In these Regulations—
"agent" , in relation to a utility, a responsible road authority, the Metropolitan Fire and Emergency Services Board or the Country Fire Authority, means a person authorised in writing by the utility, Authority, Board or Authority to conduct works on its behalf;
"driveway works" means the installation, maintenance or repair of a physical means of entry or exit for vehicles from adjoining land to a roadway;
"minor works" means—
(a) works consisting of—
(i) the installation, repair or maintenance of aerial cables or other overhead non-road infrastructure; or
(ii) the connection of a consumer to a service provided by, or intended to be provided by, a utility—
other than supply extension works;
(b) works consisting of the repair or maintenance of street lighting;
(c) works consisting of the excavation of—
(i) any part of a road other than a roadway, pathway or shoulder; or
(ii) an area of a roadway, pathway or shoulder not exceeding 8·5 square metres;
(d) works consisting of using an access hole for the purpose of accessing, repairing or maintaining infrastructure under a road;
(e) works consisting of the installation, repair or maintenance of traffic control items carried out in accordance with the Road Safety Act 1986 and the regulations made under that Act;
(f) works consisting of—
(i) the repair or maintenance of poles; or
(ii) the replacement of a single pole in an urban area (not being part of a replacement of 2 or more consecutive poles); or
(iii) the replacement or relocation of not more than 3 poles in an area other than an urban area (not being part of a replacement or relocation of more than 3 consecutive poles);
(g) works consisting of the pruning of a tree or other vegetation;
(h) works consisting of the removing of a tree or other vegetation—
(i) by a road authority or an agent of a road authority; or
(ii) by a utility or an agent of a utility in accordance with an Act other than the Road Management Act 2004 ;
(i) works, other than works referred to above, conducted for the purpose of repair, inspection, operation or testing of an asset or for the purposes of a survey—
but does not include works that consist of, or include, the excavation of an area of a roadway, pathway or shoulder that exceeds 8·5 square metres;
"supply extension works" means the connection of a consumer to a service provided, or intended to be provided, by a utility—
(a) in an urban area by means of—
(i) underground works over a distance exceeding 100 metres; or
(ii) overhead works involving the installation of more than one additional pole;
(b) in any other area, by means of—
(i) underground works over a distance exceeding 300 metres; or
(ii) overhead works involving the installation of more than 3 additional poles;
"traffic impact works" means works—
(a) conducted—
(i) on a freeway; or
(ii) on an arterial road and that require the deviation of vehicular traffic into an on-coming traffic lane; or
(iii) in a clearway when it is in operation; or
(iv) on, or partly on, or that affect, a bridge or other structure; or
(b) that require the closure to vehicular traffic of a part of a roadway for a continuous period of more than 12 hours or for more than 24 hours in 7 days; or
(c) that have a significant impact on road safety, traffic or other infrastructure.
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