144Declaration of other roads

144 Declaration of other roads (1) The Minister may from time to time declare to be a road any part of 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) an arterial road; or (b) a non-arterial State road; or (c) a municipal 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 an arterial road, a non-arterial State road or a municipal 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**.