ROADS (OPENING AND CLOSING) ACT 1991
ROADS (OPENING AND CLOSING) ACT 1991
TABLE OF PROVISIONS
Long Title
PART 1--Preliminary
1. Short title
3. Interpretation
PART 2--General provisions
4. Power to open and close roads
5. Commencement of road process
6. Special power to close roads
6A. Special powers to open or close roads in cases involving major developments
6B. Special powers to alter roads associated with Adelaide Park Lands
7. Stock routes excluded from power to close roads
8. Vesting of roads
PART 3--Road process
Division 1--Preliminary proceedings
9. Deposit of preliminary plan and statement of persons affected
10. Notification of proposed road process
11. Dealings in land after commencement of process for road opening
12. Power to make preliminary agreements
13. Objection or application for easement
Division 2--Making of road process order
14. Meeting to consider objection or application
15. Making of road process order
16. Criteria in relation to road process orders
17. Further orders to be made in conjunction with order for road closure
18. Orders for road closure may include orders for easements
19. Notice of road process order
20. Deposit of documents after making road process order
Division 3--Review and confirmation of road process order
21. Review of road process order
22. Error or deficiency in order
23. Recommendation by Surveyor-General as to confirmation or non-confirmation of order
24. Confirmation of road process order
PART 4--Vesting and registration of land subject to road process order
25. Vesting of land pursuant to road process order
26. Issue of closed road title certificate by Minister
27. Content of closed road title certificate
28. Issue and merger of certificates of title by Registrar-General
29. Registration in Register of Crown leases
30. Registrar-General to amend records, documents of title etc
PART 5--Compensation etc
31. Land Acquisition Act applies where road opened
32. Compensation where road opening discontinued
PART 6--Acquisition of additional land under Land Acquisition Act
33. Acquisition of additional land under Land Acquisition Act
PART 7--Special power of Minister to close roads
34. Special power of Minister to close roads
PART 7A--Special powers associated with major developments
34A. Interpretation
34B. EIS may include proposal to open or close a road
34C. Minister may order that road be opened or closed
34D. Dealings in land after commencement of process under this Part
34E. Modification or exclusion of certain parts of Act
34F. Costs
PART 7B--Roads associated with Adelaide Park Lands
34G. Roads associated with Adelaide Park Lands
PART 8--Miscellaneous
35. Certain orders not to be reviewable by Supreme Court
36. Money payable pursuant to agreements for exchange or transfer and sale of closed roads
37. Issue of certificate of title where owner of road is unknown or dead
38. Width of roads
39. Duty to fence
40. Declaration of public road followed by commencement of road closure process
41. Removal or variation of easement of prescribed public utility or public authority
42. Interaction with Real Property Act 1886 and planning legislation
43. Saving provision
44. Inspection of documents with Surveyor-General
45. Delegation by Minister
46. Delegation by other authorities
47. Service
48. Regulations
Legislative history
Appendix--Divisional penalties and expiation fees
The Parliament of South Australia enacts as
follows: