Child safety(cf STM Act, cl 5 of Sch 1)
9 Child safety(cf STM Act, cl 5 of Sch 1)
The duties of parents and other persons responsible for children (not being older than 16 years and 9 months of age) in respect of the use of roads or vehicles on roads.
The establishment and conduct of schemes to assist children to cross roads safely, including the following—
enabling Transport for NSW or a specified person to conduct, or authorise other persons to conduct, such schemes,
enabling Transport for NSW or a specified person—
to amend or replace such schemes, and
to impose conditions on the authority to conduct schemes, and
to revoke an authority to conduct schemes,
signs to be displayed at crossings and the exhibition of such signs,
the placement of barriers across or partly across a road near a crossing,
conditions relating to the wearing or display of insignias, badges, belts or other articles of uniform by any persons taking part in crossing schemes,
providing that evidence that a sign was exhibited, as prescribed, by a person at or near a crossing, is admissible and is prima facie evidence in proceedings in any court that the exhibition of the sign by such person was authorised,
the prescription of any other matters necessary or convenient to be prescribed for the purpose of carrying out any such scheme.
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