AUSTRALIAN CAPTIAL TERRITORY

AMENDMENTS OF THE ROADS AND PUBLIC PLACES REGULATIONS

EXPLANATORY STATEMENT

No. 28 of 1979

The Amendments of the Roads and Public Places Regulations impose new higher fees for the breaking or opening of the surface of any public place.  These fees replace fees that were set in 1976 and allow the recovery of the current costs of restoring the surface of public places after they have been broken or opened.  The Regulations also introduce new fees to allow the recovery of additional costs involved when a pavement with a decorative or special finish is replaced.