Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Road Safety Act 1986 - SECT 80

Certain matters indicated by prescribed road safety cameras are evidence

80. Certain matters indicated by prescribed road safety cameras are evidence



(1) If in proceedings for an offence to which section 66 applies the fact that
the driver of the motor vehicle or trailer disobeyed a traffic control signal
or drove the motor vehicle or trailer in a particular portion of a highway on
any occasion is relevant, evidence of that fact as indicated or determined on
that occasion by-

   (a)  a prescribed road safety camera; or





   (b)  an image or message produced by a prescribed road safety camera or by
        a prescribed process-



when used in the prescribed manner is, without prejudice to any other mode of
proof and in the absence of evidence to the contrary, proof of the fact that
the driver of the motor vehicle or trailer disobeyed a traffic control signal
or drove the motor vehicle or trailer in that portion of the highway on that
occasion.

(2) For the purpose of any proceedings for an offence to which section 66
applies in which the question whether the driver of a motor vehicle or trailer
disobeyed a traffic control signal or drove the motor vehicle or trailer in a
particular portion of a highway on any occasion is relevant, if a trailer or a
motor vehicle that is being towed is attached to a motor vehicle, proof that
the driver of one of those vehicles disobeyed a traffic control signal or
drove the vehicle in a particular portion of the highway on that occasion is
proof that the driver of the other vehicle did so.

Note See section 84BAA.