Victorian Consolidated Legislation

World Swimming Championships Act 2004 - SECT 50E

Temporary closure of roads

50E. Temporary closure of roads



(1) Subject to subsection (3), for the purpose of enabling works to be carried
out at a Championships venue or a designated access area, the Minister may
temporarily close a road to traffic if the Minister considers it necessary to
do so to enable those works to be carried out on the road or neighbouring
land.

(2) Subject to subsection (3), the Minister may temporarily close a road or
part of a road to traffic generally or to a particular class of traffic if the
Minister considers it necessary to do so-

   (a)  for the purposes of conducting a Championships event or an associated
        activity; or

   (b)  for any purpose associated with or ancillary to the conduct of that
        event or activity.

(3) The Minister must not temporarily close a road under subsection (1) or (2)
unless the Minister has consulted-

   (a)  with the Minister administering the Road Management Act 2004; and

   (b)  if the road is a road to which Division 2 of Part 9 of the
        Local Government Act 1989 applies, with the Minister administering
        that Act; and



   (c)  if the road is in a declared area within the meaning of the
        Australian Grands Prix Act 1994, with the Minister administering that
        Act; and

   (d)  if the road is in the part of Albert Park that is not Melbourne Sports
        and Aquatic Centre land, with the Minister administering the
        Crown Land (Reserves) Act 1978; and

   (e)  if the road is in the part of Albert Park that is Melbourne Sports and
        Aquatic Centre land, with the Minister administering the
        State Sport Centres Act 1994 and the Minister administering the
        Crown Land (Reserves) Act 1978.

(4) In this section, traffic means vehicular traffic, pedestrian traffic and
all other kinds of traffic.