New South Wales Consolidated Regulations

ROADS REGULATION 2018

- Made under the Roads Act 1993
- As at 1 July 2024
- Reg 512 of 2018

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

   PART 1 - PRELIMINARY

   1.      Name of Regulation
   2.      Commencement
   3.      Definitions

   PART 2 - ROADS

           Division 1 - General

   4.      Application of Part
   5.      Temporary closing of road
   6.      Traffic controllers
   7.      Procedure for naming roads

           Division 2 - Protection of roads and traffic

   8.      Things placed on and use of roads
   9.      Protection of roads
   10.     Dragging things on road
   11.     Vehicles in disrepair

           Division 3 - Protection of public safety

   12.     Lighting and fencing of obstructions and dangers
   13.     Lights on roads
   14.     Jumping onto or from bridges and other structures

           Division 4 - Protection from neighbouring land

   15.     Throwing things onto roads or vehicles
   16.     Property to be sufficiently spouted
   17.     Excavations adjacent to road
   18.     Obstruction on footway or road

   PART 3 - TOLLWAYS

           Division 1 - Payment of tolls and charges

   19.     Driver of vehicle to pay tolls and charges
   20.     Person must not interfere with toll equipment
   21.     Objections in relation to payment of tolls and charges
   22.     Internal reviews of objection decisions
   23.     Security indicators for toll camera photographs
   24.     Inspection of toll cameras
   25.     Divulging of information from toll cameras to prescribed persons
   26.     Vehicles exempt from paying tolls and charges

           Division 2 - Use of tollways

   27.     Vehicles to use carriageways
   28.     Pedestrians to use footways and footbridges
   29.     Leaving motor vehicles unattended
   30.     Unloading of motor vehicles
   31.     Breakdowns
   32.     Straying animals

           Division 3 - Miscellaneous

   33.     Maximum fees for toll services
   34.     Application of section 101 and Division 3 of Part 9 of the Act
   35.     Directions by authorised officers
   36.     Directions by notice
   37.     Application of Part to police officers and authorised officers
   38.     Application of Part to Sydney Harbour Tunnel and Sydney Harbour Bridge

   PART 4 - BRIDGES AND TUNNELS

           Division 1 - General

   39.     Definitions
   40.     Extension of Part to ancillary works and structures
   41.     Behaving unsafely on bridges and tunnels
   42.     Climbing on bridges
   43.     Lighting fires on bridges
   44.     Throwing or dropping things from bridges
   45.     Fishing from bridges
   46.     Control of traffic on opening bridges
   47.     Cyclists to use cycleways on Sydney Harbour Bridge
   48.     Regulation of commercial activities on Sydney Harbour Bridge and ANZAC Bridge
   48A.    Major bridge, tunnel or road
   49.     Exemptions

           Division 2 - Navigation through opening bridges

   50.     Navigation lights for opening bridges
   51.     Passing near or through opening bridges
   52.     Signals for use for opening bridges
   53.     Signals given by vessels

   PART 5 - FERRIES

           Division 1 - General

   54.     Definition
   55.     Timetables
   56.     Ferries to have notice boards
   57.     Temporary ferry closures

           Division 2 - Conduct of ferry passengers

   58.     Passengers to pay ferry charges
   59.     Passengers to embark on or disembark from ferries only with ferry operator's permission
   60.     Animals and vehicles to embark on or disembark from ferries only on ferry operator's instructions
   61.     Regulation of commercial activities
   62.     Confusing lights not to be displayed
   63.     Passengers on foot to use only areas set aside for them
   64.     General offences
   65.     Control of traffic on ferries

           Division 3 - Safety equipment and procedures

   66.     Gates and exits
   67.     Ferry approaches

   PART 6 - PUBLIC GATES

   68.     Consent of adjoining landowner to be obtained
   69.     Notice inviting objections
   70.     Maintenance of public gates
   71.     Road near gate

   PART 7 - MISCELLANEOUS

   72.     Transfer of application for closing public road
   73.     Transfer of application for acquisition of land for public road
   74.     Authority to enter land
   75.     Evidentiary certificates
   76.     Authorised officers
   77.     Public authorities
   78.     Provision of information by toll service providers to TfNSW and its delegates
   78A.    Provision of information by toll service providers to CEO
   79.     Road events
   80.     Unpaid tolls and charges are debts
   81.     Notification of proposal to close council public roads
   82.     Savings
           SCHEDULE 1
           SCHEDULE 2
           SCHEDULE 3