ROAD LEGISLATION (PROJECTS AND ROAD SAFETY) ACT 2006 (NO 81 OF 2006)

Table of Provisions

PART 1--PRELIMINARY

• 1 Purpose  
• 2 Commencement  

PART 2--ALCOHOL AND OTHER DRUGS AMENDMENTS

• 3 Interpretative provision  
• 4 Penalties for offences involving alcohol or other drugs  
• 5 Direction to impose alcohol interlock condition  
• 6 Penalty for offence of not allowing doctor to take blood sample  
• 7 Sentencing Act 1991—increase in minimum period before alcohol interlock condition can be removed  
• 8 Statute law revision  

PART 3--HEAVY VEHICLE AMENDMENTS

• 9 New Part 12 inserted in Road Safety Act 1986  
• 10 Tampering with speed limiting devices  
• 11 Consequential amendment—confidentiality  
• 12 Direction to provide certain information  
• 13 New Division 8 inserted in Part 9  
• 14 Upgrading of breach categorisation  
• 15 Reasonable steps defence for breaches of mass limits  

PART 4--GRADUATED LICENSING AND YOUNG DRIVER SAFETY

• 16 Compulsory carriage of licence—young drivers  
• 17 Graduated probationary driver licences  
• 18 Compulsory carriage of learner permit  
• 19 Drink-driving offences by young or inexperienced drivers  
• 20 Consequential amendment regarding probationary licences  

PART 5--OPERATOR ONUS AMENDMENTS

• 21 Duty of owner or responsible person to give information in relation to a motor vehicle  
• 22 Duty of owner or responsible person to give information in relation to a trailer  
• 23 New section 66 substituted  
• 24 New Part 6AA inserted in Road Safety Act 1986  
• 25 Repeal of section 85  
• 26 New section 86 substituted  
• 27 Service of infringement notices under Melbourne City Link Act 1995  
• 28 Offences detected by prescribed tolling device to be operator onus offences  
• 29 New section 123 inserted in Melbourne City Link Act 1995  
• 30 Consequential amendment of Road Safety Act 1986  
• 31 Consequential amendment of children legislation  
• 32 Consequential amendment of Infringements Act 2006  

PART 6--IMPOUNDMENT, IMMOBILISATION AND FORFEITURE OF MOTOR VEHICLES

Division 1--Amendment of Chattel Securities Act 1987

• 33 Certificate  

Division 2--Amendment of Road Safety Act 1986

• 34 Powers of Corporation  
• 35 Effecting registration, renewal or transfer  
• 36 Notice  
• 37 Interest in motor vehicle not to be transferred  
• 38 New sections 84YA, 84YB and 84YC inserted  

PART 7--MISCELLANEOUS AMENDMENTS TO ROAD SAFETY ACT 1986

• 39 Definitions  
• 40 Power to inspect motor vehicles and trailers  
• 41 Definition of vehicle identifier  
• 42 Offence if driver not licensed  
• 43 New section 47A inserted  
• 44 Evidentiary provisions  
• 45 Unauthorised use of freeway  
• 46 Forgery etc. of documents and identification marks  
• 47 Penalty for parking infringement  
• 48 Non-road activities on highways  
• 49 Statute law revision  
• 50 New section 103L inserted  

PART 8--AMENDMENTS TO ROAD MANAGEMENT ACT 2004

• 51 Definitions  
• 52 Interpretation and application  
• 53 Power of VicRoads to make declarations in respect of roads  
• 54 Arrangements to transfer road management functions  
• 55 Register of public roads  
• 56 Amendment of certain references in section 116  
• 57 Compensation payable by a road authority in certain circumstances  
• 58 Schedule 2  

PART 9--LAND COMPENSATION AMENDMENTS

• 59 Land Acquisition and Compensation Act 1986—matters affecting compensation  
• 60 Planning and Environment Act 1987—new section 104A inserted  

PART 10--AMENDMENTS TO THE ALPINE RESORTS (MANAGEMENT) ACT 1997

• 61 Insertion of new Part 5A  
• 62 Insertion of Schedule  
• SCHEDULE
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