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LOCAL GOVERNMENT ACT 2009 - SECT 75
Unauthorised works on roads
75 Unauthorised works on roads
(1) This section applies to a road in a local government area.
(2) A person
must not, without lawful excuse (including under another Act, for example), or
the written approval of the local government— (a) carry out works on a road;
or
(b) interfere with a road or its operation.
Penalty— Maximum
penalty—200 penalty units.
(3)
"Works" do not include the maintenance of ancillary works and encroachments,
or landscaping, that does not interfere with the road or its operation.
(4)
An approval may be subject to the conditions decided by the local government.
(5) A person must not contravene a condition that applies to a person under
subsection (4) . Penalty— Maximum penalty—40 penalty units.
(6) If
a person carries out works in contravention of this section, the
local government may— (a) dismantle or alter the works; or
(b) fix any
damage caused by the works.
(7) If the local government dismantles or alters
the works, or fixes any damage caused by the works, the person must pay the
local government the reasonable costs incurred by the local government in
doing so.
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