31Schemes to assist children to cross roads

31 Schemes to assist children to cross roads

31 Schemes to assist children to cross roads

(1) Transport for NSW may—

(a) from time to time give authorities for schemes (authorised children’s crossing schemes) designed to assist children to safely cross roads, and

(b) for the purposes of the authority, authorise a person or class of persons to exercise and discharge the functions specified in the authority.

(2) An authorised children’s crossing scheme—

(a) comes into force on the date specified in the authority for the scheme, and

(b) may, from time to time, be amended or replaced by another scheme authorised by Transport for NSW, and

(c) may be revoked by Transport for NSW at any time.

(3) A person taking part in the carrying out of a authorised children’s crossing scheme must—

(a) be at least 18 years of age, and

(b) wear a safety vest issued to the person by Transport for NSW.

(4) For the purpose of carrying out an authorised children’s crossing scheme, when children are about to use or are on a crossing, a person authorised for the purpose by Transport for NSW—

(a) may cause to be exhibited at or near the crossing, on each side of the roadway, a hand-held stop sign, or

(b) cause a barrier to be placed on each side of the crossing across or partly across the roadway.

(5) A barrier referred to in subsection (4)(b)—

(a) must be placed so it is—

(i) parallel to the crossing, and

(ii) on the side of the crossing nearer to approaching traffic, and

(b) must—

(i) be of a type approved by Transport for NSW, and

(ii) have affixed to it a stop sign in, or to the effect of, a hand-held stop sign, and

(c) must be constructed so when it is placed in position on the roadway, the stop sign affixed to it will face and be clearly visible to the driver of a motor vehicle approaching the crossing on the side of the roadway where the barrier is situated.