New South Wales Consolidated Acts

ROADS ACT 1993 - SECT 96

96 Fences and floodgates

(1) For the purpose of preventing obstruction to the free flow of surface drainage from a public road, or to the free flow of a watercourse that crosses a public road, the appropriate roads authority may direct the occupier of any land in the vicinity of the public road--

(a) to alter a fence (including a rabbit proof fence) on the land, or

(b) to provide floodgates in any such fence, or

(c) to repair any such fence or floodgates.

(2) The direction may specify--

(a) the manner in which or the standard to which, and

(b) the period (being at least 28 days) within which,

the direction must be complied with.