47Blading-off of roads

47 Blading-off of roads

47 Blading-off of roads

(1) Blading-off of roads (that is, the use of a machine to sweep drifts of loose mud, slush or soil from the surface of the road to provide temporary access following wet weather) may only be carried out as follows—

(a) the blading-off must only be carried out once on any section of road per harvesting event where it is necessary to provide short-term road access to a log loading site,

(b) the bladed-off material must be stockpiled in a recoverable position where it cannot wash into any river, drainage line or drainage depression and must be respread as soon as is practicable,

(c) the bladed-off section of road must be drained and stabilised as soon as practicable after the blading-off has occurred.

(2) The Secretary must be notified of the blading-off within 2 days after it has occurred.