South Australian Current Acts

ROADS (OPENING AND CLOSING) ACT 1991 - SECT 34B

34B—EIS may include proposal to open or close a road

        (1)         An EIS may include details of a proposal to open or close a road pursuant to the exercise of powers under this Part.

        (2)         If an EIS includes details of a proposal to open or close a road pursuant to this Part—

            (a)         written notice of the proposal must be specifically given to—

                  (i)         if the land comprised in the road proposed to be opened or closed is within a council area—the council for that area; and

                  (ii)         if the land comprised in the road proposed to be opened or closed is Crown land—the relevant State agency; and

                  (iii)         the Surveyor-General; and

                  (iv)         each person affected who can be identified by reasonable inquiry,

at the time that the EIS is made available for public inspection under the Planning, Development and Infrastructure Act 2016 ; and

            (c)         written submissions may be made on the proposal within the time for submissions on the EIS under the Planning, Development and Infrastructure Act 2016 ; and

            (d)         the proponent must then include a response to any matters raised by written submissions made under paragraph (c) as part of any response to submissions provided to the Planning Minister under the Planning, Development and Infrastructure Act 2016 ; and

            (e)         the relevant Assessment Report under the Planning, Development and Infrastructure Act 2016 must include the Planning Minister's response to any matters raised in relation to the proposal and, if the Minister considers that the proposal to open or close the road should proceed (if the relevant development is approved), specific information about the order that would need to be made to give effect to the proposal.