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ROADS ACT 1993 - SECT 100 Owner of private railway to maintain bridges and level crossings and roads under railway bridges

ROADS ACT 1993 - SECT 100

Owner of private railway to maintain bridges and level crossings and roads under railway bridges

100 Owner of private railway to maintain bridges and level crossings and roads under railway bridges

(1) If a public road passes over, under or across a private railway by means of a bridge or level crossing, the owner of the railway--
(a) must maintain the bridge or level crossing (and, in the case of an overbridge, the road under the bridge) in a satisfactory state of repair, and
(b) must, if the appropriate roads authority so directs, repair or replace the bridge or level crossing (or, in the case of an overbridge, the road under the bridge) in accordance with the direction.
(2) A direction referred to in subsection (1) (b) may specify--
(a) the manner in which or the standard to which, and
(b) the period (being at least 28 days) within which,
the direction must be complied with.
(3) The owner of the private railway may appeal to the Minister against the direction.
(4) The decision of the Minister on an appeal is final.