Road Traffic (Miscellaneous) Variation Regulations 2012 (SA)

South Australia

Road Traffic (Miscellaneous) Variation Regulations 2012

under the Road Traffic Act 1961

Contents

Part 1—Preliminary

1            Short title

2            Commencement

3            Variation provisions

Part 2—Variation of Road Traffic (Miscellaneous) Regulations 1999

4            Insertion of regulation 19H

19H        Exemption from section 20 of Act for short term low impact works

Part 1—Preliminary

1—Short title

These regulations may be cited as the Road Traffic (Miscellaneous) Variation Regulations 2012.

2—Commencement

These regulations come into operation on the day on which they are made.

3—Variation provisions

In these regulations, a provision under a heading referring to the variation of specified regulations varies the regulations so specified.

Part 2—Variation of Road Traffic (Miscellaneous) Regulations 1999

4—Insertion of regulation 19H

After regulation 19G insert:

19H—Exemption from section 20 of Act for short term low impact works

(1)A public authority, or a contractor engaged by a public authority, is exempt from section 20(2) of the Act in relation to a work area or work site where workers are engaged at the direction of that authority or contractor to carry out short term low impact works provided that the public authority or contractor complies with Section 8.2 of the SA Standards for Workzone Traffic Management  published by the Department of Planning, Transport and Infrastructure in August 2012, as in force from time to time.

(2)In this regulation—

short term low impact works means works that involve the occupation of a road for not more than 20 minutes;

work area and work site have the same respective meanings as in section 20 of the Act.

Note—

As required by section 10AA(2) of the Subordinate Legislation Act 1978, the Minister has certified that, in the Minister's opinion, it is necessary or appropriate that these regulations come into operation as set out in these regulations.

Made by the Governor

with the advice and consent of the Executive Council

on 13 December 2012

No 253 of 2012

MTR/11/099