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Roads and Jetties Act 1935
52AProclamation of limited access
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### 52A Proclamation of limited access
> *\[Section 52A Inserted by No. 101 of 1957, s. 18 \]*
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> > (1) The Governor may, by proclamation, declare any State highway or subsidiary road, or part thereof to be a "limited access road".
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> > (2) *\[Section 52A Subsection (2) substituted by No. 35 of 1985, s. 22 \]*A proclamation under this section may be combined with a proclamation under [section 9A](#GS9A@EN) and, where a proclamation under this section is so combined, the part of the proclamation under this section takes effect on the opening of the relevant highway.
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> > (3) A proclamation under this section shall set forth the places of access for the purposes of [section 52B](#GS52B@EN) .
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> > (4) *\[Section 52A Subsection (4) inserted by No. 35 of 1985, s. 22 \]*The Minister shall, within the period of 60 days after the gazettal of a proclamation under this section –
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> > > > (a) if any lands affected by the proclamation are under the [Land Titles Act 1980](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1980-019) , lodge with the Recorder of Titles a copy of the proclamation, together with a plan showing the names of the registered proprietors of those lands and the volume and folium of their respective folios of the Register, and the Recorder shall thereupon register the proclamation by making an appropriate entry of it on those folios of the Register;
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> > > > (b) if any lands affected by the proclamation are not under the [Land Titles Act 1980](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1980-019) and are not being purchased under Crown lands contracts, lodge in the Registry of Deeds a copy of the proclamation, together with a plan identifying those lands and showing their owners so far as the Minister can ascertain them; and
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> > > > (c) lodge with the Director-General of Lands a copy of the proclamation, and, if any lands affected by the proclamation are being purchased under Crown lands contracts, also lodge with the Director-General of Lands a plan showing the names of the purchasers of those lands.
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> > (5) *\[Section 52A Subsection (5) omitted by No. 69 of 1994, s. 6 \]*. . . . . . . .
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> > (6) *\[Section 52A Subsection (6) inserted by No. 35 of 1985, s. 22 \]*Where a copy of a proclamation under this section that is lodged as required by [subsection (4)](#GS52A@Gs4@EN) [(c)](#GS52A@Gs4@Hpc@EN) affects any land being purchased under a Crown lands contract, the Director-General of Lands shall register the proclamation by making an appropriate entry of it in the records kept by him.
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> > (7) *\[Section 52A Subsection (7) inserted by No. 35 of 1985, s. 22 \]*The Minister shall, within the period of 60 days after –
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> > > > (a) the gazettal of a proclamation under this section that is not combined with a proclamation under [section 9A](#GS9A@EN) ; or
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> > > > (b) the part of a proclamation under this section that is combined with such a proclamation takes effect as provided in [subsection (2)](#GS52A@Gs2@EN) –
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> > give notice of its taking effect in such form as he thinks fit to all owners of lands, and to all purchasers of lands being purchased under Crown lands contracts, that are affected by that proclamation or part, or such of them as he can with reasonable diligence ascertain and notify within that period.
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> > (8) [*\[Section 52A Subsection (8) amended by No. 39 of 2019, s. 5, Applied:04 Nov 2019\]*](/view/html/inforce/2019-11-04/act-2019-039#GS5@EN) *\[Section 52A Subsection (8) inserted by No. 35 of 1985, s. 22 \]*Where the Governor issues a proclamation–
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> > > > (a) revoking or amending a proclamation under this section that is not combined with a proclamation under [section 9A](#GS9A@EN) ; or
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> > > > (b) revoking or amending the part of a proclamation under this section that is so combined–
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> > > the Minister is to, within 60 days after the gazettal of the proclamation–
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> > > > (c) if any lands affected by the proclamation are under the [Land Titles Act 1980](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1980-019) , lodge with the Recorder of Titles a copy of the proclamation, having attached to it, in the case of a proclamation amending a proclamation referred to in [paragraph (a)](#GS52A@Gs8@Hpa@EN) or amending the part of a proclamation referred to in [paragraph (b)](#GS52A@Gs8@Hpb@EN) , a copy of a plan showing the names of the registered proprietors of those lands and the volume and folium of their respective folios of the Register;
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> > > > (d) if any lands affected by the proclamation are not under the [Land Titles Act 1980](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1980-019) and are not being purchased under Crown lands contracts, lodge in the Registry of Deeds a copy of the proclamation having attached to it, in the case of a proclamation amending a proclamation referred to in [paragraph (a)](#GS52A@Gs8@Hpa@EN) or amending the part of a proclamation referred to in [paragraph (b)](#GS52A@Gs8@Hpb@EN) , a copy of a plan showing their owners so far as the Minister can ascertain them; and
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> > > > (e) lodge with the Director-General of Lands a copy of the proclamation and, if any lands affected by the proclamation are being purchased under Crown lands contracts, having attached to it, in the case of a proclamation amending a proclamation referred to in [paragraph (a)](#GS52A@Gs8@Hpa@EN) or amending the part of a proclamation referred to in [paragraph (b)](#GS52A@Gs8@Hpb@EN) , a copy of a plan identifying those lands and showing the persons who are purchasing them.
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> > (9) *\[Section 52A Subsection (9) inserted by No. 35 of 1985, s. 22 \]*Where a copy of a proclamation under this section is lodged as required by [subsection (8)](#GS52A@Gs8@EN) [(c)](#GS52A@Gs8@Hpc@EN) , the Recorder of Titles shall register the proclamation by making an appropriate entry of it on the folios of the Register affected by the proclamation.
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> > (10) *\[Section 52A Subsection (10) inserted by No. 35 of 1985, s. 22 \]*Where a copy of a proclamation under this section that is lodged as required by [subsection (8)](#GS52A@Gs8@EN) [(e)](#GS52A@Gs8@Hpe@EN) affects any land being purchased under a Crown lands contract, the Director-General of Lands shall register the proclamation by making an appropriate entry of it in the records kept by him.
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> > (11) *\[Section 52A Subsection (11) inserted by No. 35 of 1985, s. 22 \]*The Recorder of Titles shall, if a proclamation under this section is registered in his office, make recordings on the deeds of grant or certificates of title of the lands affected by the proclamation when they are next produced to him.