42Offences relating to road closures

42 Offences relating to road closures

42 Offences relating to road closures

(1) If, under this Part, a road is closed to vehicles (whether or not it is also closed to pedestrians) by the use of a sign or barrier—

(a) a person must not bring a vehicle onto the road contrary to the sign or by interfering with the barrier, except as permitted by a person authorised by the Authority or TfNSW, or a police officer, and

(b) a person in charge of a vehicle situated on the road—

(i) who is informed by a person authorised by the Authority or TfNSW, or a police officer, that the road is closed, and

(ii) who is directed by such a person, or a police officer, to remove the vehicle from the road,

must remove the vehicle from the road as soon as practicable after the direction is given.

Maximum penalty—20 penalty units.

(2) If, under this Part, a road is closed to pedestrians (whether or not it is also closed to vehicles) by use of a sign or barrier—

(a) a person must not enter the road contrary to the sign or by interfering with the barrier, except as permitted by a person authorised by the Authority or TfNSW, or a police officer, or

(b) a person on the road—

(i) who is informed by a person authorised by the Authority or TfNSW, or a police officer, that the road is closed, and

(ii) who is directed by such a person, or a police officer, to leave the road,

must leave the road as soon as practicable after the direction is given.

Maximum penalty—20 penalty units.

(3) A person must not damage, remove or interfere with a sign or barrier erected or provided for the purpose of closing a road under this Part, except as permitted by a person authorised by the Authority or TfNSW, or a police officer.

Maximum penalty—20 penalty units.

s 42: Am 2005 No 11, Sch 3.44 [1]; 2011 No 41, Sch 5.57 [2]; 2020 No 30, Sch 4.106[2].