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Traffic Act 1925
49AInstallation of road humps
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### 49A Installation of road humps
> *\[Section 49A Inserted by No. 41 of 1987, s. 11 \]*[*\[Section 49A Substituted by No. 32 of 2018, s. 6, Applied:10 Dec 2018\]*](/view/html/inforce/2018-12-10/act-2018-032#GS6@EN)
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> > (1) In this section –
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> > > ***road authority*** means a person, body corporate or body politic responsible for designing, constructing, maintaining or managing roads;
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> > > ***road hump*** means a section of raised pavement constructed or placed in or on, and across or partly across, a road to restrict the speed of vehicles along that road.
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> > (2) The Commission may issue written directions in relation to road humps, or proposed road humps, on public streets.
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> > (3) A direction referred to in [subsection (2)](#GS49A@Gs2@EN) may be issued to the following:
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> > > > (a) a road authority;
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> > > > (b) any other person or class of persons.
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> > (4) A road authority or person to whom a direction under [subsection (2)](#GS49A@Gs2@EN) is issued must comply with that direction.
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> > Penalty: Fine not exceeding 10 penalty units.