Part 4Miscellaneous provisions

Part 4—Miscellaneous provisions 40—Minister may authorise private persons to construct and work tramways etc on roads (1) The Minister may grant to any person desirous of constructing a telegraph or telephone line or of constructing and working tramways, aerial tramways, steel tracks, or any other work for the conveyance of agricultural products, minerals, timber, or other things, a permit to construct, manage, and work such telegraph or telephone line, tramway, aerial tramway, steel track, or work, or any part thereof, upon, across, under, or over any road which is not situated within any district. (2) Such consent of the Minister may be given upon and subject to such conditions, reservations, restrictions, and stipulations as the Minister thinks proper. (3) Any permit granted under subsection (1) hereof shall be sufficient authority for the person to whom it is granted to construct, maintain, manage, and work the telegraph or telephone line, tramway, aerial tramway, steel track, or other work specified in the permit subject to the conditions, reservations, restrictions, and stipulations subject to which such permit is granted, and save insofar as such conditions, reservations, restrictions, and stipulations are not complied with and observed by the person to whom such permit is granted, such person shall not be liable in any action or proceeding, whether for nuisance or otherwise, by reason only of the existence, managing, or working of such telegraph or telephone line, tramway, aerial tramway, steel track, or other work. (4) For the purposes of this section— road shall include land used as a travelling stock road or reserve. (5) The Minister may, in any authority or permit given pursuant to this section, authorise the enclosing with a fence of any portion of any land used as a travelling stock road or reserve for the purpose of the maintaining and working of any such tramway, aerial tramway, steel track, or other work as is referred to in this section, but so as not to obstruct the reasonable use of the said land. 41—Maintenance of the Birkenhead Bridge (1) The portion of the Birkenhead Bridge and its approaches vested in the Minister continues to be under the care, control and management of the Commissioner. (2) The portion of the Birkenhead Bridge and its approaches vested in the council in whose area the Bridge is situated continues to be under the care, control and management of the council. (3) The Commissioner may, for the purpose of carrying out work in relation to the portion of the Birkenhead Bridge and its approaches under the care, control and management of the Commissioner, obstruct temporarily any right of navigation. (4) No claim lies against the Crown, the Commissioner or any agency or instrumentality of the Crown arising out of any obstruction of a right of navigation by reason of roadwork under this section. 42—Right of council to recover costs for repair of road damaged by construction of public works (1) If a public road within the district of any council is subject to more than ordinary traffic by reason of the construction or carrying out of any railway, tramway, drain, reservoir, or other public work, the council may recover from the department, company, body, or person constructing or carrying out such railway, tramway, reservoir, drain, or other public work such sum as will suffice to keep such road in reasonable repair during such traffic, and fully to reconstruct such road after the construction of such railway, tramway, reservoir, drain, or other public work is completed. (2) Any dispute with respect to any matter arising under this section shall be settled by reference to the Minister, whose decision shall be final. (3) Any sum so paid may be added to the cost of the railway, tramway, reservoir, drain, or other public work. 42A—Service of notices etc (1) Where this Act requires or authorises a notice or other document to be served on, or given to, a person, the notice or document may— (a) be served on, or given to, the person or an agent of the person; or (b) be left for the person at the person's place of residence or business with someone apparently over the age of 16 years; or (c) be sent by post to the person or an agent of the person at the person's last known address; or (d) be sent to the person by facsimile transmission. (2) Without limiting subsection (1), a notice or document to be served on or given to a company may be served on the company in accordance with section 109X of the Corporations Law. (3) Subsections (1) and (2) are in addition to and do not derogate from any other provision of this Act prescribing the manner in which a notice or other document may be served or given. 42B—Registrar‑General to issue certificate of title (1) If land vests for an estate in fee simple in the Commissioner under this Act, the Commissioner may apply to the Registrar‑General for the issue of a certificate of title for the land under the Real Property Act 1886. (2) An application under this section must— (a) be made in a manner and form approved by the Registrar‑General; and (b) be accompanied by any surveys of the land and other materials that the Registrar‑General may reasonably require. 43—Regulations (1) The Governor may, upon the recommendation of the Commissioner, make all such regulations as are necessary or convenient for carrying this Act into effect, and in particular for all or any of the following purposes, namely: (a) the planting and preservation of trees and vegetation on roads under the care, control and management of the Commissioner; (b) the prevention of damage to roads under the care, control and management of the Commissioner; (c) the prevention of the doing of things likely to injure roads under the care, control and management of the Commissioner, including the prevention of the deposit of rubbish or any other specified substance or articles on or near roads under the care, control and management of the Commissioner; (d) the regulation or prohibition of the use of vehicles likely to injure roads under the care, control and management of the Commissioner; (e) the restriction of traffic or of any specified class of traffic, and the limitation of the speed of any classes or types of motor vehicles or of motor vehicles over any specified weight, to protect roads under the care, control and management of the Commissioner from injury; (g) the regulation, control or, prohibition of the standing of vehicles on controlled-access roads; (h) the control of the movement of vehicles on controlled-access roads; (i) the prohibition of the use of controlled-access roads by pedestrians or animals; (j) the control of the size, weight, power and type of vehicles using controlled-access roads; (k) for controlling or regulating any matter or thing connected with the operation of a ferry service or sea transport service under this Act. (2) Subject to subsection (2a), the regulations may fix penalties (not exceeding $1 250) for breach of a regulation. (2a) A regulation that provides for an offence against Part 3A may— (a) impose a maximum penalty not exceeding— (i) for a natural person—$5 000; (ii) for a body corporate—$25 000; (b) fix expiation fees for offences not exceeding— (i) for a natural person—$1 000; (ii) for a body corporate—$5 000. (3) Any such regulation may be binding on any person in the employ of the Government of the State. Legislative history Notes • Amendments of this version that are uncommenced are not incorporated into the text. • Please note—References in the legislation to other legislation or instruments or to titles of bodies or offices are not automatically updated as part of the program for the revision and publication of legislation and therefore may be obsolete. • Earlier versions of this Act (historical versions) are listed at the end of the legislative history. • For further information relating to the Act and subordinate legislation made under the Act see the Index of South Australian Statutes or www.legislation.sa.gov.au. Principal Act and amendments New entries appear in bold. Year No Title Assent Commencement Highways Act 1926 16.12.1926 16.12.1926: s 4 except ss 1—11(1), 12—43—3.2.1927 (Gazette 3.2.1927 p258) Highways Act Amendment Act 1927 5.1.1928 5.1.1928 Highways Act Amendment Act 1928 7.11.1928 7.11.1928 Highways Act 1929 27.11.1929 27.11.1929 Highways Act 1930 20.11.1930 20.11.1930 Highways Act Amendment Act 1932 15.11.1932 15.11.1932 Highways Act Amendment Act 1933 9.11.1933 9.11.1933 Highways Act Amendment Act 1934 20.9.1934 20.9.1934 Highways Act Amendment Act 1935 Statute Law Revision Act 1935 Highways Act Amendment Act 1936 8.10.1936 8.10.1936 Highways (Birkenhead Bridge) Act 1936 26.11.1936 26.11.1936 Highways Act Amendment Act 1937 27.10.1937 1.7.1937: s 3 Highways Act Amendment Act 1938 25.8.1938 1.10.1938: s 2 Highways Act Amendment Act 1944 14.12.1944 14.12.1944 Loans for Water Conservation Act 1948 16.12.1948 16.12.1948 Highways Act Amendment Act 1949 6.10.1949 6.10.1949 Highways Act Amendment Act 1953 17.12.1953 17.12.1953 Highways Act Amendment Act 1954 16.12.1954 16.12.1954 Highways Act Amendment Act 1955 1.12.1955 1.12.1955 Highways Act Amendment Act 1960 3.11.1960 3.11.1960 Highways Act Amendment Act 1963 28.11.1963 28.11.1963 Highways Act Amendment Act 1967 10.8.1967 10.8.1967 Highways Act Amendment Act 1969 18.9.1969 18.9.1969 Highways Act Amendment Act (No. 2) 1969 4.12.1969 21.5.1970 (Gazette 21.5.1970 p1842) Highways Act Amendment Act 1970 3.12.1970 3.12.1970 Highways Act Amendment Act 1971 1.4.1971 1.4.1971 Highways Act Amendment Act 1972 30.3.1972 6.4.1972 (Gazette 6.4.1972 p1369) Highways Act Amendment Act (No. 2) 1972 19.10.1972 7.12.1972 (Gazette 7.12.1972 p2534) Highways Act Amendment Act 1973 22.11.1973 22.11.1973 Highways Act Amendment Act 1974 21.11.1974 1.10.1974: s 2 Highways Act Amendment Act 1975 10.4.1975 10.4.1975 Highways Act Amendment Act 1979 15.3.1979 except s 8(1)—1.7.1976: s 8(3) Highways Act Amendment Act 1980 3.4.1980 1.10.1979: s 2 Highways Act Amendment Act 1982 25.2.1982 1.7.1981: s 2 Statutes Amendment (Planning) Act 1982 1.7.1982 4.11.1982 (Gazette 4.11.1982 p1304) Highways Act Amendment Act 1983 16.6.1983 1.7.1982: s 2 Highways Act Amendment Act 1984 24.5.1984 1.7.1983: s 2 Statutes Amendment (Remuneration) Act 1985 30.5.1985 13.6.1985 (Gazette 13.6.1985 p2132) Highways Act Amendment Act 1989 26.10.1989 28.3.1990: s 2 Statutes Repeal and Amendment (Remuneration) Act 1990 19.4.1990 19.4.1990 (Gazette 19.4.1990 p1136) Roads (Opening and Closing) Act 1991 28.3.1991 11.11.1991 (Gazette 31.10.1991 p1198) Highways (Miscellaneous) Amendment Act 1998 26.3.1998 7.5.1998 (Gazette 7.5.1998 p2115) except ss 3 & 4—1.12.1998 (Gazette 26.11.1998 p1600) Highways (Road Closures) Amendment Act 1999 18.11.1999 9.12.1999 (Gazette 9.12.1999 p3113) Highways (Miscellaneous) Amendment Act 2000 20.7.2000 1.9.2000 (Gazette 24.8.2000 p592) Statute Law Revision Act 2003 23.10.2003 Sch 1—24.11.2003 (Gazette 13.11.2003 p4048) Highways (Authorised Transport Infrastructure Projects) Amendment Act 2003 11.12.2003 Pt 2 (ss 4—6)—5.8.2004 (Gazette 5.8.2004 p2851) Adelaide Park Lands Act 2005 8.12.2005 Sch 1 (cl 7)—14.12.2006 (Gazette 7.12.2006 p4269) Development (Assessment Procedures) Amendment Act 2007 5.4.2007 Sch 1 (cl 1)—26.4.2007 (Gazette 26.4.2007 p1349) Statutes Amendment (Public Sector Consequential Amendments) Act 2009 10.12.2009 Pt 77 (ss 183—185)—1.2.2010 (Gazette 28.1.2010 p320) Statutes Amendment and Repeal (Budget 2012) Act 2012 6.12.2012 Pt 5 (ss 15—25)—24.3.2013 (Gazette 21.3.2013 p880) Statutes Amendment (Directors' Liability) Act 2013 23.5.2013 Pt 27 (ss 52 & 53)—17.6.2013 (Gazette 6.6.2013 p2498) Real Property (Electronic Conveyancing) Amendment Act 2016 16.6.2016 Sch 2—4.7.2016 (Gazette 30.6.2016 p2761) Statutes Amendment (Planning, Development and Infrastructure) Act 2017 28.2.2017 Pt 14 (s 46)—19.3.2021 (Gazette 4.3.2021 p823) Statutes Amendment (Heavy Vehicle Registration Fees) Act 2017 Pt 2 (s 3)—15.8.2017 Statutes Amendment (Transport Online Transactions and Other Matters) Act 2017 10.10.2017 Pt 3 (s 5)—19.12.2017; Sch 1 Pt 3—20.3.2018 (Gazette 19.12.2017 p5122) Supreme Court (Court of Appeal) Amendment Act 2019 19.12.2019 Sch 1 (cl 48)—1.1.2021 (Gazette 10.12.2020 p5638) Motor Vehicles (Electric Vehicle Levy) Amendment Act 2021 4.11.2021 Sch 1 (cl 1 )—Act repealed by Motor Vehicles (Electric Vehicle Levy) Amendment Repeal Act 2023 on 23.2.2023 before Sch 1 came into operation Statutes Amendment (Transport Portfolio) Act 2024 24.10.2024 Pt 3 (ss 9 to 11) & Sch 1 (cl 1)—uncommenced Highways (Works for Residential Developments) Amendment Act 2025 5.11.2025 uncommenced Provisions amended since 3 February 1976 • Legislative history prior to 3 February 1976 appears in marginal notes and footnotes included in the consolidation of this Act contained in Volume 4 of The Public General Acts of South Australia 1837-1975 at page 665. New entries appear in bold. Entries that relate to provisions that have been deleted appear in italics. Provision How varied Commencement Pt 1 s 2 substituted by 48/2000 s 3 s 2(1) amended by 69/2005 Sch 1 cl 7(1) s 2(1a)—(1c) inserted by 69/2005 Sch 1 cl 7(2) s 2(2) amended by 69/2005 Sch 1 cl 7(3) s 2(2a) inserted by 69/2005 Sch 1 cl 7(4) ss 3—6 deleted by 48/2000 s 3 s 7 Commissioner substituted by 48/2000 s 4(a) controlled-access road amended by 54/2012 s 15(1) district substituted by 48/2000 s 4(b) inspector deleted by 48/2000 s 4(c) main road deleted by 48/2000 s 4(d) privately owned land inserted by 48/2000 s 4(e) road amended by 48/2000 s 4(f) roadwork inserted by 48/2000 s 4(g) amended by 54/2012 s 15(2) work deleted by 48/2000 s 4(g) Pt 2 Div 1 s 10 substituted by 48/2000 s 5 s 11 substituted by 59/1985 s 7 13.6.1985 s 11(1) amended by 18/1990 s 12 19.4.1990 s 12 s 12(1)—(3) s 12A inserted by 36/1979 s 2 s 12A(1) substituted by 5/1998 s 3 s 12A(2) substituted by 5/1998 s 3 s 13 substituted by 36/1979 s 3 substituted by 48/2000 s 6 Div 2 s 14 substituted by 48/2000 s 7 s 15 deleted by 48/2000 s 7 s 17 deleted by 48/2000 s 8 ss 18 and 19 deleted by 48/2000 s 9 Div 3 s 20 s 20(1) amended by 36/1979 s 4(a) amended by 48/2000 s 10(a) amended by 62/2003 s 4(1), (2) s 20(3) amended by 36/1979 s 4(b) amended by 48/2000 s 10(b) s 20(5) inserted by 48/2000 s 10(c) amended by 17/2007 Sch 1 cl 1(1) amended by 5/2017 s 46(1) 19.3.2021 s 20(6) inserted by 17/2007 Sch 1 cl 1(2) amended by 54/2012 s 16 amended by 5/2017 s 46(2) 19.3.2021 s 20A amended by 62/1982 s 3(5) (Sch Pt 5) 4.11.1982 deleted by 48/2000 s 11 s 20B amended by 48/2000 s 12 s 20BA s 20BA(2) s 20BA(3) amended by 48/2000 s 13 s 20C substituted by 48/2000 s 14 s 21