143Declaration of EastLink

143 Declaration of EastLink (1) The Minister may from time to time declare any part of the following land to be a road— (a) any land leased under section 103; or (b) any land that was licensed land but in respect of which the licence has terminated. (2) A declaration under subsection (1) must state whether the road or any part of the road is to be treated as— (a) a freeway; or (b) an arterial road. (3) The Minister must cause a notice of a declaration under subsection (1) to be published in the Government Gazette. (4) On the publication of a notice of a declaration under subsection (1), the road specified in the declaration is deemed to be— (a) declared under section 14 of the **Road Management Act 2004** to be a freeway or an arterial road as specified in the notice; and (b) a road open to and for use by the public for passage with vehicles; and (c) a highway within the meaning of the **Road Safety Act 1986**. S. 143(5) amended by Nos 95/2005 s. 4(4)(b), 49/2019 s. 186(Sch. 4 item 15.8). (5) Nothing in this section makes the Head, Transport for Victoria the responsible road authority for EastLink.