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Roads Act 1993
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#### 3 Objects of Act
3 Objects of Act
> The objects of this Act are—
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> > (a) to set out the rights of members of the public to pass along public roads, and
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> > (b) to set out the rights of persons who own land adjoining a public road to have access to the public road, and
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> > (c) to establish the procedures for the opening and closing of a public road, and
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> > (d) to provide for the classification of roads, and
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> > (e) to provide for the declaration of TfNSW and other public authorities as roads authorities for both classified and unclassified roads, and
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> > (f) to confer certain functions (in particular, the function of carrying out road work) on TfNSW and on other roads authorities, and
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> > (g) to provide for the distribution of the functions conferred by this Act between TfNSW and other roads authorities, and
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> > (h) to regulate the carrying out of various activities on public roads.
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> **s 3:** Am 2011 No 41, Sch 5.50 \[1\].