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#### 30 Restrictions near construction work
30 Restrictions near construction work
> > (1) A person, whether or not conveyed by a vessel, must not, without lawful authority, enter or be in any navigable waters within 30 metres of any site—
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> > > (a) on which construction work is being carried on by or for Transport for NSW or any other public or local authority, and
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> > > (b) on which there is erected a sign specifying that construction work is being carried on by that agency or authority and that it is an offence to be within 30 metres of that work.
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> > Maximum penalty—100 penalty units.
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> > (2) This clause does not apply to the following—
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> > > (a) a person or a member of a class of persons who is authorised to enter or be in the area by a member of staff of Transport for NSW or the public or local authority concerned,
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> > > (b) a person who is on board a vessel that is operated by a police officer, or a member of staff of Transport for NSW, acting in the exercise of his or her functions,
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> > > (c) a person being conveyed in a vessel that is compelled by circumstances to proceed through the area concerned and that does so on a direct course without interruption,
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> > > (d) a person who is within the distance referred to because of an emergency or in order to avoid an immediate risk of injuring persons or damaging property,
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> > > (e) a person who is being conveyed on a vessel over which the person has no control.