New South Wales Consolidated Acts

ROADS ACT 1993 - SECT 32B

32B Definitions

(1) In this Part--

"adjoining" includes abutting.

"council public road" means a public road for which a council is the roads authority.

"non-council public road" means a public road other than a council public road.

"notifiable authority" , in relation to a council public road, means each of the following--

(a) a network operator within the meaning of the Electricity Supply Act 1995 for a transmission system or distribution system (as defined in that Act) for an area that includes the whole or part of the road,

(b) a network operator within the meaning of the Gas Supply Act 1996 for a distribution pipeline or distribution system (as defined in that Act) for an area that includes the whole or part of the road,

(c) the Secretary of the Department of Planning and Environment,

(d) the Secretary of the Department of Industry,

(e) Transport for NSW,

(e1) Sydney Metro,

(f) the State Transit Authority,

(h) the Commissioner of Fire and Rescue NSW,

(i) the Commissioner of the NSW Rural Fire Service,

(j) any other person (or class of persons) prescribed by the regulations.

(2) A reference in this Part to the Minister in its application to a Crown road is to be read as a reference to the roads authority for the Crown road.

Note : The roads authority for a Crown road is the Minister administering the Crown Land Management Act 2016 --see section 7 (2).