18Ancillary areas in relation to public roads

18 Ancillary areas in relation to public roads (1) Subject to subsection (2), a coordinating road authority may designate as an ancillary area an area of land owned or managed by the coordinating road authority to be maintained by a responsible road authority as ancillary to a public road. A scenic lookout or rest stop may be designated as an ancillary area. (2) If the land managed by the coordinating road authority is— (a) land reserved under the **Crown Land (Reserves) Act 1978**, the road authority must obtain the written consent of the Minister administering that Act; (b) land administered under the **Forests Act 1958**, the road authority must obtain the written consent of the Minister administering that Act; (c) land administered under the **National Parks Act 1975**, the road authority must obtain the written consent of the Minister administering that Act; (d) freehold land owned by a public authority or any other person, the road authority must obtain the written consent of the public authority or other person; (e) unreserved Crown land, the road authority must obtain the written consent of the Minister administering the **Land Act 1958**. (3) A designation under this section must be recorded in the register of public roads.