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Transport Infrastructure Act 1994
sec.70Offences about road access locations and road access works, relating to decisions under s 62 (1)
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### sec.70 Offences about road access locations and road access works, relating to decisions under s 62 (1)
This section applies to a person who has been given notice under section 67 or 68 of a decision under section 62 (1) about access between a State-controlled road and adjacent land.
A person to whom this section applies must not—
obtain access between the land and the State-controlled road other than at a location at which access is permitted under the decision; or
obtain access using road access works to which the decision applies, if the works do not comply with the decision and the noncompliance was within the person’s control; or
obtain any other access between the land and the road contrary to the decision; or
use a road access location or road access works contrary to the decision; or
contravene a condition stated in the decision; or
permit another person to do a thing mentioned in paragraphs (a) to (e) ; or
fail to remove road access works in accordance with the decision.
Maximum penalty—200 penalty units.
However, subsection (2) (g) does not apply to a person who is bound by the decision because of section 68 .
s 70 amd 1995 No. 9 s 92 sch 1
sub 2000 No. 6 s 17
amd 2009 No. 36 s 872 sch 2 ; 2010 No. 19 s 197
(sec.70-ssec.1) This section applies to a person who has been given notice under section 67 or 68 of a decision under section 62 (1) about access between a State-controlled road and adjacent land.
(sec.70-ssec.2) A person to whom this section applies must not— obtain access between the land and the State-controlled road other than at a location at which access is permitted under the decision; or obtain access using road access works to which the decision applies, if the works do not comply with the decision and the noncompliance was within the person’s control; or obtain any other access between the land and the road contrary to the decision; or use a road access location or road access works contrary to the decision; or contravene a condition stated in the decision; or permit another person to do a thing mentioned in paragraphs (a) to (e) ; or fail to remove road access works in accordance with the decision. Maximum penalty—200 penalty units.
(sec.70-ssec.3) However, subsection (2) (g) does not apply to a person who is bound by the decision because of section 68 .
- (a) obtain access between the land and the State-controlled road other than at a location at which access is permitted under the decision; or
- (b) obtain access using road access works to which the decision applies, if the works do not comply with the decision and the noncompliance was within the person’s control; or
- (c) obtain any other access between the land and the road contrary to the decision; or
- (d) use a road access location or road access works contrary to the decision; or
- (e) contravene a condition stated in the decision; or
- (f) permit another person to do a thing mentioned in paragraphs (a) to (e) ; or
- (g) fail to remove road access works in accordance with the decision.