State Environmental Planning Policy (Transport and Infrastructure) 2021

(1) Development for any of the following purposes is exempt development if it is carried out by or on behalf of a public authority or the Minister responsible for Crown roads (within the meaning of the Roads Act 1993 ) in connection with a road or road infrastructure facilities and complies with section 2.20— (a) erection, installation, maintenance, reconstruction or replacement of any of the following, and any associated landscaping works— (i) security fencing with a height above ground level (existing) of not more than 3.2m, (ii) safety barriers or systems, including Jersey barriers, (iii) directional, safety or other advisory signs relating to road works or the use of existing road infrastructure facilities, (iv) pedestrian and cyclist facilities (such as footpaths, street lighting, kerb adjustments and ramps, pedestrian fences, refuges, holding rails, and bollards), (v) slope stability works that are required for safety reasons, (v1) minor road safety improvements, (vi) minor road pavement or shoulder work (such as patching, grading, re-sheeting, sealing and re-sealing), (vii) street furniture (such as seats, bins and directional signs) and any associated kerb construction, access paths and ramps, lighting and signage that complies with AS:1428.2 and the Disability Standards, (viii) removal from or addition to existing traffic lights of items such as signal displays, loops or buttons, (ix) roadside facilities and rest areas, if the development does not involve the installation of toilets and involves no greater disturbance to the ground or vegetation than necessary, (x) street lighting, if any replacement involves the replacement of existing materials with similar materials only and if the lighting minimises light spill and artificial sky glow in accordance with the Lighting for Roads and Public Spaces Standard, (xi) pavement and road surface markings (such as bus lane markings), lane delineators, electric pavement lights, detection loops and traffic counters, (xii) kerb and guttering, (xiii) culverts, drains and other works to improve the quality or control of stormwater runoff, (xiv) public transport information display and ticketing systems, (b) repair or replacement of lighting, mechanical systems, electrical equipment or air monitoring equipment, replacement of screening of overhead bridges and removal of graffiti or debris, (c) emergency works to protect a road or road infrastructure facilities, the environment or the public, but only if they involve no greater disturbance to soil or vegetation than necessary, (d) upgrading or maintenance of landscaping, or vegetation management (such as weed spraying, slashing and pruning), that— (i) does not involve construction works, and (ii) involves the replacement (if any) of existing materials with similar materials only, (e) installation, replacement or maintenance of temporary structures (such as temporary bus stops, bus shelters or signs) that are associated with alternative transport arrangements necessitated by road works or road maintenance and that are removed as soon as practicable.