEOUS MATTERS

   51.     Metal projections etc. on tyres  
   52.     Vehicle or object to have wheels fitted  
   53.     Caterpillar type tractors  
   54.     Certain acts forbidden  
   55.     Person not to stop vehicle etc. on bridges or culverts  
   56.     Vehicles etc. to be removed from bridges and culverts  
   57.     Timber etc. fixed to roads not to be damaged etc.  
   58.     Person not to cut timber, quarry, erect petrol pumps or cattle ramps without licence  
   59.     Houses and other obstructions on roads  
   60A.    Approval to drive aircushioned vehicle  
   61.     Liability of owner and actual offender  
   62.     Regulations  
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