Victorian Road Management Act 2004
The Victorian Road Management Act 2004 governs the management of roads within the state of Victoria. It:
- establishes a statutory framework for
the management of the road network which
facilitates the coordination of the various
uses of road reserves for roadways,
pathways, infrastructure and similar
purposes;
- sets out certain rights and duties of road
users;
- establishes the general principles which
apply to road management;
- provides for the role, functions and powers
of a road authority;
- provides for the making of Codes of Practice
to provide practical guidance in relation to
road management;
- facilitates the making of road management
plans as part of the management system to be
implemented by a road authority in the
performance of road management functions;
- enables the declaration and discontinuance of
roads;
- provides a process for the declaration
and classification of roads and the
re-allocation of management responsibility
for roads;
- provides for a road authority to keep a
register of public roads in respect of which
the road authority is the coordinating road
authority;
- provides for the construction, inspection,
maintenance and repair of public roads;
- sets out the road management functions of
road authorities;
- sets out the road management functions of
infrastructure managers and works managers
in providing infrastructure or conducting
works;
- provides for issues relating to civil liability
arising out of road management;
- provides for mechanisms to enforce and
administer provisions of the Act;
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