Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Road Management Act 2004 - SECT 22

Power of Ministers to give directions

22. Power of Ministers to give directions



(1) If the Minister or a relevant road Minister considers it in the public
interest to do so, the Minister or relevant road Minister may, after complying
with subsection (2), direct a road authority-

   (a)  to perform a function or exercise a power of the road authority under
        this Act; or

   (b)  to perform a function or exercise a power of the road authority under
        this Act in the manner or subject to the conditions specified in the
        direction; or

   (c)  not to perform a function or exercise a power of the road authority
        under this Act.

(2) The Minister or the relevant road Minister must before making a direction
give the road authority the opportunity to comment on the proposed direction.

(3) A direction-

   (a)  must be in writing;

   (b)  may include conditions;

   (c)  may specify the case, class of case, period of time or other
        circumstance in which the direction is to apply.

(4) A road authority must publish a copy or summary of any direction in its
annual report.

(5) A road authority must give effect to a direction under this section.