Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Road Management Act 2004 - SECT 48F

Notification of road authorities before rail operations carried out

48F. Notification of road authorities before rail operations carried out



(1) A rail operator must, before carrying out rail operations that will
threaten, or are likely to threaten, the safety of a road authority's road
infrastructure, notify that road authority of the rail operator's intention to
carry out those operations.

Penalty: In the case of a natural person, 60 penalty units; In the case of a
body corporate, 300 penalty units.

(2) Notification under this section must be given-

   (a)  in writing; and

   (b)  unless subsection (3) applies, at least 28 days before the proposed
        carrying out of the rail operations.

(3) If the proposed carrying out of the rail operations is due to the
existence of an emergency or the requirement to carry out urgent works, the
period of notice should be as much as is reasonably practicable in the
circumstances.

Notes 1. See clause 8 of Schedule 7 for notification requirements in certain
circumstances. 2. There may also be notification obligations which are
relevant under the Rail Safety Act 2006.