64Permanent closure of road

64 Permanent closure of road (1) For section 272(2)(a) of the Act, a council must give public notice of a proposal to permanently close a road before submitting the proposal to the Minister for consent. (2) The proposal (which must include a plan delineating the proposed road to be closed with reasonable accuracy and detail): (a) must be accessible on the council's website; and (b) must be available for inspection by interested members of the public at the council's public office; and (c) must be published in a newspaper circulating generally in the area.

Local Government (General) Regulations 2021 38 (3) The notice must include an invitation to any person who may object to the proposal to lodge a written objection to the proposal to the council within a reasonable period (at least 28 days) stated in the (4) The council must consider any objections lodged in accordance with the invitation. (5) If, after publishing a notice under this regulation, the council substantially modifies its proposal (either as a result of objections or for some other reason), the council must publish a fresh notice under this regulation of the modified proposal. (6) When the council submits a proposal to the Minister for consent, the proposal must be accompanied by: (a) a report setting out the steps taken by the council to comply with this regulation; and (b) copies of written objections (if any) received by the council to its proposal. (7) The council must publish a notice in the Gazette specifying the details of the road that is permanently closed as soon as practicable after closing the road.