Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Road Management Act 2004 - SECT 1

PART 1 PRELIMINARY

Purpose and outline

1. Purpose and outline



(1) The purpose of this Act is to reform the law relating to road management
in Victoria and to make related amendments to certain Acts.

(2) In outline this Act-

· establishes a new 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 new 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;

· makes related amendments to the Transport Act 1983, the
Road Safety Act 1986, the Local Government Act 1989 and certain other Acts.