Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2022L00472:reg:9
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2022L00472
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 9
Character Range: 14103–14729

9  Meaning of public road
 (1) A public road is any street, road, lane or thoroughfare that is:
 (a) on National Land; and
 (b) open to, or used by, the public.
Note: For the dedication of unleased National Land as a public road, see section 10.
 (2) A road does not stop being a public road only because it is temporarily closed under Division 3.
 (3) However, an area is not a public road if:
 (a) the area is declared by the rules not to be a public road; or
 (b) the area is a permanently closed road, or a permanently closed part of a road, declared under section 20.

Division 2—Creation and alteration of public roads