State Roads Act 1986 (NSW)

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STATE ROADS ACT 1986 No. 85

NEW SOUTH WALES

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

PART 1—PRELIMINARY

1. Short title

2.      Interpretation

3. Application of Act

4.      Declaration of classes of roads and works

5.      Right of council to be heard

PART 2—ADMINISTRATION

6.      The Commissioner for Main Roads

7. Functions of Commissioner
8. Delegation by Commissioner

9.      Appointment and employment of officers and employees

10.      Extended leave of absence

11. Enforcement of judgments

PART 3—ROADS AND WORKS

20.
Power to fix levels

DIVISION 1—General Functions of the Commissioner

12.      Functions of council conferred on Commissioner

13.      Work on classified roads and toll works

14. Consequential works

15.      Boundary works by councils

16. Assistance to councils

17.      Roads, etc., not within a council area

18.      Work on roads other than classified roads

19.     Re-alignment of main road

21.      Power to construct and improve classified roads

22.      Commissioner not liable for damage caused by tar

23.      Provision of conduits for services

24. Colonnading

25.      Power to make drains on public or private land

26.      Roads over or under navigable waters

27. Traffic control facilities

28.      Use of classified road by Commissioner

29. Stoppage of traffic

30.      Regulation of traffic on classified roads

31.      Service centres and rest areas

32. By-passes for motor vehicles

33.      Assistance to repair by-pass or detour

34.      Alteration of work in classified road

35.      Bridge and ferry tolls and charges

36.      Transfer of certain works to Commissioner

37.      Border roads, bridges and ferries

38. Co-operation with councils

39. Miscellaneous functions of Commissioner

DIVISION 2—Freeways and Controlled Access Roads

40. Freeways vested in Commissioner

41.      Access to freeway, etc.

42. Local access roads
43. Division of carriageway

44.      Restriction of use of land or access

45.      Compensation

DIVISION 3—Toll Works

46.      Declaration of toll work

47.      Toll works to be carried out by Commissioner

48.      Toll work not public street for certain purposes

49.      Tolls and charges on toll work

50.      Application of other provisions to toll work

51.      Toll work mav cease to be toll work

DIVISION 4—Functions Relating to Land

52. Acquisition of land

53.      Power to enter and conduct investigations on land

54.      Power to enter and inspect land

55. Temporary possession of land

56.      Obligations in relation to land entered

57.      Functions of Commissioner in relation to certain land

58.      General functions relating to land

59. Re-establishment of resumed building

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DIVISION 5 —Obstructions and Damage

60.      Structures, etc., on classified roads

  1. Hoardings, etc.

62.       Fences obstructing vision of drivers

63.       Vehicles, etc., obstructing classified road

64.      Abandoned vehicles

65.       Removal of unattended motor vehicles

66.      Sand causing obstruction on classified road

67.       Removal of obstructions

68.       Liability for damage to road, etc.

69.       Reinstatement of damaged classified road

70. Works under the Water Act 1912

  1. Private railways

72.       Damage to classified road

73.       Weight checks

PART 4—FINANCE

DIVISION 1— Metropolitan Roads Fund

74.      Composition of Metropolitan Roads Fund

75.       Use of Metropolitan Roads Fund

DIVISION 2—Country…

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