Woomera Prohibited Area Rule 2014
11Standing permission to use certain roads and railways
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11 Standing permission to use certain roads and railways
(1) A person travelling on any of the following (the access route) has permission to do so in the Woomera Prohibited Area: (a) the Tarcoola to Darwin railway line; (b) the Stuart Highway; (c) the William Creek Road; (d) Public Access Route 18, dedicated under section 45 of the Pastoral Land Management and Conservation Act 1989 (SA) and published in the South Australian Government Gazette on 8 August 2002 (also referred to as Lake Cadibarrawirracanna Road); (e) the Olympic Dam Highway. (2) The permission is subject to the condition that the person must not deviate from the access route. (3) The Minister may, by legislative instrument, suspend the permission if the Minister is satisfied that it is necessary for: (a) the security of defence activities; or (b) the safety of persons in the Woomera Prohibited Area. (4) If the Minister suspends the permission, the Minister must: (a) set up access control points on an access route mentioned in paragraphs (1)(b) to (e) to prevent use of the access route by persons who could otherwise do so under the permission; and (b) take reasonable steps to inform such persons of the suspension.