Transport Operations (Road Use Management—Road Rules) Regulation 2009
sec.300DDriver must not damage rail infrastructure or obstruct level crossing
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sec.300D Driver must not damage rail infrastructure or obstruct level crossing
A driver must not cause damage to rail infrastructure at a railway crossing, unless the driver has a reasonable excuse. Maximum penalty—80 penalty units. A driver driving near, on or through a level crossing must not cause an obstruction to the path of trains or other drivers through the level crossing, unless the driver has a reasonable excuse. Maximum penalty—80 penalty units. In this section— damage , to rail infrastructure, means damage that hinders or prevents the normal operation or use of the rail infrastructure. rail infrastructure means the following— a warning bell, warning light, gate, boom or barrier; rail transport infrastructure within the meaning of the Transport Infrastructure Act 1994 . railway crossing means a level crossing, bridge or another structure used to cross over or under a railway. s 300D ins 2012 SL No. 215 s 7 (sec.300D-ssec.1) A driver must not cause damage to rail infrastructure at a railway crossing, unless the driver has a reasonable excuse. Maximum penalty—80 penalty units. (sec.300D-ssec.2) A driver driving near, on or through a level crossing must not cause an obstruction to the path of trains or other drivers through the level crossing, unless the driver has a reasonable excuse. Maximum penalty—80 penalty units. (sec.300D-ssec.3) In this section— damage , to rail infrastructure, means damage that hinders or prevents the normal operation or use of the rail infrastructure. rail infrastructure means the following— a warning bell, warning light, gate, boom or barrier; rail transport infrastructure within the meaning of the Transport Infrastructure Act 1994 . railway crossing means a level crossing, bridge or another structure used to cross over or under a railway.
- (a) a warning bell, warning light, gate, boom or barrier;
- (b) rail transport infrastructure within the meaning of the Transport Infrastructure Act 1994 .