Sydney Harbour Bridge (Further Works) and Main Roads (Amendment) Act 1960 (NSW)
SYDNEY HARBOUR BRIDGE (FURTHER WORKS)
AND MAIN ROADS (AMENDMENT) ACT.
Act No. 37, 1960.
sanction and provide for the construction
| ■ | — | ' | of certain works by the Commissioner for Main Roads; to provide for certain payments to be made from the Sydney Harbour Bridge Account, opened under the Sydney Harbour Bridge (Administration) Act, 1932, as amended by subsequent Acts, in respect of the construetion of the Circular Quay Overhead Roadway, the Cahill Expressway from Macquarie Street, Sydney, to Sir John Young Crescent, Sydney, and certain other road works; for these and other purposes to amend that Act, as so amended, the Main Roads Act, 1924, as amended by subsequent Acts, and certain other Acts; to validate certain matters; and for purposes conneeted |
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T>E it enacted by the Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty, by " and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council and Legislative Assembly of New South Wales in Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows; —
PART I.
| ■ | P r e l im in a r y . |
| Short title | 1. (1) This Act may be cited as the “Sydney Harbour |
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| citation. | Bridge (Further Works) and Main Roads (Amendment) Act, 1960”. |
| (2) | The Sydney Harbour Bridge (Administration) |
Act, 1932, as amended by subsequent Acts and by this Act, may be cited as the Sydney Harbour Bridge (Administration)
| Act, 1932-1960. | (3) |
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(Amendment) Act.
(3) The Transport (Division of Functions) Act, 1932, No.37, i960,
as amended by subsequent Acts and by this Act, may be cited
as the Transport (Division of Functions) Act, 1932-1960.
(4) The Main Roads Act, 1924, as amended by sub sequent Acts and by this Act, may be cited as the Main Roads Act, 1924-1960.
| 2. | This Act is divided into Parts as follows : — | Division into Parts. |
| PART | I.—P r e l im in a r y—ss. | 1 -2 . |
| PART II.—C o n s t r u c t io n o f | C ertain | W o r k s—ss. | 3 -7 . |
| PART | III.—A m e n d m e n t s | to | t h e | S y d n e y | H arbo ur |
| B ridge | (A d m in is t r a t io n ) | A ct , | 1932, a s A m e n d e d |
| BY | S u b s e q u e n t | A c t s , | t h e | T r a n sp o r t | ( D iv isio n |
| OF | F u n c t i o n s ) | A c t , | 1932, | a s | A m e n d e d | by |
| S u b s e q u e n t | A c t s , | a n d | t h e | M a in | R oads | A c t , |
| 1924, | AS | A m e n d e d b y S u b s e q u e n t | A c t s—ss. | 8-10. |
SCHEDULES.
PART II.
| C o n s t r u c t io n | o f | C ertain | W o r k s . |
3. This Part shall be deemed to have commenced on the Commence-
seventeenth day of February, one thousand nine hundred and S’
| fifty-eight. | ’ |
4. In this Part, “Commissioner” means the Commissioner interpre-
for Main Roads appointed under the Transport (Division of tation.
Functions) Act, 1932, as amended by subsequent Acts.
5. (1) (a) The carrying out of the work described in work
| Schedule One to this Act is hereby sanctioned. | sanctioned. |
(b)
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(b) The said work shall be deemed to be an authorised work within the meaning of the Public Works Act, 1912, as amended by subsequent Acts.
(c) The Commissioner is empowered to carry out the said work, and shall be the constructing authority for the same within the meaning of the said Act, as so amended, and shall enter into such contracts and take all such necessary steps for the proper execution thereof as such authority may think proper.
(d) The provisions of the Public Works Act, 1912, as amended by subsequent Acts, sections thirty-four, thirty- five, thirty-six, thirty-seven and subsection three of section one hundred and twenty-six excepted, shall apply to and in respect of the said work.
(2) Without prejudice to the generality of subsection one of this section the provisions of section thirty-eight of the Public Works Act, 1912, as amended by subsequent Acts, shall apply to and in respect of any contracts referred to in para graph (c) of subsection one of this section.
The plans of the said work are the plans marked in the
manner set out in Schedule Two to this Act and deposited in
the office of the Commissioner.
6.
Plans.
| Cost | 7. |
The cost of carrying out the said work is estimated at one million two hundred and fifty thousand pounds and such estimated cost shall not, under any circumstances, be exceeded by more than ten per centum.
PART III.
| A m e n d m e n t s | to | t h e | S y d n e y | H a r b o u r | B ridge | (A d m in is |
| t r a t io n ) | A c t , | 1932, | a s | A m e n d e d | by | S u b s e q u e n t |
| A c t s , | t h e | T r a n sp o r t | ( D iv isio n | o f | F u n c t i o n s ) | A c t , |
| 1932, | AS | A m e n d e d | by | S u b s e q u e n t | A c t s , | a n d | t h e |
| M a in | R o ads | A c t , | 1924, | a s | A m e n d e d | by | S u b s e q u e n t |
| A c t s . |
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8 . (1) The Sydney Harbour Bridge (Administration) Act, No. 37, I960.
| 1932, as amended by subsequent Acts, is amended— | . | ~ ~ | . |
| j | 1 | > | Amendment of Act No. |
| 2, 1932. |
(a) (i) by inserting in section two next before the sec. 2.
| definition of | “Board” the following | new (interpre |
| definition : — | tation.) |
“Additional works” means the works authorised by or constructed under the authority of Part II of the Sydney Har bour Bridge (Further Works) and Main Roads (Amendment) Act, 1960.
| (h) | by inserting in the same section next after the definition of “Bridge” the following new definitions : — |
“Cahill Expressway” means—
| (a) | the Circular Quay Overhead Roadway; | ||
| (b) | the roadway constructed by the Council of the City of Sydney commencing at the west boundary of Macquarie Street, Sydney, and ending at the northern boundary of Conservatorium Road, Sydney, and the loading ramps from that roadway to that boundary, such roadway and ramps being part of the works shown in the plans described in the Schedule to this Act and deposited in the office of the Commissioner for Main Roads; | ||
| (c) | the works of road construction under part of Conservatorium Road, Sydney, carried out by the Council of the City of Sydney commencing at the northern | ||
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Road, Sydney, and ending at the southern boundary of that road,
but
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| No. 37,1960. | but not including the Conser- vatorium Bridge referred to in the definition of “Conserva torium Road works” in this section; and |
| (d) | the roadway constructed or to be constructed by the Council of the City of Sydney commencing at the southern boundary of Conser vatorium Road, Sydney, and ending at Sir John Young Cres cent, Sydney, and being the part of works shown on plan marked 5007C2501A, or any variation thereof, and deposited in the office of the Commissioner for Main Roads. |
“Circular Quay Overhead Roadway” means the roadway commencing at the Brad- field Highway, Sydney, on the south approach to the Sydney Harbour Bridge and ending at the west boundary of Macquarie Street, Sydney, and being part of the works shown in the plans described in the Schedule to this Act and deposited in the office of the Commis sioner for Main Roads.
“Commissioner for Main Roads” means the Commissioner for Main Roads appointed under the Transport (Division of Functions) Act, 1932, as amended by subsequent Acts.
(iii) by inserting in the same section next after the definition of “Commissioners” the following new definition : —
“Conservatorium Road works” means the
Conservatorium Bridge constructed by
the Council of the City of Sydney and
shown
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shown in the plan comprising nine draw- No. 37,1960.
ings registered S.H.B. 106C. 891 and
deposited in the office of the Commis
sioner for Main Roads, together with the
roadworks constructed by that Council in
connection with or incidental to the con
struction of that bridge.
(iv) by inserting at the end of the same section the following new definition : ^^
“Warringah Expressway Approach” means the proposed road from the Pacific High way at the northern end of the Sydney Harbour Bridge to Ernest Street, North Sydney, such proposed road being shown as a proposed county road on the scheme map under the County of Cumberland Planning Scheme Ordinance.
| (b) | by inserting next after section three the following New sec. 3a. |
new section; —
3a . (1 ) The administration, control, and manage-Administra-
ment of the additional works and die Circular Quay additional
Overhead Roadway is hereby vested in the Commis- works,
sioner for Main Roads appointed under the Trans
port (Division of Functions) Act, 1932, as amended
by subsequent-Acts.
(2) The provisions of sections five, six, nine, thirteen and paragraph (ii) of subsection three of section seven of this Act relating to the Bridge shall apply mutatis mutandis to the additional works and the Circular Quay Overhead Roadway as if such works and roadway were part of the Bridge.
(c) (i) by inserting at the end of subsection two of Sec. 7.
section seven the following new paragraph : — OThe Sydney
| (iv) the proceeds of any sale of propeHy acquired for the purpose of the construc tion of the additional works or the Warringah Expressway Approach. | ̂ |
( ii)
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| No. 37,1960. | (ii) | by inserting next after paragraph (iv) of sub section three of the same section the following new paragraphs : — |
(iva) the costs and expenses of construction
of the additional works;
(ivb) the payment to the Treasurer provided
by section 7a of this Act;
(ivc) the payment to the Council of the City
of Sydney provided by section 7b of this
Act;
(ivd) the cost of acquisition of any property for the purpose of construction of the Warringah Expressway Approach;
| New secs. | (d) by inserting next after section seven the following |
| 7a and 7b. | new sections: — |
| Loan | 7 a . ( 1 ) In respect of the loan moneys certified |
| moneys |
| provided for | by the Treasurer to have been provided by the |
| Circular | Treasury to meet—■ |
| Quay Over |
| head Road | (a) the capital cost of the Circular Quay Over |
| way and |
| part of | head Roadway, |
| Cahill |
| Expressway | (b) one-half of the capital cost of the roadway first day of January, one thousand nine hundred and fifty-nine, and referred to in paragraph (b) of the definition of “Cahill Expressway” in section two of this Act, |
| to be | and loading ramps constructed before the |
| repaid to | |
| Treasurer. |
| (c) | one-half of the capital cost of the works of road construction carried out before the first day of January, one thousand nine hundred and fifty-nine, and referred to in paragraph (c) of the definition of “Cahill Expressway” in section two of this Act, and |
| (d) | one-half of the capital cost of the Conserva torium Road works, |
there shall be paid to the Treasurer from the Sydney Harbour Bridge Account such amounts for interest, exchange, sinking fund contributions, flotation
expenses.
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expenses, discount, loan management expenses and No. 37, i960,
other charges as the Treasurer may from time to
time determine:
Provided that the amounts so determined in any year shall, unless the Treasurer otherwise directs, be the amounts chargeable in that year.
| (2) | Without otherwise limiting the Treasurer’s |
power of determination the amounts so determined under subsection one of this section shall not exceed the amounts which the Treasurer calculates as being the amounts which shall approximately recoup the State for interest, exchange, sinking fund contribu tions, flotation expenses, discount, loan management expenses and other charges paid or payable by the State in respect of the loan moneys certified under subsection one of this section to have been provided by the Treasury.
(3) Payments in accordance with the provi sions of subsection one of this section sliall be made in such amounts and at such times as the Treasurer may from time to time direct.
7b . There shall be paid to the Council of the City Part of cost
of Sydney from the Sydney Harbour Bridge
| Account | Expressway |
| (a) |
one-half of the capital cost of the roadway oAc^works tion of “Cahill Expressway” in section two of city
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| (b) | one-half of the capital cost of the works of road construction carried out or to be carried out on or after the first day of January, one thousand nine hundred and fifty-nine, under the Conservatorium Bridge referred to in the definition of “Con servatorium Road works” in section two of this Act and between the loading ramps referred to in paragraph (b) of the defini tion of “Cahill Expressway” in that section, |
in
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| No. 37,1960. | in such instalments and manner as may be agreed upon between the Commissioner for Main Roads and the said Council. |
| Sec. 11a. | (e) | ( i) by omitting from subsection one of section 11a |
| (Erection of |
| buildings, | the words “appointed under the Transport |
| etc., by | |
| Commission | (Division of Functions) Act, 1932,” ; |
| on leased |
| lands.) | (ii) by inserting in the same subsection after the words “Sydney Harbour Bridge” tlie words “or of the lands under any part of the additional works” ; | |
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| Sec. 12. | (f) by omitting subsections two and three of section |
| (Mainten |
| ance, &c., of | twelve; |
| works.) | |
| New |
| Schedule. | (g) by inserting next after section thirteen the following |
new Schedule ; —^
| Sec. 2. | SCHEDULE. |
| Circular Quay Overhead Road | 66 drawings registered |
| way from Harrington Street | S.H.B. 106C. 873. |
| to Macquarie Street. |
| Bridge on East bound carriage | 13 drawings registered |
| way over York Street North. | S.H.B. 106C. 833. |
| Bridge over West hound carriage | i drawings registered |
| way over York Street North | S.H.B. 106C. 884. |
| Pedestrian footbridge over West | 3 drawings registered |
| bound carriageway. | S.H.B. 106C. 835. |
| Pedestrian footbridge over West | 1 | drawing | registered |
| bound carriageway Fort Street | S.H.B. lOQC. 886. |
| School. |
| Pedestrian footbridge over West | 1 | drawing | registered |
| bound | carriageway | King | S.H.B. 105C. 887. |
George V Park.
| Retaining walls East bound | 7 | drawings | registered |
| carriageway, Bradfield High | S.H.B. 106C. 888. |
| way to York Street North. |
| Retaining walls East bound | 6 | drawings | registered |
| carriageway | York | Street | S.H.B. 106C. 889. |
North to Harrington Street.
| Bridge over Macquarie Street. | 15 drawings registered |
S.H.B. lOGC. 890.
| Conservatorium Bridge. | 9 | drawings | registered |
S.H.B. 106C. 891.
| Retaining walls and crash rails | 6 | drawings | registered |
| east of Macquarie Street. | S.H.B. 106C. 892. |
( 2);
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.(2) Any payment made before the date on which the No. 37, i960,
assent of Her Majesty to this Act is signified out of the Sydney Harbour Bridge Account or the Sydney Harbour Bridge Reserve Account that would have been vahd had the amend ments made by subsection one of this section been in force at the time when such payment was made is hereby validated.
X3), The amendment made by paragraph (f) of sub section one of this section shall be deemed to have commenced on the first day of July, one thousand nine hundred and fifty- eight.
9. (1) The Transport (Division of Functions) Act, 1932, Amendment
as amended by subsequent Acts, is amended by omitting para- 31,^93^°'
| graph (b) of subsection three of section five. | s. 5. | ’ |
X2), The amendment made by subsection one of this sSnSTor
section shall be deemed to have commenced on the first day poftlind^” "̂ of July, one thousand nine hundred and fifty-eight. Tramways.)
| 10. Acts, is amended— | The Main Roads Act, 1924, as amended by subsequent Amendment |
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| (a) | by inserting next after subsection (1b) of section Sec. 12. | |
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Fund.)
(Ic) The County of Cumberland Main Roads Fund may also be used for surveys and investigations to ascertain what roads in the inner city shall be inner city expressways and for plaiming the construc tion of and designing any such road which the Commissioner has determined shall be an inner city expressway.
| (b) | by inserting next after section forty-eight the follow- New sec. ing new section ; — |
4 8 a . The Commissioner may make surveys and inner city
investigations to ascertain what roads in the inner city shall be inner city expressways and may plan the construction of and design any such road which he has determined shall be an inner city expressway.
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| See. 5. | SCHEDULE ONE. |
The construction of a roadway on any part of the Bridge, as defined in section two of the Sydney Harbour Bridge (Administration) Act, 1932, as amended by subsequent Acts, which was immediately before the commencement of Part II of this Act used for tramway purposes, together with the necessary approaches to such roadway.
| Sec. 6. | SCHEDULE TWO. |
| SJH.B. | 106 C S66. | S.H.B. | 106 C 880. |
| SJa.B. | 106 C 868. | S.H.B. | 106 C 893. |
| S.H.B. | 106 C 869. | S.H.B. | 106 C 894. |
| S.H.B. | 106 C 870. | S.H.B. | 106 C 2504a. |
| SU.B. | 106 C 876. | S.H.B. | 106 C 2504b. |
| S.H.B. | 106 C 877. | S.H.B. | 106 C 2504c. |
| S.H.B. | 106 C 878. | S.H.B. | 106 C 2505. |
| S.H.B. | 106 C 879. |
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