New South Wales Consolidated Acts

ROADS ACT 1993 - SECT 26

26 No constructions on land affected by road widening order

(1) A person must not construct, replace or repair a building or work on land to which a road widening order applies.

: Maximum penalty--10 penalty units.

(2) This section does not prevent a person from carrying out minor repairs or improvements to a building so long as--

(a) they are designed merely to enable the reasonable preservation of the building for temporary use, and

(b) they are carried out with the consent of the appropriate roads authority.

(3) A consent may not be given with respect to a classified road except with the concurrence of TfNSW.

(4) If, in contravention of this section, a person constructs, replaces or repairs a building or work on land affected by a road widening order, the roads authority may direct the owner of the land to carry out such work as is necessary to restore the land to the state it was in before the contravention occurred.