Victorian Consolidated Legislation

EastLink Project Act 2004 - SECT 1

PART 1 PRELIMINARY

Purposes

1. Purposes

The main purposes of this Act are-

   (a)  to empower the State to enter into an Agreement for the design,
        construction, operation, maintenance and management of EastLink; and

   (b)  to provide for the collection and enforcement of tolls in relation to
        the use of EastLink; and



   (c)  to confer powers on the Southern and Eastern Integrated Transport
        Authority in relation to the land required for or affected by the
        Project; and

   (d)  to provide procedures to deal with the interface between Utilities and
        the Freeway Corporation in relation to Utility infrastructure and the
        Project; and

   (e)  to confer other powers on the Minister, the Southern and Eastern
        Integrated Transport Authority and the Freeway Corporation and other
        persons for the purposes of the Project; and



   (f)  to amend the Road Management Act 2004-

   (i)  to modify its operation in relation to EastLink; and

   (ii) to provide for issues relating to civil liability arising out of road
        management; and

   (iii) in relation to rights of review of decisions under that Act; and

   (g)  to amend section 85 of the Constitution Act 1975 in relation to
        certain of the amendments made by this Act to the
        Road Management Act 2004.