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Roads Grants Act 1981
5Declaration of national highways and developmental roads
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#### 5 Declaration of national highways and developmental roads
(1) The Minister may declare a road in a State that constitutes, or a proposed road in a State that would, if constructed, constitute, a part of the road that, in the opinion of the Minister, is or will be the principal road linking:
(a) 2 or more State capital cities;
(b) a State capital city and Canberra;
(c) Brisbane and Cairns; or
(d) Hobart and Burnie;
to be a national highway for the purposes of this Act.
(2) The Minister may declare a road in a State that constitutes, or a proposed road in a State that would, if constructed, constitute, a road that should, in the opinion of the Minister, be treated, by reason of its national importance, as a national highway for the purposes of this Act to be, for those purposes, a national highway.
(3) Where the Minister is of the opinion:
(a) that a road or a proposed road in a State is of use or would, if constructed, be of use:
(i) in the development of particular industries or particular energy resources (including industries or energy resources in remote areas of Australia);
(ii) in facilitating or developing trade or commerce with other countries or among the States; or
(iii) in facilitating, to a significant extent, travel for tourist purposes; and
(b) that, for that reason, the road is, or the proposed road would, if constructed, be, of national importance;
the Minister may declare the road or the proposed road to be a developmental road for the purposes of this Act.
(4) The Minister may revoke or vary a declaration made under this section.