ROADS ACT 1993 - SECT 133
Construction of by-pass around road gate
ROADS ACT 1993 - SECT 133
Construction of by-pass around road gate
133 Construction of by-pass around road gate
(1) An occupier of land adjoining an unfenced public road across which a
public gate is situated at the point where the road intersects a boundary
fence--
(a) must not, unless the appropriate roads authority so permits, and
(b) must, if the appropriate roads authority so requires,
construct a by-pass
for vehicles at the intersection of the road with the boundary fence.
:
Maximum penalty--10 penalty units.
(2) The roads authority may not permit or
require the construction of a by-pass--
(a) if the by-pass is to be used in
connection with a public gate across a main road, except with the concurrence
of TfNSW, and
(b) if the public gate is part of a rabbit proof, dog proof or
marsupial proof fence, except with the concurrence of Local Land Services.
(3) A by-pass is to consist of--
(a) a ramp to allow vehicles to be driven
over the top of the boundary fence, or
(b) a cattle grid or sheep grid
located beside the gate,
and must be constructed in accordance with such
specifications as may be approved by the roads authority.
(4) If the
appropriate roads authority so requires, the person permitted or required to
construct a by-pass--
(a) must construct the by-pass along the line of the
road, and
(b) must re-locate the gate beside the by-pass.
: Maximum
penalty--10 penalty units.
(5) The occupier for the time being of land to
which a permit relates is taken to be the holder of the permit.