South Australian Consolidated Acts South Australian Consolidated Acts42—Right of council to recover costs for repair of road damaged by
construction of public works
(1) If a public road
within the district of any council is subject to more than ordinary traffic by
reason of the construction or carrying out of any railway, tramway, drain,
reservoir, or other public work, the council may recover from the department,
company, body, or person constructing or carrying out such railway, tramway,
reservoir, drain, or other public work such sum as will suffice to keep such
road in reasonable repair during such traffic, and fully to reconstruct such
road after the construction of such railway, tramway, reservoir, drain, or
other public work is completed.
(2) Any dispute with
respect to any matter arising under this section shall be settled by reference
to the Minister, whose decision shall be final.
(3) Any sum so paid
may be added to the cost of the railway, tramway, reservoir, drain, or other
public work.