Heavy Vehicle (Adoption of National Law) Act 2013
19Meaning of road and road-related area
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19 Meaning of road and road-related area
19 Meaning of road and road-related area
(1) If a declaration in an order made under section 18 of the Road Transport Act 2013 is in force to the effect that the road transport legislation (within the meaning of that Act) applies to a specified area, the area to which the declaration relates is declared to be a road-related area for the purposes of the Heavy Vehicle National Law (NSW).
Note.
Section 8 (3) of the Heavy Vehicle National Law (NSW) provides for the declaration of an area to be a road or road-related area for the purposes of that Law.
(2) If a declaration in an order made under section 18 of the Road Transport Act 2013 is in force to the effect that the road transport legislation (within the meaning of that Act) does not apply to a specified road, the road to which the declaration relates is taken not to be a road or road-related area (as the case requires) for the purposes of the Heavy Vehicle National Law (NSW).