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Transport Infrastructure Act 1994
sec.62Management of access between individual properties and State-controlled roads
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### sec.62 Management of access between individual properties and State-controlled roads
The chief executive may, for 1 or more State-controlled roads and particular adjacent land, on application by a person with an interest in the land or the chief executive’s own initiative, make a written decision stating any of the following—
the location or locations at which access between the land and the road is permitted (a permitted road access location );
restrictions on the use of a permitted road access location;
conditions on the use of a permitted road access location;
where particular road access works, or a stated type of road access works, must be situated;
conditions or restrictions on the use of road access works;
that access at a location or locations is no longer permitted;
that road access works for construction at a place must be of a stated type, standard or extent or be constructed in a stated way;
that either the type, construction or extent of existing road access works must be changed in a way stated by the chief executive or the use of the works must be discontinued;
that all access between the road and the land is prohibited or no longer prohibited;
that stated existing road access works must be removed by the owner within a stated reasonable time;
without limiting paragraphs (f) to (j) , that anything mentioned in paragraphs (a) to (e) is changed or must be changed as stated in the decision.
See part 10 for general provisions about the application.
A condition or restriction under subsection (1) may, for example, be any of the following—
a prohibition on the use of the permitted road access location or road access works by pedestrians;
a prohibition on turns by vehicles going in or out of the land;
a restriction on the type and number of vehicles the owner, occupier or person who applied for the decision may allow to use the permitted road access location;
a requirement that the owner, occupier or person who applied for the decision take reasonable, or stated reasonable, steps to ensure the permitted road access location is used by others in accordance with the conditions;
a restriction on when the permitted road access location may be used.
All or part of a decision may be limited to a stated period by reference to time or circumstance.
A decision must be consistent with any policy under section 54 that is applicable to the decision.
s 62 sub 2000 No. 6 s 17
amd 2004 No. 53 s 2 sch ; 2019 No. 25 s 69
(sec.62-ssec.1) The chief executive may, for 1 or more State-controlled roads and particular adjacent land, on application by a person with an interest in the land or the chief executive’s own initiative, make a written decision stating any of the following— the location or locations at which access between the land and the road is permitted (a permitted road access location ); restrictions on the use of a permitted road access location; conditions on the use of a permitted road access location; where particular road access works, or a stated type of road access works, must be situated; conditions or restrictions on the use of road access works; that access at a location or locations is no longer permitted; that road access works for construction at a place must be of a stated type, standard or extent or be constructed in a stated way; that either the type, construction or extent of existing road access works must be changed in a way stated by the chief executive or the use of the works must be discontinued; that all access between the road and the land is prohibited or no longer prohibited; that stated existing road access works must be removed by the owner within a stated reasonable time; without limiting paragraphs (f) to (j) , that anything mentioned in paragraphs (a) to (e) is changed or must be changed as stated in the decision. See part 10 for general provisions about the application.
(sec.62-ssec.2) A condition or restriction under subsection (1) may, for example, be any of the following— a prohibition on the use of the permitted road access location or road access works by pedestrians; a prohibition on turns by vehicles going in or out of the land; a restriction on the type and number of vehicles the owner, occupier or person who applied for the decision may allow to use the permitted road access location; a requirement that the owner, occupier or person who applied for the decision take reasonable, or stated reasonable, steps to ensure the permitted road access location is used by others in accordance with the conditions; a restriction on when the permitted road access location may be used.
(sec.62-ssec.3) All or part of a decision may be limited to a stated period by reference to time or circumstance.
(sec.62-ssec.4) A decision must be consistent with any policy under section 54 that is applicable to the decision.
- (a) the location or locations at which access between the land and the road is permitted (a permitted road access location );
- (b) restrictions on the use of a permitted road access location;
- (c) conditions on the use of a permitted road access location;
- (d) where particular road access works, or a stated type of road access works, must be situated;
- (e) conditions or restrictions on the use of road access works;
- (f) that access at a location or locations is no longer permitted;
- (g) that road access works for construction at a place must be of a stated type, standard or extent or be constructed in a stated way;
- (h) that either the type, construction or extent of existing road access works must be changed in a way stated by the chief executive or the use of the works must be discontinued;
- (i) that all access between the road and the land is prohibited or no longer prohibited;
- (j) that stated existing road access works must be removed by the owner within a stated reasonable time;
- (k) without limiting paragraphs (f) to (j) , that anything mentioned in paragraphs (a) to (e) is changed or must be changed as stated in the decision.
- (a) a prohibition on the use of the permitted road access location or road access works by pedestrians;
- (b) a prohibition on turns by vehicles going in or out of the land;
- (c) a restriction on the type and number of vehicles the owner, occupier or person who applied for the decision may allow to use the permitted road access location;
- (d) a requirement that the owner, occupier or person who applied for the decision take reasonable, or stated reasonable, steps to ensure the permitted road access location is used by others in accordance with the conditions;
- (e) a restriction on when the permitted road access location may be used.