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State Emergency and Rescue Management Act 1989
60MTemporary closure of roads and road related areas
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#### 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—
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> > > (a) an obstruction, or
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> > > (b) a danger to traffic.
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> > (2) The responsible person must not close the road or road related area if the closure is inconsistent with a direction given by—
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> > > (a) a police officer, or
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> > > (b) Transport for NSW, or
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> > > (c) the roads authority for the road or road related area.
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> > (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—
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> > > (a) the NSW Police Force, and
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> > > (b) Transport for NSW.
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> > (4) In this section—
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> > 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.
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> > road has the same meaning as in the [Road Transport Act 2013](/view/html/inforce/current/act-2013-018).
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> > road related area has the same meaning as in the [Road Transport Act 2013](/view/html/inforce/current/act-2013-018).
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> > roads authority has the same meaning as in the [Roads Act 1993](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1993-033).
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> > traffic has the same meaning as in the [Roads Act 1993](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1993-033).
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> **s 60M:** Ins 2024 No 78, Sch 1\[11\].