Declaration of road for use by personal mobility devices
41CA Declaration of road for use by personal mobility devices
In this section – personal mobility device means a personal mobility device within the meaning of the Road Rules;PMD user means a PMD user within the meaning of the Road Rules; road authority has the same meaning as in section 41C; speed-limited road means a road on which the speed-limit for drivers on that road is not greater than 50 kilometres per hour.
The road authority for a speed-limited road may, by notice published in the Gazette, declare that road to be a road on which a PMD user may travel, subject to such terms and conditions as are specified in the notice.
The terms and conditions specified in a notice under subsection (2) must not be inconsistent with a provision of this Act or the Road Rules.
Before making a declaration under subsection (2), the road authority is to consider the following in respect of the road:safety; efficiency; use of the road; risk mitigation.
If a road authority makes a declaration under subsection (2), that road authority is to publish a copy of that declaration on a website of the road authority and is to ensure that a copy of the declaration remains on the website while the declaration remains in force.
A notice under this section is not a statutory rule for the purposes of the Rules Publication Act 1953.
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