Roads Act 1993
52Tollways
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52 Tollways
52 Tollways
(1) The Minister may, by order published in the Gazette, declare to be a tollway—
(a) any road that is owned by TfNSW or NSW Motorways and that is designed to facilitate the movement of motor traffic, or
(b) any road proposed to be constructed on land owned or to be owned by TfNSW or NSW Motorways.
(2) A public road that is declared to be a tollway ceases to be a public road by virtue of the declaration.
(3) A tollway is not a road or road related area within the meaning of section 4 (1) of the Road Transport Act 2013 for the purposes of any Act or law, or any provision of an Act or law, prescribed by the regulations for the purposes of this section.
(4) To avoid doubt, a road remains a tollway even if it is vested in NSW Motorways.
s 52: Am 1997 No 115, Sch 4.20 [1]; 1999 No 19, Sch 2.39 [2]; 2005 No 11, Sch 3.37 [2]; 2011 No 41, Sch 5.50 [1]; 2013 No 19, Sch 4.72 [2]; 2024 No 95, Sch 2[2] [3].