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ROADS ACT 1993 - SECT 5
Right of passage along public road by members of public
5 Right of passage along public road by members of public
(1) A member of the public is entitled, as of right, to pass along a public
road (whether on foot, in a vehicle or otherwise) and to drive stock or other
animals along the public road.
(1A) The right conferred by this section
extends to the right of passage of members of the public in a light rail or
other railway vehicle.
(2) The right conferred by this section does not
derogate from any right of passage that is conferred by the common law, but
those rights are subject to such restrictions as are imposed by or under this
or any other Act or law.
(3) For example, those rights are subject to such
restrictions as are imposed-- (a) by or under the road transport legislation
within the meaning of the Road Transport Act 2013 , or
(b) by or under
section 5.43 of the Crown Land Management Act 2016 .
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