7Procedure for naming roads

#### 7 Procedure for naming roads 7 Procedure for naming roads > > (1) A roads authority that proposes to name or rename a road must— > > > > > (a) publish notice of the proposal in a local newspaper or on the roads authority’s website, and > > > > > (b) notify all relevant parties of the proposal. > > > (2) The notice must state that written submissions on the proposed name may be made to the roads authority and must specify how, and the date by which, submissions are to be made. > > > (3) Any person may make written submissions to the roads authority on its proposal to name or rename a road. > > > (4) A roads authority (other than the Minister) may not proceed with a proposal to name or rename a road against an objection made by a relevant party except with the approval of the Minister. > > > (5) If, after considering any submissions duly made to it, the roads authority decides to proceed with the proposed name, the roads authority— > > > > > (a) must publish notice of the new name in the Gazette and in a local newspaper or on the roads authority’s website, giving (in the case of a road that is being named for the first time) a brief description of the location of the road, and > > > > > (b) must notify the relevant parties of the new name, giving sufficient particulars to enable the road to be identified. > > > (6) In this clause, relevant party means the following— > > > > > (a) Australia Post, > > > > > (b) the Registrar-General, > > > > > (c) the Surveyor-General, > > > > > (d) the chief executive of the Ambulance Service of NSW, > > > > > (e) Fire and Rescue NSW, > > > > > (f) the NSW Rural Fire Service, > > > > > (g) the NSW Police Force, > > > > > (h) the NSW State Emergency Service, > > > > > (i) VRA Rescue NSW Limited, > > > > > (j) in relation to a classified road—TfNSW. > > **cl 7:** Am 2025 No 48, Sch 2.12.