Road closures for major event
26 Road closures for major event
The major event organiser may close all or part of a road within a major event area to use by any person or vehicle (or both) for all or part of the major event period.
A closure under subsection (1) must be effected by the erection of signs, barriers or notices at or near the entrance to the road concerned.
The major event organiser must not exercise a power conferred by this section except in accordance with —
a traffic and transport management plan for the major event; or
the approval of the Transport CEO.
The Transport CEO must cause notice of the details of the road closure to be published in the Gazette.
A failure to publish a notice under subsection (4) does not invalidate a road closure.
A person must not enter, drive a vehicle on or use a road in contravention of a road closure under subsection (1).
Penalty for this subsection: a fine of $3 000.
A person does not contravene subsection (6) if the person —
is acting with the written authorisation of the major event organiser; or
has a reasonable excuse.
Subsection (6) does not apply —
to a police officer while performing the duties of a police officer; or
to an emergency vehicle; or
to a vehicle of a class exempted from the application of subsection (6) by the regulations.
This provision refers to the regulations (the regulations
). Made under this Act:
This Act’s bill:Explanatory memorandumSecond reading speech
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