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Roads Act 1993
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#### 32B Definitions
32B Definitions
> > (1) In this Part—
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> > adjoining includes abutting.
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> > council public road means a public road for which a council is the roads authority.
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> > non-council public road means a public road other than a council public road.
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> > notifiable authority, in relation to a council public road, means each of the following—
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> > > (a) a network operator within the meaning of the [Electricity Supply Act 1995](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1995-094) for a transmission system or distribution system (as defined in that Act) for an area that includes the whole or part of the road,
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> > > (b) a network operator within the meaning of the [Gas Supply Act 1996](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1996-038) for a distribution pipeline or distribution system (as defined in that Act) for an area that includes the whole or part of the road,
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> > > (c) the Secretary of the Department of Planning and Environment,
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> > > (d) the Secretary of the Department of Industry,
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> > > (e) Transport for NSW,
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> > > (e1) Sydney Metro,
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> > > (f) the State Transit Authority,
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> > > (g) (Repealed)
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> > > (h) the Commissioner of Fire and Rescue NSW,
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> > > (i) the Commissioner of the NSW Rural Fire Service,
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> > > (j) any other person (or class of persons) prescribed by the regulations.
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> > (2) A reference in this Part to the Minister in its application to a Crown road is to be read as a reference to the roads authority for the Crown road.
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> > Note.
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> > The roads authority for a Crown road is the Minister administering the [Crown Land Management Act 2016](/view/html/inforce/current/act-2016-058)—see section 7 (2).
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> **s 32B:** Ins 2017 No 17, Sch 3.2 \[3\] (am 2018 No 18, Sch 2.4). Am 2020 No 30, Sch 4.89\[2\].