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.

road related area has the same meaning as in the Road Transport Act 2013.

roads authority has the same meaning as in the Roads Act 1993.

traffic has the same meaning as in the Roads Act 1993.

s 60M: Ins 2024 No 78, Sch 1[11].