Conduct of works or activities on a highway
99A Conduct of works or activities on a highway
This section applies to any person conducting, or proposing to conduct on a highway—
any works within the meaning of section 3(1) of the Road Management Act 2004; or
any non-road activity within the meaning of section 99B.
S. 99A(2) amended by No. 41/2020 s. 49.
A person to whom this section applies must ensure that the works or non-road activities are conducted in a manner that is safe for road users and persons engaged in carrying out the works or non-road activities.
Penalty: In the case of a natural person, 60 penalty units;
In the case of a body corporate, 300 penalty units.
S. 99A(3) amended by No. 24/2005 s. 13.
Without limiting subsection (2), a person to whom this section applies contravenes that subsection if the person fails to do any of the following—
have in operation a traffic management plan;
give appropriate warnings to road users;
engage appropriately trained and qualified persons to carry out the works or manage the non-road activities or direct traffic;
give appropriate directions to the persons engaged in carrying out the works or non-road activities.
A traffic management plan must—
comply with the prescribed requirements; and
be prepared in accordance with any requirements of the coordinating road authority under the Road Management Act 2004.
The Minister administering the Road Management Act 2004 may issue a Code of Practice in accordance with that Act for the purposes of this section.
S. 99B inserted by No. 12/2004 s. 141.
This provision refers to the regulations (prescribed requirements
). Made under this Act:
- Road Safety (Automated Vehicles) Regulations 2018 · under section 95
- Road Safety (Drivers) Regulations 2019 · under section 95
- Road Safety (Driving Instructors) Regulations 2020 · under section 95
4 more instruments made under this Act are listed on the Act’s overview.
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