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Australian Capital Territory National Land (Unleased) Ordinance 2022
9Meaning of public road
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9 Meaning of public road
(1) A public road is any street, road, lane or thoroughfare that is: (a) on National Land; and (b) open to, or used by, the public.
Note: For the dedication of unleased National Land as a public road, see section 10.
(2) A road does not stop being a public road only because it is temporarily closed under Division 3. (3) However, an area is not a public road if: (a) the area is declared by the rules not to be a public road; or (b) the area is a permanently closed road, or a permanently closed part of a road, declared under section 20.