60MTemporary closure of roads and road related areas

#### 60M Temporary closure of roads and road related areas 60M Temporary closure of roads and road related areas > > (1) The responsible person for an emergency services organisation may, whether or not during a state of emergency, temporarily close a road or road related area to traffic if satisfied it is reasonably necessary because of— > > > > > (a) an obstruction, or > > > > > (b) a danger to traffic. > > > (2) The responsible person must not close the road or road related area if the closure is inconsistent with a direction given by— > > > > > (a) a police officer, or > > > > > (b) Transport for NSW, or > > > > > (c) the roads authority for the road or road related area. > > > (3) As soon as practicable after closing the road or road related area, the responsible person, or another person from the emergency services organisation, must notify— > > > > > (a) the NSW Police Force, and > > > > > (b) Transport for NSW. > > > (4) In this section— > > > > responsible person, for an emergency services organisation, means the person in charge of members of the organisation present at the site of an obstruction or danger to traffic. > > > > road has the same meaning as in the [Road Transport Act 2013](/view/html/inforce/current/act-2013-018). > > > > road related area has the same meaning as in the [Road Transport Act 2013](/view/html/inforce/current/act-2013-018). > > > > roads authority has the same meaning as in the [Roads Act 1993](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1993-033). > > > > traffic has the same meaning as in the [Roads Act 1993](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1993-033). > > **s 60M:** Ins 2024 No 78, Sch 1\[11\].