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This is a Bill, not an Act. For current law, see the Acts databases.
House of Assembly—No 24
As laid on the table and read a first time, 7 June 2006
South Australia
Road
Traffic (Council Speed Zones) Amendment Bill 2006
A Bill For
An Act to amend the Road Traffic Act 1961.
Contents
Part 1—Preliminary
1 Short title
2 Commencement
3 Amendment provisions
Part 2—Amendment of Road
Traffic Act 1961
4 Insertion of section 20A
20A Restrictions on
placement of certain speed limit signs by councils
The Parliament of South Australia enacts
as follows:
This Act may be cited as the Road Traffic (Council Speed Zones)
Amendment Act 2006.
This Act will come into operation on a day to be fixed by
proclamation.
In this Act, a provision under a heading referring to the
amendment of a specified Act amends the Act so specified.
Part 2—Amendment of Road Traffic Act 1961
After section 20 insert:
20A—Restrictions
on placement of certain speed limit signs by councils
(1) A council must, within 6 months of the
commencement of this section, remove or cause to be removed—
(a) any
sign installed before the commencement of this section on, above or near a
length of road under the care, control or management of the council indicating
that a maximum speed of less than 50 kilometres per hour applies to drivers
while driving on that length of road; and
(b) any end speed-limit sign for that length of road, unless the
Minister, on application by the council, approves the retention of the sign
referred to in paragraph (a) for that length of road.
(2) A
council must not, after the commencement of this section, install or caused to
be installed a sign on, above or near a length of road under the care, control
or management of the council indicating that a maximum speed of less than 50
kilometres per hour applies to drivers while driving on that length of road
unless the Minister, on application by the council, approves the installation
of the sign for that length of road.
(3) An
approval of the Minister under this section may be unconditional or subject to
conditions specified by the Minister.
(4) If a council—
(a) fails to remove a sign as required by subsection (1);
or
(b) installs a sign in contravention of
subsection(2),
the Minister may direct the Commissioner of Highways to remove
the sign and the Commissioner of Highways may recover, as a debt due from the
council, any expenses incurred in removing the sign.
(5) This section does not apply in relation to
a sign installed or displayed, or intended to be installed or displayed—
(a) in relation to a work area or work site where workers are
engaged, or works are in progress (within the meaning of section 20) ; or
(b) in relation to a part of a road temporarily closed to
traffic under this or any other Act; or
(c) for any temporary purpose; or
(d) in relation to a school zone; or
(e) in circumstances prescribed by the regulations.
(6) In this section, end speed-limit sign and school zone have the same respective meanings as in the Australian Road Rules.