Appendix 1Dictionary#

Associated persons: Associated persons means a PCBU or approved traffic controller training provider of a traffic controller.
Authorised officer: Authorised officer means a person who holds an appointment as an authorised officer under Part 2 Section 20 of the Transport Operations (Road Use Management) Act 1995, i.e. police officer, officers and employees of the public service as appointed by the Chief Executive, other persons prescribed under a regulation.
Competent person: Competent person means, for performing an inspection or other task for a control measure, a person who has acquired, through training, qualifications or experience, the knowledge and skills to do the task in a safe way including knowledge of:
Construction work: Construction work is defined in the Work Health and Safety Regulation 2011.
Daytime: Daytime means any time between sunrise and sunset on the same day, providing there is sufficient daylight to see a person or vehicle clearly at a distance of 150 metres.
During hours of darkness: During hours of darkness means the period between sunset on a day and sunrise on the next day, or when a person or vehicle in natural light cannot be seen clearly at a distance of 150 metres.
Duty holder: Duty holder means a person who has a duty under Part 2 of the Work Health and Safety Act 2011.
High risk construction work: High risk construction work is defined in the Work Health and Safety Regulation 2011.
Must: Must means a mandatory condition.
MUTCD Part 3: MUTCD Part 3 means the Manual of Uniform Traffic Control Devices Part 3. This is the document administered by the Department of Main Roads outlining principles of signing at road works, describing signs and devices used to effect traffic guidance, planning and designing traffic guidance schemes, including the installation, operation and removal of traffic guidance schemes.
Night time: Night time means during hours of darkness.
Principal contractor for construction work: Principal contractor for construction work is defined in the Work Health and Safety Regulation 2011.
Road: Road includes:
Road-related area: Road-related area means:
Safe work method statement: Safe work method statement is defined in the Work Health and Safety Regulation 2011.
Should: Should means an advisory, recommended, but not mandatory condition.
TCASAP: TCASAP means the Traffic Controller Accreditation Scheme Approved Procedure.
Traffic: Traffic means all vehicles, persons or animals travelling on a road.
WHS management plan: WHS management plan is defined in the Work Health and Safety Regulation 2011.
Work area: Work area means an area where construction work is being done.
Worksite: Worksite means an area which includes the work area(s) and any additional length of road required for advance signing, tapers, side-tracks or other areas needed for associated purposes.

(a)relevant Australian Standards; and
(b)relevant codes of practice; and
(c)other relevant legislation.

(a)a bus way under the Transport Infrastructure Act 1994; and
(b)an area that is:
(i)open to or used by the public and is developed for or has as one of its uses, the driving or riding of motor vehicles, whether on the payment of a fee or otherwise; or
(ii)dedicated to public use as a road; and
(c)a road-related area; but
(d)does not include an area declared under regulation not to be a road.

(a)an area that divides a road; and
(b)a footpath or nature strip adjacent to a road; and
(c)an area that is not a road and that is open to the public and designated for use by cyclists or animals; and

(d)an area that is not a road and that is open to or used by the public for driving, riding or parking vehicles.