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Utilities Access Act 2010

3: Purpose of Act

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"This law helps utility companies and managers share roads and paths fairly."

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The purpose of the Utilities Access Act 2010 is to make sure utility operators and corridor managers follow a national code of practice. This code regulates access to transport corridors. You will see that the Act is used to create and manage this code.

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3Purpose of Act

  1. The purpose of this Act is to—

  2. require utility operators and corridor managers to comply with a national code of practice that regulates access to transport corridors; and
    1. provide for the making and administration of that code.