260Reference of certain matters to Secretary

#### 260 Reference of certain matters to Secretary 260 Reference of certain matters to Secretary > > (1) A roads authority may refer to the Secretary for inquiry and report any matter that has arisen in connection with— > > > > > (a) the opening or proposed opening of a road under this Act, or > > > > > (b) the closure or proposed closure of a road under this Act, or > > > > > (c) the exercise or proposed exercise of any function conferred on a person by or under Part 2, 3, 4, 10 or 12 in relation to a road or proposed road or in relation to land that is included in a former road that has been closed under this Act. > > > (2) As soon as practicable after receiving a reference under this section, the Secretary— > > > > > (a) must hold an inquiry into the matter that is the subject of the reference, and > > > > > (b) must prepare a report of the Secretary’s findings with respect to the matter, and > > > > > (c) must submit that report to the roads authority. > > > (3) No appeal lies from any matter arising out of a report made under this section. > > > (4) This section does not apply to a matter in respect of which the Land and Environment Court has jurisdiction under this Act. > > > (5) In this section— > > > > Secretary has the same meaning as in the [Crown Land Management Act 2016](/view/html/inforce/current/act-2016-058). > > **s 260:** Am 2013 No 95, Sch 8.16 \[1\]–\[3\]; 2016 No 55, Sch 3.28 \[2\]; 2017 No 17, Sch 3.2 \[16\].