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HIGHWAYS ACT 1926 - NOTES

Legislative history

Notes

• Please note—References in the legislation to other legislation or instruments or to titles of bodies or offices are not automatically updated as part of the program for the revision and publication of legislation and therefore may be obsolete.

• Earlier versions of this Act (historical versions) are listed at the end of the legislative history.

• For further information relating to the Act and subordinate legislation made under the Act see the Index of South Australian Statutes or www.legislation.sa.gov.au.

Principal Act and amendments

New entries appear in bold.

Year

No

Title

Assent

Commencement

1926

1769

Highways Act 1926

16.12.1926

16.12.1926: s 4 except ss 1—11(1), 12—43—3.2.1927 (Gazette 3.2.1927 p258)

1927

1841

Highways Act Amendment Act 1927

5.1.1928

5.1.1928

1928

1883

Highways Act Amendment Act 1928

7.11.1928

7.11.1928

1929

1920

Highways Act 1929

27.11.1929

27.11.1929

1930

1992

Highways Act 1930

20.11.1930

20.11.1930

1932

2078

Highways Act Amendment Act 1932

15.11.1932

15.11.1932

1933

2124

Highways Act Amendment Act 1933

9.11.1933

9.11.1933

1934

2148

Highways Act Amendment Act 1934

20.9.1934

20.9.1934

1935

2243

Highways Act Amendment Act 1935

19.12.1935

19.12.1935

1935

2246

Statute Law Revision Act 1935

19.12.1935

19.12.1935

1936

2292

Highways Act Amendment Act 1936

8.10.1936

8.10.1936

1936

2315

Highways (Birkenhead Bridge) Act 1936

26.11.1936

26.11.1936

1937

2350

Highways Act Amendment Act 1937

27.10.1937

1.7.1937: s 3

1938

2388

Highways Act Amendment Act 1938

25.8.1938

1.10.1938: s 2

1944

36

Highways Act Amendment Act 1944

14.12.1944

14.12.1944

1948

38

Loans for Water Conservation Act 1948

16.12.1948

16.12.1948

1949

6

Highways Act Amendment Act 1949

6.10.1949

6.10.1949

1953

47

Highways Act Amendment Act 1953

17.12.1953

17.12.1953

1954

40

Highways Act Amendment Act 1954

16.12.1954

16.12.1954

1955

33

Highways Act Amendment Act 1955

1.12.1955

1.12.1955

1960

34

Highways Act Amendment Act 1960

3.11.1960

3.11.1960

1963

37

Highways Act Amendment Act 1963

28.11.1963

28.11.1963

1967

26

Highways Act Amendment Act 1967

10.8.1967

10.8.1967

1969

27

Highways Act Amendment Act 1969

18.9.1969

18.9.1969

1969

54

Highways Act Amendment Act (No. 2) 1969

4.12.1969

21.5.1970 (Gazette 21.5.1970 p1842)

1970

37

Highways Act Amendment Act 1970

3.12.1970

3.12.1970

1971

9

Highways Act Amendment Act 1971

1.4.1971

1.4.1971

1972

13

Highways Act Amendment Act 1972

30.3.1972

6.4.1972 (Gazette 6.4.1972 p1369)

1972

83

Highways Act Amendment Act (No. 2) 1972

19.10.1972

7.12.1972 (Gazette 7.12.1972 p2534)

1973

55

Highways Act Amendment Act 1973

22.11.1973

22.11.1973

1974

86

Highways Act Amendment Act 1974

21.11.1974

1.10.1974: s 2

1975

50

Highways Act Amendment Act 1975

10.4.1975

10.4.1975

1979

36

Highways Act Amendment Act 1979

15.3.1979

15.3.1979 except s 8(1)—1.7.1976: s 8(3)

1980

10

Highways Act Amendment Act 1980

3.4.1980

1.10.1979: s 2

1982

6

Highways Act Amendment Act 1982

25.2.1982

1.7.1981: s 2

1982

62

Statutes Amendment (Planning) Act 1982

1.7.1982

4.11.1982 (Gazette 4.11.1982 p1304)

1983

30

Highways Act Amendment Act 1983

16.6.1983

1.7.1982: s 2

1984

36

Highways Act Amendment Act 1984

24.5.1984

1.7.1983: s 2

1985

59

Statutes Amendment (Remuneration) Act 1985

30.5.1985

13.6.1985 (Gazette 13.6.1985 p2132)

1989

62

Highways Act Amendment Act 1989

26.10.1989

28.3.1990: s 2

1990

18

Statutes Repeal and Amendment (Remuneration) Act 1990

19.4.1990

19.4.1990 (Gazette 19.4.1990 p1136)

1991

11

Roads (Opening and Closing) Act 1991

28.3.1991

11.11.1991 (Gazette 31.10.1991 p1198)

1998

5

Highways (Miscellaneous) Amendment Act 1998

26.3.1998

7.5.1998 (Gazette 7.5.1998 p2115) except ss 3 & 4—1.12.1998 (Gazette 26.11.1998 p1600)

1999

68

Highways (Road Closures) Amendment Act 1999

18.11.1999

9.12.1999 (Gazette 9.12.1999 p3113)

2000

48

Highways (Miscellaneous) Amendment Act 2000

20.7.2000

1.9.2000 (Gazette 24.8.2000 p592)

2003

44

Statute Law Revision Act 2003

23.10.2003

Sch 1—24.11.2003 (Gazette 13.11.2003 p4048)

2003

62

Highways (Authorised Transport Infrastructure Projects) Amendment Act 2003

11.12.2003

Pt 2 (ss 4—6)—5.8.2004 (Gazette 5.8.2004 p2851)

2005

69

Adelaide Park Lands Act 2005

8.12.2005

Sch 1 (cl 7)—14.12.2006 (Gazette 7.12.2006 p4269)

2007

17

Development (Assessment Procedures) Amendment Act 2007

5.4.2007

Sch 1 (cl 1)—26.4.2007 (Gazette 26.4.2007 p1349)

2009

84

Statutes Amendment (Public Sector Consequential Amendments) Act 2009

10.12.2009

Pt 77 (ss 183—185)—1.2.2010 (Gazette 28.1.2010 p320)

Provisions amended since 3 February 1976

• Legislative history prior to 3 February 1976 appears in marginal notes and footnotes included in the consolidation of this Act contained in Volume 4 of The Public General Acts of South Australia 1837-1975 at page 665.

New entries appear in bold.

Entries that relate to provisions that have been deleted appear in italics.

Provision

How varied

Commencement

Pt 1



s 2

substituted by 48/2000 s 3

1.9.2000

s 2(1)

amended by 69/2005 Sch 1 cl 7(1)

14.12.2006

s 2(1a)—(1c)

inserted by 69/2005 Sch 1 cl 7(2)

14.12.2006

s 2(2)

amended by 69/2005 Sch 1 cl 7(3)

14.12.2006

s 2(2a)

inserted by 69/2005 Sch 1 cl 7(4)

14.12.2006

ss 3—6

deleted by 48/2000 s 3

1.9.2000

s 7



Commissioner

substituted by 48/2000 s 4(a)

1.9.2000

district

substituted by 48/2000 s 4(b)

1.9.2000

inspector

deleted by 48/2000 s 4(c)

1.9.2000

main road

deleted by 48/2000 s 4(d)

1.9.2000

privately owned land

inserted by 48/2000 s 4(e)

1.9.2000

road

amended by 48/2000 s 4(f)

1.9.2000

roadwork

inserted by 48/2000 s 4(g)

1.9.2000

work

deleted by 48/2000 s 4(g)

1.9.2000

Pt 2



Div 1



heading

substituted by 44/2003 s 3(1) (Sch 1)

24.11.2003

s 10

substituted by 48/2000 s 5

1.9.2000

s 11

substituted by 59/1985 s 7

13.6.1985

s 11(1)

amended by 18/1990 s 12

19.4.1990

s 12A

inserted by 36/1979 s 2

15.3.1979

s 12A(1) and (2)

substituted by 5/1998 s 3

1.12.1998

s 13

substituted by 36/1979 s 3

15.3.1979


substituted by 48/2000 s 6

1.9.2000

Div 2



heading

substituted by 44/2003 s 3(1) (Sch 1)

24.11.2003

s 14

substituted by 48/2000 s 7

1.9.2000

s 15

deleted by 48/2000 s 7

1.9.2000

s 17

deleted by 48/2000 s 8

1.9.2000

ss 18 and 19

deleted by 48/2000 s 9

1.9.2000

Div 3



heading

substituted by 44/2003 s 3(1) (Sch 1)

24.11.2003

s 20



s 20(1)

amended by 36/1979 s 4(a)

15.3.1979


amended by 48/2000 s 10(a)

1.9.2000


amended by 62/2003 s 4(1), (2)

5.8.2004

s 20(3)

amended by 36/1979 s 4(b)

15.3.1979


amended by 48/2000 s 10(b)

1.9.2000

s 20(5)

inserted by 48/2000 s 10(c)

1.9.2000


amended by 17/2007 Sch 1 cl 1(1)

26.4.2007

s 20(6)

inserted by 17/2007 Sch 1 cl 1(2)

26.4.2007

s 20A

amended by 62/1982 s 3(5) (Sch Pt 5)

4.11.1982


deleted by 48/2000 s 11

1.9.2000

s 20B

amended by 48/2000 s 12

1.9.2000

s 20BA



s 20BA(3)

amended by 48/2000 s 13

1.9.2000

s 20C

substituted by 48/2000 s 14

1.9.2000

s 21

21 I—III redesignated as s 21(a)—(c) by 44/2003 s 3(1) (Sch 1)

24.11.2003

s 24

amended by 48/2000 s 15

1.9.2000

s 26

amended by 5/1998 s 4

1.12.1998


amended by 68/1999 s 3

9.12.1999


substituted by 48/2000 s 16

1.9.2000

s 26A

substituted by 48/2000 s 16

1.9.2000

s 26AA

deleted by 48/2000 s 16

1.9.2000

ss 26B and 26C

substituted by 48/2000 s 16

1.9.2000

ss 26CA and 26D

deleted by 48/2000 s 16

1.9.2000

s 26E

inserted by 36/1979 s 5

15.3.1979


deleted by 48/2000 s 16

1.9.2000

s 27

deleted by 48/2000 s 16

1.9.2000

s 27A

amended by 11/1991 s 50(a)

11.11.1991


deleted by 48/2000 s 16

1.9.2000

s 27AA



s 27AA(1)

s 27AA redesignated as s 27AA(1) by 11/1991 s 50(b)

11.11.1991

s 27AA(2)

inserted by 11/1991 s 50(b)

11.11.1991

s 27AB



s 27AB(1)

amended by 36/1979 s 6

15.3.1979


amended by 11/1991 s 50(c)

11.11.1991

ss 27AD—27AF

inserted by 36/1979 s 7

15.3.1979

s 27B



s 27B(2)

amended by 44/2003 s 3(1) (Sch 1)

24.11.2003

s 27B(2a)

inserted by 44/2003 s 3(1) (Sch 1)

24.11.2003

s 27C

s 27C I—III redesignated as s 27C(a)—(c) by 44/2003 s 3(1) (Sch 1)

24.11.2003

27CA



s 27CA(1)

amended by 48/2000 s 17

1.9.2000

s 27CA(2)



public road

I—IV redesignated as (a)—(d) by 44/2003 s 3(1) (Sch 1)

24.11.2003

s 27D



s 27D(1a)

second sentence designated as s 27D(1a) by 44/2003 s 3(1) (Sch 1)

24.11.2003

s 27D(1b)

third sentence designated as s 27D(1b) by 44/2003 s 3(1) (Sch 1)

24.11.2003

s 27F



s 27F(2)

amended by 48/2000 s 18(a)

1.9.2000

s 27F(5)

substituted by 48/2000 s 18(b)

1.9.2000

s 28

substituted by 48/2000 s 19

1.9.2000

s 28(3)

amended by 84/2009 s 183

1.2.2010

s 29

substituted by 48/2000 s 19

1.9.2000


deleted by 84/2009 s 184

1.2.2010

s 29A

deleted by 48/2000 s 20

1.9.2000

heading preceding s 30

deleted by 48/2000 s 20

1.9.2000

s 30

deleted by 48/2000 s 20

1.9.2000

Pt 2A



s 30A



s 30A(1)

amended by 5/1998 s 5

7.5.1998

s 30A(2)—(4)

substituted by 48/2000 s 21

1.9.2000

s 30A(5)

inserted by 48/2000 s 21

1.9.2000

s 30B



s 30B(3a)

s 30B(3) second sentence amended and designated as s 30B(3a)(a)—(c) by 44/2003 s 3(1) (Sch 1)

24.11.2003

s 30C

deleted by 48/2000 s 22

1.9.2000

s 30D



s 30D(1)

amended by 48/2000 s 23(a)

1.9.2000

s 30D(1a)

amended by 48/2000 s 23(b)

1.9.2000

s 30D(3)

inserted by 48/2000 s 23(c)

1.9.2000

s 30DA



s 30DA(2)

amended by 5/1998 s 6(a)

7.5.1998

s 30DA(3)

amended by 5/1998 s 6(b)

7.5.1998


substituted by 48/2000 s 24(a)

1.9.2000

s 30DA(5)

amended by 48/2000 s 24(b), (c)

1.9.2000

s 30E



s 30E(1)

s 30E amended and redesignated as s 30E(1) by 5/1998 s 7

7.5.1998


amended by 48/2000 s 25(a), (b)

1.9.2000

s 30E(2)

inserted by 5/1998 s 7(c)

7.5.1998


amended by 48/2000 s 25(c)

1.9.2000

s 30E(3)—(6)

inserted by 5/1998 s 7(c)

7.5.1998

s 30F

inserted by 48/2000 s 26

1.9.2000

Pt 3



Heading preceding s 31

deleted by 48/2000 s 27

1.9.2000

s 31

amended by 6/1982 s 3

1.7.1981


substituted by 48/2000 s 27

1.9.2000

s 31A



s 31A(1) and (2)

amended by 48/2000 s 28(a)

1.9.2000

s 31A(3)

amended by 48/2000 s 28(b)

1.9.2000

s 32



s 32(1)

amended by 36/1979 s 8(1)

1.7.1976


amended by 36/1979 s 8(2)

15.3.1979


amended by 10/1980 s 3

1.10.1979


amended by 6/1982 s 4

1.7.1981


amended by 30/1983 s 3

1.7.1982


amended by 36/1984 s 3

1.7.1983


amended by 62/1989 s 3

28.3.1990


amended by 48/2000 s 29(b), (c)

1.9.2000


(c) deleted by 48/2000 s 29(a)

1.9.2000


(f) deleted by 48/2000 s 29(b)

1.9.2000


amended by 84/2009 s 185

1.2.2010

ss 35 and 36

substituted by 48/2000 s 30

1.9.2000

s 36A

deleted by 6/1982 s 5

1.7.1981

ss 36B—39

deleted by 48/2000 s 30

1.9.2000

Pt 3A

amended by 5/1998 s 8

7.5.1998


substituted by 48/2000 s 31

1.9.2000


substituted by 62/2003 s 5

5.8.2004

Pt 4



ss 41 and 41A

substituted by 48/2000 s 32

1.9.2000

s 42



s 42(1)

amended by 48/2000 s 33

1.9.2000

s 42A

inserted by 5/1998 s 9

7.5.1998

s 42A(2)

amended by 48/2000 s 34

1.9.2000

s 43



s 43(1)

amended by 48/2000 s 35(a)

1.9.2000


(f) deleted by 48/2000 s 35(b)

1.9.2000

s 43(2)

amended by 5/1998 s 10

7.5.1998


substituted by 62/2003 s 6

5.8.2004

s 43(2a)

inserted by 62/2003 s 6

5.8.2004

Transitional etc provisions associated with Act or amendments

Highways (Miscellaneous) Amendment Act 2000

36—Transitional provision

If—

(a) the Commissioner has, in accordance with section 26 of the principal Act as in force before the commencement of this section, undertaken the maintenance or repair of a road for a term; and

(b) the term has not at that commencement expired,

the road will be taken to be the subject of a notice published in the Gazette under section 26 of the principal Act as in force after that commencement by which the Commissioner has assumed the care, control and management of the road until further notice published in the Gazette under that section.

Historical versions

Reprint No 1—15.8.1990


Reprint No 2—11.11.1991


Reprint No 3—7.5.1998


Reprint No 4—1.12.1998


Reprint No 5—9.12.1999


Reprint No 6—1.9.2000


Reprint No 7—24.11.2003


5.8.2004


14.12.2006


26.4.2007




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