Non-road activities on highways
99B Non-road activities on highways
S. 99B(1) amended by No. 81/2006 s. 48(1).
Subject to this Act and the regulations, the coordinating road authority within the meaning of the Road Management Act 2004 may issue a permit to a person to conduct a non-road activity on a highway.
S. 99B(2) amended by No. 81/2006 s. 48(2).
For the purpose of conducting the non-road activity authorised by a permit, the coordinating road authority may authorise the closure of the highway to all traffic or to particular types of traffic for the period specified in the permit.
A permit may be issued subject to—
S. 99B(3)(a) amended by No. 81/2006 s. 48(2).
any terms, conditions or limitations which the coordinating road authority considers appropriate; and
the payment of a fee fixed in accordance with this Act.
The Minister may, on the application of a person proposing to conduct a non-road activity on a highway, by notice published in the Government Gazette declare that specified provisions of the Act and of the regulations do not apply with respect to the non-road activity specified in the notice to be conducted on a highway or part of a highway specified in the notice during the period specified.
S. 99B(5) amended by No. 24/2005 s. 15(6).
A notice under subsection (4) may declare that the highway or part of the highway specified in the notice is not a highway under this Act for all purposes or specified purposes during the specified period.
A person to whom a permit is issued is responsible for the use of the highway for the non‑road activity.
The Minister may by instrument of delegation delegate to any person any of the powers of the Minister under this section.
S. 99B(8) amended by No. 37/2014 s. 10(Sch. item 147.49).
In this section, non-road activity means an activity to be conducted on a road which will significantly interfere with the normal use of a road by road users in accordance with this Act and the regulations but does not include any activity to be conducted on a road by a police officer or a member of any emergency services agency arising out of the performance of a function or exercise of a power of that police officer or member.
Example
A non-road activity would include the use of a road for the shooting of a film, a bicycle event, a street festival or a street market.
S. 99C inserted by No. 34/2023 s. 56.
This provision refers to the regulations (the regulations
). 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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