Interpretation

In force

(1)

In this Part—

approaches, in relation to an intersection or railway crossing, means so much of the approaches to the intersection or crossing as consist of roads or road related areas or of parts of roads or road related areas.

distribution district of an electricity distribution network service provider means the provider’s distribution district within the meaning of the Electricity Supply Act 1995.

electricity distribution network service provider means a distribution network service provider within the meaning of the Electricity Supply Act 1995.

electricity structure means any structure erected or maintained by an electricity distribution network service provider for the purpose of transmission or distribution of electricity or for the purpose of public lighting.

intersection means an intersection or junction of roads or road related areas.

public authority means a public or local authority constituted by or under an Act, and includes the following—

(a)

the NSW Police Force,

(b)

any Government department,

(c)

a statutory body representing the Crown,

(d)

a person or body prescribed by the regulations for the purposes of this definition.

road has the same meaning as it has in section 4(1) of the Road Transport Act 2013.

road related area has the same meaning as it has in section 4(1) of the Road Transport Act 2013.

traffic control facility means—

(a)

traffic control lights on roads or road related areas, and equipment used in connection with traffic control lights, or

(b)

any sign, marking, structure or device containing or relating to a requirement or direction, contravention of which is an offence arising under—

(i)

this Act or the regulations, or

(ii)

any other Act, regulation or by-law prescribed for the purposes of this subparagraph, or

(c)

any other sign, marking, structure or device that is intended to promote safe or orderly traffic movement on roads or road related areas or to warn, advise or inform the drivers of vehicles, or pedestrians, of any matter or thing in relation to vehicular or pedestrian traffic or road conditions or hazards, or

(d)

any bridge or subway or other facility for use by pedestrians over, across, under or alongside a road or road related area, or

(e)

any other thing prescribed as a traffic control facility by the regulations.

traffic route means—

(a)

a main road or secondary road within the meaning of the Roads Act 1993, or

(b)

a public road within the meaning of that Act (other than a main road or secondary road) in respect of which TfNSW has, by reason of the volume of vehicular or pedestrian traffic carried on it, determined requires lighting to a standard approved by TfNSW.

(2)

A reference (however expressed) in this Part to any thing, person or traffic, on a road or road related area, includes a reference to any thing, person or traffic above, over, across, in or under a road or road related area.

(3)

This Part does not limit the operation of the other provisions of this Schedule.

Regulations

This provision refers to the regulations (prescribed by the regulations, the regulations). Made under this Act:

This Act’s bill:Explanatory memorandum

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