STATUTORY RULES.
1923.No. 104.
REGULATIONS UNDER THE MAIN ROADS
DEVELOPMENT ACT 1923.
I, THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL in and over the
Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive
Council, hereby make the following Regulations under the Main Roads
Development Act 1923, to come into operation forthwith.
Dated
this first day of August, 1923,
FORSTER,
Governor-General.
By His
Excellency’s Command,
P.
G. STEWART,
Minister for Works
and Railways.
Regulations under the Main Roads
Development Act 1923.
Short title
1. These
Regulations may be cited as the Main Roads Development Regulations.
Definitions.
2. In
these Regulations, unless the contrary intention appears—
“The Act means the Main Roads Development
Act 1923.
“The
State Constructing Authority” means the Public Works Department or other
responsible authority in a State responsible for controlling the construction
of roads under the Act.
Roads to be of a permanent description.
3. The
roads upon which the moneys provided by the Commonwealth in pursuance of the
Act shall be spent shall be roads of a permanent and durable description.
Main roads— what are.
4.Each of
the following roads shall be deemed to be a main road for the purposes of the
Act:—
(a) A main road which
opens up and develops new country for agricultural, pastoral or mining
purposes, and which is necessary:—
(i) to
convey the products of that country to the nearest railway; or
(ii) to
give access from the railway to that country for the supply of plant,
merchandise, food, fodder, or other goods;
(b) a main trunk road
between important towns, either within a State or between States where no
railway communications exist, and which is necessary in assisting in the
interchange of products and in increasing the range of markets; and
C.11777.—Price
3d.
(c)
an existing arterial road which is required for the transport of products to
any railway, river or port, and in respect of which the cost of construction
is, owing to the nature of the country, and the lack of local material,
suitable for road making, beyond the ordinary resources of the district through
which the road passes.
Proposals for construction. How submitted.
5. All
proposals for the construction of main roads under the provisions of the Act
shall be forwarded by the State constructing authority to the Secretary,
Department of Works and Railways, Melbourne, for consideration by the Minister
and for the provision of funds by the Commonwealth if approved.
Information
to be submitted.
6. In
submitting proposals in accordance with the Act and these Regulations, the
State constructing authority shall prepare and forward, for the information of
the Minister, plans, sections, and estimates of cost, and a report of each
proposal together with full particulars of the type of construction suggested,
the source from which road materials will be obtained, the length of time
required to construct, and, in the case of a proposal for work which will not
be completed on or before the thirtieth day of June, 1924, a statement showing
the extent of the work which it is proposed to complete by that date.
Requests for further information.
7. Any
further information which the Minister requires from time to time, in connexion
with any proposal under the Act, shall be supplied, upon request, by the State
constructing authority.
Surveys
and preliminary work.
8. All
necessary surveys shall be undertaken by the State constructing authority, and
the cost of these, together with the cost of preparing plans and other
preliminaries in connexion with any proposals forwarded under the provisions of
the Act and these Regulations shall be borne by the State constructing
authority, and shall not be a charge against the amount contributed by the
Commonwealth.
Method of execution of work
9. (1)
When submitting proposals under the Act, the State constructing authority shall
advise by what method it is proposed the work shall be carried out.
(2) The
method of execution shall be by contract, but in special cases the Minister may
approve of execution by departmental labour, provided that the work is carried
out according to approved methods of construction in which modern plant is
utilized to the fullest extent.
Supervision of construction.
10. The
construction of every road approved under the provisions of the Act shall be
supervised by the State constructing authority, and, upon completion of the
work, a certificate by that authority to that effect shall be forwarded to the
Minister stating the cost of the work.
Channel of
communication.
11. The
official channel for all communications concerning proposals under the Act
shall be between the Secretary or other proper officer of the State
constructing authority and the Secretary, Department of Works and Railways.
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Printer for the State of Victoria.