TRANSPORT OPERATIONS (ROAD USE MANAGEMENT) ACT 1995 - SECT 96 Diversion of traffic

TRANSPORT OPERATIONS (ROAD USE MANAGEMENT) ACT 1995 - SECT 96

96 Diversion of traffic

(1) The commissioner or the chief executive may order the closure of any road, permanently or temporarily (notice whereof shall, if practicable, be given in some newspaper circulating in the locality concerned) against any class or description of traffic, provided that another road or route is available for that traffic.

(2) Where the purpose of a closure is a private commercial purpose or other prescribed purpose, an order for the closure of a road under subsection (1) may be made upon application under that subsection to the commissioner or the chief executive and not otherwise.

(3) The application must be in writing and accompanied by the fee prescribed under a regulation.

(4) Upon receiving an application the commissioner or the chief executive, as the case may be, shall refuse the application or grant it and make an order for the closure of a road subject to such conditions, as the commissioner or the chief executive thinks fit, which may include but are not necessarily limited to the payment of fees and expenses in connection with the closure.

(5) If the chief executive is of opinion that it is expedient for the proper execution of this Act, or otherwise is in the public interest, the chief executive may temporarily prohibit, divert or direct all or any part of the traffic in or from any road, and may take any measure and give or cause to be given any direction, signal or order which the chief executive considers necessary or desirable for the safe and effective regulation of traffic in the locality where that road is situated.

(6) Any person who contravenes or fails to comply with any prohibition, direction, signal or order made or given under this section shall be guilty of an offence.

Penalty—

Maximum penalty—40 penalty units or 6 months imprisonment.

(7) The chief executive may carry out such construction works as are necessary to give effect to the closure of any road ordered under subsection (1) .