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TABLE OF PROVISIONS
Regulation Page
PART 1—PRELIMINARY 1
1. Objectives 1
2. Authorising provision 2
3. Commencement 2
4. Definitions 2
PART 2—MANAGEMENT OF ROADS 4
5. Exemption from consultation requirement for discontinuance
of certain roads 4
6. Matters that must be included in a register of public roads 5
PART 3—ROAD MANAGEMENT PLANS 6
Division 1—Review of Road Management Plans 6
7. Road authority must conduct review of road management plan 6
8. Conduct of reviews of road management plans 7
Division 2—Amendment of Road Management Plans 9
9. Procedure for certain amendments to road management plans 9
10. When notice of proposed amendment is not required 10
11. Date of effect of plan or amendment 12
12. Availability of amendments to road management plans 12
PART 4—NOTICES OF INCIDENT AND CONDITION
REPORTS 13
13. Particulars of notice of incident 13
14. Contents of condition report 13
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PART 5—PROTECTION OF ROADS AND PROPERTY 15
15. Interference with roads 15
16. Damage to roads 15
17. Entry to and conduct on VicRoads' property 16
18. Interference with bridges 17
19. No camping on freeways or arterial roads 17
20. Removal of vehicles 18
21. Hoardings and advertisements 18
22. Removal of objects from road 19
PART 6—ROAD MANAGEMENT INFRINGEMENT NOTICES 21
23. Offences under the regulations for which a road management
infringement notice may be issued 21
24. Form of road management infringement notice 21
25. Form of withdrawal notice 21
26. Service of notice of withdrawal of road management
infringement notices 22
PART 7—FEES AND CHARGES 23
27. Fee for property enquiries 23
28. Charges for use of road reserves 23
PART 8—EXPIRY 24
29. Expiry 24
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SCHEDULES 25
SCHEDULE 1—Road Management Infringements 25
SCHEDULE 2—Road Management Infringement Notice 26
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STATUTORY RULES 2004
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Road Management Act 2004
Road Management (General) (Interim) Regulations
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The Governor in Council makes the following Regulations:
Dated: 14 December 2004
Responsible Minister:
PETER BATCHELOR
Minister for Transport
DIANE CASEY
Clerk of the Executive Council
PART 1—PRELIMINARY
1. Objectives
The objectives of these Regulations are—
(a) to exempt certain road discontinuances from
certain requirements of section 12 of the Act;
and
(b) to prescribe certain matters that must be
recorded in a register of public roads; and
(c) to prescribe the interval at which a road
authority must review its road management
plan; and
(d) to prescribe the manner in which a road
authority must review its road management
plan; and
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(e) to prescribe the manner in which a road
authority may amend its road management
plan in certain circumstances; and
(f) to prescribe the particulars to be contained in
a notice of incident; and
(g) to prescribe the particulars that must be
contained in a condition report; and
(h) to provide for the protection of roads and
property; and
(i) to authorise the removal of vehicles and
other objects and refuse from roads; and
(j) to make provision with respect to the matters
that a road authority must consider in
exercising its powers in relation to hoardings
and advertisements on roads; and
(k) to make provision with respect to road
management infringement notices; and
(l) to fix certain fees and charges.
2. Authorising provision
These Regulations are made under section 132 of
the Road Management Act 2004.
3. Commencement
These Regulations come into operation on
1 January 2005.
4. Definitions
In these Regulations—
"municipal council" has the same meaning as
"council" in the Local Government Act
1989;
"the Act" means the Road Management Act
2004;
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"VicRoads' property" means any land or
premises which is owned or occupied by
VicRoads but does not include a road.
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PART 2—MANAGEMENT OF ROADS
5. Exemption from consultation requirement for
discontinuance of certain roads
A proposed discontinuance of a road or part of a
road is exempt for the purposes of section
12(11)(a) of the Act—
(a) if—
(i) the road is not a public road; and
(ii) the road—
(A) has never been a public road; or
(B) has not been a public road for a
period of 3 years; and
(iii) no existing access to any land will be
denied; or
(b) if the road is an unused road within the
meaning of the Land Act 1958; or
(c) if it is proposed to discontinue part of the
road and—
(i) no existing access to any land will be
denied; and
(ii) there is no non-road infrastructure, of
which the coordinating road authority is
aware, installed in, on, under or over
the road or the part of the road to be
discontinued.
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6. Matters that must be included in a register of public
roads
The following matters are prescribed for the
purposes of clause 1(k) of Schedule 1 to the Act
as matters which must be included in a register of
public roads—
(a) a reference to any declaration under
section 42 of the Act of a controlled access
road for which the road authority is the
coordinating road authority, and a reference
to any amendment or revocation of such a
declaration; and
(b) a reference to any notice referred to in
clause 5(1)(a) of Schedule 2 to the Act in
relation to a controlled access road for which
the authority is the coordinating road
authority.
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PART 3—ROAD MANAGEMENT PLANS
Division 1—Review of Road Management Plans
7. Road authority must conduct review of road
management plan
(1) For the purposes of section 54(5) of the Act, a
road authority that has a road management plan
must conduct a review of that plan at the intervals
prescribed by this regulation.
Note: The making of a road management plan is voluntary
and a road authority may therefore decide not to have
a road management plan—see section 49 of the Act.
However, a road authority that has made a road
management plan must conduct a review of that plan
in accordance with the regulations at the intervals
prescribed by the regulations—see section 54(5) of
the Act.
(2) A road authority other than a municipal council
must—
(a) commence a review of its road management
plan—
(i) in the case of the first plan, not more
than 4 years after the making of that
plan; or
(ii) in the case of plan that is not the first
plan, not more than 4 years after the
making of that plan or of the last review
of that plan; and
(b) must complete that review not more than
5 years after the making or last review of that
plan.
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(3) A municipal council must conduct a review of its
road management plan within the period referred
to in section 125(1)(b) of the Local Government
Act 1989 or, if that period is extended in
accordance with section 125(4) of that Act, within
that extended period.
Note: Sub-regulation (3) requires a municipal council to
review its road management plan during the same
period as it is preparing its Council Plan under the
Local Government Act 1989. Among other things,
Council Plans deal with the setting of strategic
objectives, performance indicators and strategic
resource allocation. Section 125(1)(b) of that Act
requires each municipal council to prepare a Council
Plan within the period of 6 months after each general
election or by the next 30 June, whichever is later,
unless the Minister administering that Act extends
the period under section 125(4) of that Act.
8. Conduct of reviews of road management plans
(1) In conducting a review of its road management
plan, a road authority must ensure that the
standards in relation to, and the priorities to be
given to, the inspection, maintenance and repair of
the roads and classes of road to which the plan
applies are appropriate.
(2) If a road authority proposes to conduct a review of
its road management plan, the road authority must
give a notice—
(a) stating or describing the purpose of the
review; and
(b) stating or describing the roads and classes of
road to which the road management plan
applies; and
(c) stating where a copy of the current road
management plan may be obtained or
inspected; and
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(d) stating that any person may make a
submission on the proposed review to the
road authority within the period specified in
the notice, being not less than 28 days after
the date on which the notice is given.
(3) Subject to sub-regulation (4), a notice under this
regulation must be published in the Government
Gazette and in a daily newspaper generally
circulating in the area in which the roads to which
the road management plan applies are situated.
(4) A municipal council may give notice under this
regulation as part of a public notice published in
accordance with section 223 of the Local
Government Act 1989 for the purposes of
section 125 of that Act.
Note: Sub-regulation (4) enables a municipal council to
give public notice of a review of its road
management plan in the same public notice dealing
with a review of its Council Plan. See sections 125(3)
and 223 of the Local Government Act 1989, which
deal with public submissions on proposed Council
Plans.
(5) After a road authority has completed a review of
its road management plan, it must—
(a) produce a written report summarising the
findings and conclusions of the review; and
(b) make the report available for copying or
inspection at the place where the road
management plan may be inspected or
obtained in accordance with section 55(1)(b)
of the Act.
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Division 2—Amendment of Road Management Plans
9. Procedure for certain amendments to road
management plans
(1) Subject to regulation 10, if a road authority
proposes to amend a road management plan and
the amendment relates to the determination of a
standard of construction, inspection, maintenance
or repair under section 41 of the Act, the road
authority must give a notice—
(a) stating or describing the purpose and general
purport of the proposed amendment; and
(b) stating or describing the roads, roadways,
pathways, road infrastructure or road-related
infrastructure or classes of roads, roadways,
pathways, road infrastructure or road-related
infrastructure affected by the proposed
amendment; and
(c) stating where a copy of the proposed
amendment may be obtained or inspected;
and
(d) stating that any person who is aggrieved by
the proposed amendment may make a
submission on the proposed amendment to
the road authority within the period specified
in the notice, being not less than 28 days
after the date on which the notice is
published in the Government Gazette.
(2) A notice under this regulation—
(a) must be published in the Government
Gazette and in a daily newspaper generally
circulating in the area in which the roads,
roadways, pathways, road infrastructure or
road-related infrastructure or classes of road,
roadway, pathway, road infrastructure or
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road-related infrastructure to which the road
management plan applies are situated; and
(b) may be given by the road authority to any
person who the road authority believes may
be affected by the proposed amendment.
10. When notice of proposed amendment is not
required
A road authority is not required to give notice
under regulation 9 if the Chief Executive Officer
(however described) of the road authority certifies
in writing that the proposed amendment to the
road management plan results in the determination
under section 41 of the Act of a standard and—
(a) that standard is higher than a relevant
standard previously determined under
section 41 of that Act; or
Example
The Chief Executive Officer may give a certification
if the proposed amendment to the road management
plan results in the determination of a standard that—
• would provide for more frequent inspection or
maintenance of a road; or
• would decrease the period of time within which
defects are to be repaired—
but not if the determination of a standard—
• would provide for less frequent inspection or
maintenance of a road; or
• would increase the period of time within which
defects are to be repaired.
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(b) the determination of that standard only deals
with changes to administrative procedures
within a road authority or between road
authorities; or
Example
The Chief Executive Officer may give a certification
if the proposed amendment to the road management
plan results in a determination of a standard
consequent on the transfer of responsibility for a road
or part of a road from one road authority to another.
(c) the determination of that standard only deals
with changes of a machinery or declaratory
nature; or
Example
The Chief Executive Officer may give a certification
if the proposed amendment to the road management
plan results in a determination of a standard
consequent on—
• the name of a road changing; or
• a road being discontinued; or
• a road ceasing to be a public road.
(d) the determination of that standard only deals
with—
(i) a road for which the road authority has
become the coordinating road authority;
or
(ii) a road which has become a public
road—
since the relevant road management plan was
made or since that plan was last reviewed in
accordance with section 54(5) of the Act and
these Regulations.
Example
The Chief Executive Officer of a road authority may
give a certification if the proposed amendment to the
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road management plan results in a determination of a
standard for—
• a road that has been constructed since the
authority's road management plan was made or
last reviewed, such as a newly built arterial road
or a road in a new subdivision; or
• an existing road that has been transferred to the
road authority from another road authority since
the authority's road management plan was made
or last reviewed; or
• an existing road that has become a public road by
registration under section 17(3) of the Act since
the authority's road management plan was made
or last reviewed.
11. Date of effect of plan or amendment
If a road management plan or an amendment to a
road management plan does not specify the date
on which it is to take effect, it takes effect on the
day after it is made.
12. Availability of amendments to road management
plans
(1) If a notice of a proposed amendment has been
given in accordance with regulation 9, section 55
of the Act applies to the amendment of a road
management plan as if the reference to the making
of a road management plan in that section were a
reference to the making of the amendment in
accordance with this Division.
(2) If a road authority amends a road management
plan, the road authority must record on that plan—
(a) the substance of the amendment; and
(b) the date of effect of the amendment.
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PART 4—NOTICES OF INCIDENT AND CONDITION
REPORTS
13. Particulars of notice of incident
For the purposes of section 115(3) of the Act, the
prescribed particulars to be contained in a notice
of incident are as follows—
(a) the name and address of the person who
proposes to commence a proceeding in a
court based on a claim in relation to an
incident arising out of the condition of a
public road or infrastructure; and
(b) the signature of the person referred to in
paragraph (a) or the name and address of
another person giving notice on that person's
behalf; and
(c) the date of the notice; and
(d) a description of the incident in relation to
which the person proposes to commence a
proceeding; and
(e) the date of the incident and the time or
approximate time of the incident; and
(f) a description of the site of incident and any
relevant infrastructure that is sufficient to
enable the responsible authority to identify
and inspect the site of the incident and any
relevant infrastructure.
14. Contents of condition report
For the purposes of section 116(3)(e) of the Act,
the prescribed matters to be contained in a
condition report under section 116 are as
follows—
(a) the name of the road authority that has
prepared the report; and
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(b) a statement or description of the site, road or
infrastructure to which the report relates; and
(c) the date and time or approximate time on
which any inspection on which the report is
based was conducted; and
(d) a statement, signed by a person authorised by
the road authority for the purpose, certifying
that the report is a condition report for the
purposes of section 116 of the Act.
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PART 5—PROTECTION OF ROADS AND PROPERTY
15. Interference with roads
(1) Subject to sub-regulation (2), a person must not
interfere with or damage any road infrastructure
in, on, under or over a road without a written
permit issued by the relevant road authority.
Penalty: 10 penalty units.
(2) Sub-regulation (1) does not apply if the
interference or damage—
(a) is authorised or permitted by or under the
Act or any other Act; or
(b) arises out of a lawful and reasonable use of
the road.
(3) This regulation does not apply to works.
Note: "Works" is defined in section 3(1) of the Act.
(4) A road authority may charge a person a fee for
issuing a permit for the purposes of sub-
regulation (1) not exceeding 5 fee units.
16. Damage to roads
(1) A person must not without the written consent of
the coordinating road authority drive on a road a
vehicle which is likely to cause damage to the
road.
Penalty: 10 penalty units.
(2) Sub-regulation (1) does not apply to a person
using snow chains on the wheels of a vehicle
where the chains are reasonably required because
of snow or ice on the road surface.
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17. Entry to and conduct on VicRoads' property
(1) A person who is in a vehicle must not enter or
remain on VicRoads' property without the written
consent of VicRoads.
Penalty: 10 penalty units.
(2) When entering or being on VicRoads' property, a
person who has consent under sub-regulation (1)
must on demand—
(a) produce the consent to an authorised officer
of VicRoads; and
(b) produce evidence to verify that he or she is
the person named in the consent.
Penalty: 10 penalty units.
(3) Sub-regulation (1) does not apply to a person if
the person is—
(a) authorised or permitted to enter or remain on
VicRoads' property by or under this Act or
any other Act; or
(b) the person is a VicRoads' works manager or
a person acting under the supervision of that
works manager; or
Note: "Works manager" is defined in section 3(1) of
the Act.
(c) the person is an employee or agent of a
department or a public authority within the
meaning of the Public Sector Management
and Employment Act 1998 who is acting in
the course of his or her employment or
authority.
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(4) A person who has been given consent under sub-
regulation (1) must not give that written consent
to another person knowing or believing that the
other person is likely to exercise the privileges
given by the consent.
Penalty: 10 penalty units.
(5) A person in a vehicle must not, without the
written consent of VicRoads—
(a) damage, injure or interfere with VicRoads'
property, any works or undertaking
conducted on that property or with any
machinery, equipment or material stored,
placed or used on that property; or
(b) destroy any part of a tree, shrub or plant on
that property; or
(c) erect or remove any notice or sign or fix any
notice, bill or sign to a tree or structure on
that property.
Penalty: 10 penalty units.
18. Interference with bridges
A person, other than a person authorised by
VicRoads, must not climb, jump or rappel on,
from or onto a bridge on or over a freeway or
arterial road.
Penalty: 8 penalty units.
19. No camping on freeways or arterial roads
(1) A person must not camp on the road reserve or an
ancillary area of a freeway or arterial road.
Penalty: 1 penalty unit.
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(2) In this regulation—
"camp" means—
(a) to erect, occupy or use, for
accommodation, a tent, tarpaulin or any
similar form of accommodation, shelter
or temporary structure; or
(b) to occupy or use a swag or sleeping
bag.
20. Removal of vehicles
(1) If a State road authority removes a vehicle in
accordance with clause 4 or 5 of Schedule 4 to the
Act, the road authority must serve a notice by post
on the registered operator of the vehicle informing
the registered operator of the vehicle that the State
road authority has removed the vehicle.
(2) A notice under sub-regulation (1) may include—
(a) a notice for the purposes of clause 4(2) of
Schedule 4 to the Act; and
(b) any other information that the State road
authority considers appropriate.
Note: A fee may be charged for removing an unregistered
or abandoned vehicle in certain circumstances—see
clause 4 of Schedule 4 to the Act.
21. Hoardings and advertisements
In considering whether to give consent for the
purposes of section 66(1) of the Act, the
coordinating road authority must consider whether
the structure, device or hoarding or advertisement
would, or would be likely to—
(a) obscure the field of view of a user of the
road; or
(b) cause a hazard by distracting the attention of
a user of the road; or
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(c) obscure or distract attention of a user of the
road from a traffic control device; or
(d) in any other way be detrimental to the safe or
efficient use of the road.
22. Removal of objects from road
(1) A responsible road authority may remove any
object, refuse, rubbish or other materials deposited
or left on a road or part of a road for which it is
the responsible road authority.
Example
A road authority may remove from a road or a part of
a road for which it is the responsible road authority—
• litter; or
• debris, including debris from a motor vehicle
collision; or
• a truck or trailer load spilled on a road; or
• lost or abandoned property.
(2) Subject to sub-regulation (3), a responsible road
authority may sell or destroy anything which the
responsible road authority has removed from a
road or part of a road under sub-regulation (1).
(3) Before exercising its powers under sub-regulation
(2) except in relation to refuse or rubbish, the
responsible road authority must—
(a) if the owner of the object or material is
known to the responsible road authority,
send to the last known address of the owner
of the object or material a notice stating that
the object or material will be destroyed or
sold if not collected within a period, not
being less than 14 days from the date of the
notice, stated in the notice; or
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(b) if the owner of the object or material is not
known to the responsible road authority, wait
14 days from the date on which the object or
material was removed from the road or part
of the road.
(4) A responsible road authority may recover in the
Magistrates' Court, from a person responsible,
expenses incurred by the responsible road
authority in removing refuse, rubbish or other
material deposited or left on a road for which it is
the responsible road authority other than in a
receptacle or area provided for the purpose by the
responsible road authority.
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PART 6—ROAD MANAGEMENT INFRINGEMENT NOTICES
23. Offences under the regulations for which a road
management infringement notice may be issued
(1) The offences listed in column one of Schedule 1
are specified as road management infringements
for the purposes of section 90(1) of the Act.
Note 1: In section 3(1) of the Act, the definition of "road
management infringement" includes offences against
the regulations that are specified in the regulations to
be road management infringements.
Note 2: Section 90(1) of the Act provides that an authorised
officer may serve a road management infringement
notice in respect of an offence specified in the
regulations.
(2) For the purposes of a road management
infringement listed in column one of Schedule 1,
the specified penalty is the penalty set out in
column two of Schedule 1.
24. Form of road management infringement notice
For the purpose of section 91 of the Act, the
prescribed form of a road management
infringement notice is as set out in Schedule 2.
25. Form of withdrawal notice
For the purposes of section 92(2) of the Act, the
prescribed particulars to be contained in a notice
of withdrawal of a road management infringement
notice are as follows—
(a) the name and address of the person on whom
the infringement notice was served;
(b) the number of the infringement notice and
the date of its issue;
(c) a statement that the infringement notice has
been withdrawn;
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(d) if it is intended that court proceedings may
be instituted against the person in respect of
the alleged infringement, a statement to that
effect; and
(e) if payment has been made in respect of the
infringement penalty, a statement as to the
refund of the amount paid.
26. Service of notice of withdrawal of road management
infringement notices
A notice of withdrawal of a road management
infringement notice may be served—
(a) by personally serving the notice upon the
alleged offender; or
(b) by sending the notice by post addressed to
the alleged offender at his or her last known
place of residence or business.
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PART 7—FEES AND CHARGES
27. Fee for property enquiries
The fee to be charged by VicRoads for the supply
on request of information as to whether VicRoads
has any approved proposals for works requiring
the purchase or compulsory acquisition of land is
1·27 fee units.
28. Charges for use of road reserves
(1) Subject to sub-regulation (2), VicRoads may
require the payment of a charge approved by the
Minister, either generally or for a specific case,
for the grant of a lease or licence under
Schedule 5 to the Act.
(2) VicRoads may not impose a charge for a lease or
licence to operate a roadside restaurant or similar
facility on a pathway on an arterial road, other
than in an ancillary area.
Example
VicRoads may charge a fee for a licence issued under
the Act to operate a take-away food van in a rest stop
on a freeway but may not charge a fee for a café
placing tables on a footpath of an arterial road.
Note: A municipal council may charge fees for use of
footpaths under the Local Government Act 1989.
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PART 8—EXPIRY
29. Expiry
These Regulations cease to have any force or
effect on 30 June 2005.
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SCHEDULES
SCHEDULE 1
Regulation 23
ROAD MANAGEMENT INFRINGEMENTS
Column one
Road Management Infringement
Column two
Specified Penalty
Enter or remain on VicRoads' property without
written consent whilst in a vehicle (regulation 17(1))
3 penalty units
Damage, injure or interfere with property, destroy
plants, erect or remove signs or notices on VicRoads'
property without written consent whilst in a vehicle
(regulation 17(5))
3 penalty units
Climb, jump or rappel on, from or onto a bridge on or
over a freeway or arterial road (regulation 18)
2 penalty units
Camping on a road reserve or ancillary area
(regulation 19)
1 penalty unit
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SCHEDULE 2
Regulation 24
ROAD MANAGEMENT INFRINGEMENT NOTICE
Road Management Act 2004
Section 90
Date of Issue of Infringement Notice:
Infringement Notice Number:
Details of person alleged to have committed the Infringement
Name:
Address:
Postcode:
Details of Infringement
Nature and brief description of the Infringement:
Provision of Road Management Act 2004 or regulations made under that
Act:
Location of Infringement:
Date of Infringement:
Time of Infringement: a.m./p.m.
Amount of penalty: $
How to pay the Penalty
Payment may be made in person at:
(insert details)
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Or by post addressed to:
(insert payee details)
Payment must be made by Cash or Cheque or Money Order crossed
"Not-Negotiable" and made payable to
(insert payee details).
Date by which penalty must be paid:
If the amount of the penalty is tendered at the place(s) referred to in this
notice this matter will not be brought before the Magistrates' Court unless this
notice is withdrawn before the date specified above as the date by which the
penalty must be paid.
If the amount of the penalty is not paid before the end of the time specified in
the notice and proceedings are brought before the Magistrates' Court the
person on whom the notice is served is entitled to defend any such
proceedings.
Signature of authorised officer:
Name of authorised officer:
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INDEX
Subject Regulation
Act (def.) 4
Advertisements 21
Ancillary areas 19, 28
Arterial roads 18–19
Bridges 18
Camping 19
Condition reports 14
Controlled access roads 6
Coordinating road authorities 6, 16, 21
Definitions 4, 19
Discontinuance of roads See Roads
Freeways 18–19
Hoardings 21
Infringements See Road management infringements
Leases and licences 28
Motor vehicles
likely to cause damage to roads 16
removal 20
unauthorised entry to VicRoads' property 17
Municipal councils 4, 7–8
Notices of incident 13
Offences
camping on freeways, arterial roads 19
damage to roads 16
interference with bridges 18
interference with, damage to road infrastructure 15
regarding VicRoads' property 17
road management infringements 23–26, Sch. 1,
Sch. 2
Permits 15
Registers of public roads 6
Regulations
authorising provision 2
commencement 3
expiry 29
objectives 1
Responsible road authorities 22
Road authorities
amendments to road management plans by 9–10, 12
certifications of chief executive officers 10
coordinating road authorities 6, 16, 21
permits issued by 15
responsible road authorities 22
reviews of road management plans by 7–8
State road authorities 20
Road infrastructure 15
Road management infringements 23–26, Sch. 1,
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Subject Regulation
Road management plans
amendments to 9–12
date of effect 11
reviews 7–8
Road reserves 19, 28
Roads
damage to 16
discontinuance 5
removal of objects from 22
Roadside restaurants 28
Rubbish 22
State road authorities 20
Unused roads 5
VicRoads
charges for use of road reserves 28
definition of VicRoads' property 4
entry to, conduct on property of 17
fees for property enquiries to 27
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