South Australian Current Acts

ROAD TRAFFIC ACT 1961 - SECT 22

22—Proof of lawful installation etc of traffic control devices

        (1)         Subject to subsection (2), in proceedings for an offence against this Act (other than an offence against section 21(1)(a), (1a) or (3)) commenced on the information of a police officer or otherwise on behalf of the Crown, or on the information of an officer or employee of a council, a traffic control device proved to have been on, above or near a road will be conclusively presumed to have been lawfully installed or displayed there under this Act.

        (2)         In proceedings for an offence involving driving at a speed over a speed limit applying by virtue of signs placed on a road under section 20, subsection (1) only applies if it is proved that—

            (a)         workers were engaged at the relevant work area at the time of the alleged offence (determined in accordance with section 20(15)); or

            (b)         the area of road affected by the relevant works, or by vehicles or equipment relating to the relevant works, involved, at the time of the alleged offence, a greater than normal level of hazard for persons using the road (determined in accordance with any relevant standards or requirements prescribed under section 20(16)).