Northern Territory Consolidated Regulations Northern Territory Consolidated Regulations(1) Before a council submits for the Minister's consent a proposal to close a road in its area on a permanent basis, it must give public notice of the proposal.
(2) The proposal (which must include a plan delineating the road to be closed with reasonable accuracy and detail) must be accessible on the council's website.
(3) The notice must include an invitation to any person who may object to the proposal to lodge a written objection to the proposal within a reasonable period (at least 28 days) stated in the notice.
(4) The council must consider any objections lodged in accordance with the invitation.
(5) If, after publishing a notice under this regulation, the council substantially modifies its proposal (either as a result of objections or for some other reason), the council must publish a fresh notice under this regulation of the modified proposal.
(6) When the council submits a proposal for permanent road closure to the Minister for consent, the proposal must be accompanied by:
(a) a report setting out the steps taken by the council to comply with this regulation; and
(b) copies of written objections (if any) received by the council to its proposal.