South Australian Current Regulations South Australian Current Regulations7—Road closing and exemptions for events (section 33 of Act)
(1) For the purposes
of section 33(3) of the Act, if the Minister is of the opinion that the order
under section 33(1) of the Act will substantially affect road
users—
(a) in
another council area adjoining the council area within which the relevant
event is to be held; or
(b) on a
road under the care, control and management of the Commissioner of Highways,
the order must be advertised by at least 2 of the following methods
(as the Minister considers appropriate in the circumstances after the
applicant has engaged in the required consultations):
(c)
notice in a newspaper circulating generally throughout the State;
(d)
notice in the Gazette;
(e)
notice on a website determined by the Minister;
(f)
notice in a social media service determined by the Minister.
(2) For the purposes
of section 33(3) of the Act, if the Minister is of the opinion that the order
under section 33(1) of the Act will not substantially affect road
users—
(a) in
another council area adjoining the council area within which the relevant
event is to be held; or
(b) on a
road under the care, control and management of the Commissioner of Highways,
the order must be advertised by at least 1 of the following methods
(as the Minister considers appropriate in the circumstances):
(c)
notice in a newspaper circulating in the vicinity of the area to which the
order applies;
(d)
notice in the Gazette;
(e)
notice on a website determined by the Minister;
(f)
notice in a social media service determined by the Minister.
(3) For the purposes
of subregulation (1), if an order under section 33(1)(a) of the Act
is made, the required consultations are—
(a)
consultations with the councils for the council areas within which the road to
be closed is situated; and
(b)
consultations with the councils for any other council areas within which road
users will be substantially affected by the road closure; and
(c) if
road users on a road under the care, control and management of the
Commissioner of Highways will be substantially affected by the
closure—consultations with the Commissioner of Highways; and
(d) if
the Minister directs—consultations with the Commissioner of Police.
(4) A notice referred
to in subregulation (1) or (2) must, if an order under
section 33(1)(a) of the Act is made—
(a)
identify the name of the road to be closed and the council area or council
areas within which the road is situated; and
(b) if
the road closure order applies to only part of a road, identify the section of
the road to be closed; and
(c)
specify the date on which the road is to be closed; and
(d)
specify the period of time during which the road is to be closed; and
(e)
identify all roads that will be inaccessible by vehicle as a result of the
closure; and
(f)
include the name and telephone number of a person (if possible) or body from
whom further details regarding the road closure can be obtained; and
(g)
include (if possible)—
(i)
the email address of a person from whom further
information regarding the road closure can be obtained; or
(ii)
the address of a website from which further information
regarding the road closure can be obtained.
(5) A notice referred
to in subregulation (1) or (2) must, if an order under
section 33(1)(b) of the Act is made, include particulars of any
exemptions of persons from the duty to observe an enactment, regulation or
by-law.
(6) In this
regulation—
"social media service" has the same meaning as in the Enhancing Online Safety
Act 2015 of the Commonwealth.