195APowers concerning the leaving standing of vehicles in parking areas on roads

195A Powers concerning the leaving standing of vehicles in parking areas on roads

S. 195A(1) amended by No. 48/2024 s. 33(1).

(1) Despite anything to the contrary under the Road Safety Act 1986 or under any rules or regulations made under that Act, a project authority may fix, rescind or vary the days, hours and periods of time for which, and the conditions on which, vehicles may stand in a parking area on a highway or other parking area that is a road that is, or is in the process of being, closed to traffic under section 186D.

S. 195A(1A) inserted by No. 48/2024 s. 33(2).

(1A) Despite anything to the contrary in the Road Management Act 2004, the Road Safety Act 1986 or any rules or regulations made under those Acts, a project authority or a person authorised by a project authority may take any action it or they consider necessary to give effect to the exercise of a power under subsection (1), including erecting, displaying, placing, removing, altering or interfering with—

(a) a parking control sign within the meaning of the Road Safety Road Rules 2017; or

(b) a traffic control device within the meaning of the Road Safety Road Rules 2017.

S. 195A(2) amended by No. 48/2024 s. 33(3).

(2) As soon as practicable after doing a thing under subsection (1) or (1A), a project authority must give written notice to the relevant coordinating road authority and relevant responsible road authority of the doing of that thing.

(3) A notice under subsection (2) must describe the thing done.

(4) In this section—

highway has the same meaning as in the Road Safety Act 1986;

parking area has the meaning it has under the Road Safety Act 1986 or under any rules or regulations made under that Act;

S. 195A(4) def. of relevant coordinating road authority amended by No. 48/2024 s. 33(4).

relevant coordinating road authority means the coordinating road authority for the road that is a parking area on a highway, or other parking area, that is, or is in the process of being, closed to traffic under section 186D;

S. 195A(4) def. of relevant responsible road authority amended by No. 48/2024 s. 33(4).

relevant responsible road authority means a responsible road authority (within the meaning of the Road Management Act 2004) for the road that is a parking area on a highway, or other parking area, that is, or is in the process of being, closed to traffic under section 186D.