222—Permits for business purposes
(1) A person must not
use a public road for business purposes unless authorised to do so by a
permit.
Maximum penalty: $2 500.
Expiation fee: $210.
Examples—
• carrying on
business from a pie-cart drawn up on the side of the road;
• establishing a
kiosk on the side of a road;
• extending the
business of a restaurant or café to outside tables situated on a
footpath or roadside;
• depasturing
stock;
• cropping.
(2) A permit may grant
rights of exclusive occupation in relation to part of a public road.
(3) A permit may be
granted for a particular occasion or for a term stated in the permit.
(4) The term of a
permit cannot exceed five years.
(5) This section does
not apply to a person who is simply travelling along a road.
(6) This section does
not apply to any water/sewerage infrastructure established or used (or to be
established or used) by or on behalf of a water industry entity under the
Water Industry Act 2012 .
(7) In this
section—
"water/sewerage infrastructure" has the same meaning as in the
Water Industry Act 2012 .