Division 1 Financial assistance to roads authorities

207   RMS may provide financial and other assistance to roads authorities for road work on classified roads

(1)  RMS and a roads authority may enter into, and may perform their obligations under, an agreement under which RMS provides financial or other assistance to the roads authority to enable it:

(a)  to carry out specified road work or specified traffic control work on a specified classified road, or

(b)  to carry out road work or traffic control work generally.

(2)  Under an agreement of the kind referred to in subsection (1) (a), RMS is liable to pay to the roads authority:

(a)  the whole of the cost of the road work or traffic control work, in the case of work to be carried out on a main road, or

(b)  no less than half of the cost of the road work or traffic control work, in the case of work to be carried out on a secondary road, or

(c)  such part of the cost of the road work or traffic control work as RMS determines, in the case of work to be carried out on a tourist road,

      unless the roads authority notifies RMS that it is prepared to accept a lesser amount.

208   RMS may provide financial and other assistance to roads authorities for by-passes etc around classified roads

RMS may grant financial assistance to a roads authority for the purpose of meeting costs incurred, or to be incurred:

(a)  in carrying out road work on an unclassified road that adjoins a classified road, or

(b)  in restoring an unclassified road that has suffered damage because of its use as a by-pass or detour in order to avoid a classified road, or

(c)  in carrying out road work on an unclassified road if, in the opinion of RMS, the carrying out of the work would be of benefit to a classified road in the vicinity of the road on which the work is being carried out.

209   Apportionment of cost of road work on public road forming boundary between local government areas

(1)  The cost of carrying out road work on a classified road forming the boundary between local government areas is to be apportioned between the councils of those areas:

(a)  by agreement between the councils, or

(b)  if the councils are unable to reach agreement within 90 days after being requested by RMS to do so, in such manner as RMS determines.

(2)  Before making a determination under this section, RMS:

(a)  must notify each council that it proposes to make a determination, and

(b)  must give each council a reasonable opportunity to make submissions to RMS with respect to the proposed determination, and

(c)  must take into consideration any submission that is duly made with respect to the proposed determination.

210   Financial and other assistance for classified road forming boundary between local government areas

If a classified road forms the boundary between local government areas, RMS may allot any financial or other assistance with respect to the road to either or both of the councils of those areas:

(a)  in accordance with an agreement entered into between those councils, or

(b)  in the absence of such an agreement, in such manner as RMS considers will result in the road work being carried out most efficiently.

211   Contributions to RMS by Rail Corporation New South Wales and State Transit Authority

Rail Corporation New South Wales and the State Transit Authority must pay such amounts to RMS as RMS determines from time to time as contributions in relation to:

(a)  in the case of Rail Corporation New South Wales—the movement of rolling stock over railway lines vested in or owned by the Corporation on the Sydney Harbour Bridge, and

(b)  in the case of the State Transit Authority—the carriage of passengers across the Sydney Harbour Bridge.

212   Administration of Commonwealth grants etc

RMS may administer financial assistance that is provided, whether by Commonwealth or State grant or otherwise, for the purpose of funding the carrying out of road work by other roads authorities.