Street Works Act 1995
Table of Contents
Long Title
Part 1 PRELIMINARY
1 Short title
2 Interpretation
3 Exemption
4 Authority to manage, maintain and repair public streets and administer this Act
Part 2 PUBLIC STREETS
5 Power to construct and improve streets
6 Public streets and bridges vested in Government
7 Power to enter State land to construct and maintain road structures and road related facilities
8 Power to order stoppage of activity causing damage to public street
8A Carrying out of engineering works within road structure safety zone
9 Power to enter private land to construct new streets
10 Creation of rights in, under or over land
10A Power to tap utilities for operation and maintenance of road related facility
11 Owners who suffer substantial impairment in rights in land may require their land to be acquired
11A Owner-initiated acquisition
12 Power to enter land for inspection and survey, etc.
13 Removal of projections or obstructions
14 Declaration to vest street reserves in Government
15 Authority may recover costs and expenses of new street or of widening, opening, etc., of public street
16 Settling of apportionment of costs and expenses
17 Powers to control works on public streets
Part 3
Division 1 — Private streets
18 Private persons constructing new streets
19 Expiry of approval of plans
20 Determination of amount to be deposited or secured and date for completion
21 Authority may execute street works or cause street works to be properly carried out
22 Refund of deposit or return of security when street works have been completed
23 Refund of deposit or return of security when building operations are not commenced
Division 2 — Maintenance of private streets
24 Repair of private streets
25 Notice on person causing private street to be in dangerous or defective condition
Part 4 DECLARATION
26 Private streets may be declared public streets
Part 5 WALKWAYS
27 Provisions of footways, etc.
28 Maintenance of footways
Part 6 UTILITY WORKS
29 Utility services
Part 7 Backlanes
29A Authority to manage, maintain and repair backlanes vested in Government
30 General provisions as to backlanes
31 Backlanes to be levelled, paved, etc., by Authority
Part 8 SUPPLEMENTARY
32 Power to erect lighting apparatuses, street name signs and other road related facilities
32A Obstruction of public streets, five-footways and private footways
33 Damaging public streets, etc.
34 (Repealed)
35 Mandatory order
36 Provision as to appeal against mandatory order
37 Powers of Authority in cases of emergency
38 Authority in executing works to provide roads, etc., where existing ones are damaged
39 Penalty for removing mark set up by Authority
40 Compensation
41 Occupier may execute work upon default of owner
42 Liability of transferor who has not given notice
43 Recovery of costs and expenses payable by owners
44 Recovery of costs and expenses by instalments
45 Proceedings if occupier opposes execution of works
46 Licences, approval, consent, etc., granted by Authority
47 Service of notices
48 Receipts and notices may be given or served by authorised officer
48A Protection from personal liability
49 General penalties
49A Jurisdiction of District Court
50 Inaccuracies in documents
51 Evidence
52 Composition of offences
53 Regulations
54 Saving and transitional provisions
Legislative History
Abbreviations
Comparative Table