Roads Act 1993
157Special provisions with respect to short-term leases
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157 Special provisions with respect to short-term leases
157 Special provisions with respect to short-term leases
(1) The term of a lease, together with any option to renew, must not exceed—
(a) except as provided by paragraph (b), 5 years, or
(b) in the case of a lease of land that has been acquired by the roads authority under Division 3 of Part 12, 10 years.
(2) A person must not erect any structure on land the subject of a lease under this Division otherwise than in accordance with the consent of the roads authority.
Maximum penalty—10 penalty units.
(3) Such a consent may not be given unless the roads authority is satisfied that the proposed structure comprises a fence or a temporary structure of a kind that can easily be demolished or removed.