Victorian Current Acts

WEST GATE TUNNEL (TRUCK BANS AND TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT) ACT 2019

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

   PART 1--PRELIMINARY

   1.      Purposes  
   2.      Commencement  
   3.      Definitions  
   4.      Objects of Act  
   5.      Relationship with the power of the Crown to make an agreement or enter into a contract  
   6.      Declaration this Act is transport legislation  
   7.      Functions and powers of the Secretary  
   8.      West Gate Tunnel Corporation  
   9.      West Gate Tunnel operator  
   10.     Power of delegation  
   11.     Act binds the Crown  

   PART 2--THE WEST GATE TUNNEL AGREEMENT

           Division 1--West Gate Tunnel Agreement

   12.     Tabling in Parliament  
   13.     Amendment of West Gate Tunnel Agreement  
   14.     Modification of West Gate Tunnel Agreement  
   15.     Revocation  
   16.     Effect of revocation of amending agreement  

           Division 2--Giving effect to the West Gate Tunnel Agreement

   17.     Act to prevail over West Gate Tunnel Agreement  
   18.     Enforcement of West Gate Tunnel Agreement  

   PART 3--TOLLS

           Division 1--Preliminary

   19.     Declaration of relevant West Gate Tunnel Corporation  
   20.     Authorised persons  

           Division 2--Fixing, charging and administration of tolls

   21.     Relevant West Gate Tunnel Corporation may fix, charge and collect tolls  
   22.     Fixing of tolls and toll administration fees  

           Division 3--Charge and collection of tolls

   23.     Commencement of tolling  
   24.     Liability to pay toll and toll administration fees  
   25.     Toll administration fee not payable for certain vehicles  
   26.     Operator not liable if effective statement made  
   27.     Cancellation of authorised person's acceptance of statement as effective  
   28.     Offence to provide false or misleading information  
   29.     Charging of tolls  
   30.     Tolling device is not surveillance device  
   31.     Minimum debt recovery requirements  

           Division 4--Tolling offences and registration of vehicles

   32.     Offence to drive unregistered vehicle in toll zone  
   33.     Registration of vehicles  
   34.     Ongoing registration agreements  
   35.     Temporary registration  
   36.     Information to be given in relation to ongoing registration or temporary registration  
   37.     Cancellation or suspension of registration  
   38.     Offence to tamper with tolling devices  
   39.     Offence to fraudulently induce registration  

           Division 5--Tolling enforcement

   40.     Payment of prescribed administrative amount  
   41.     Relevant West Gate Tunnel Corporation or authorised person may notify enforcement agency of non-payment of toll  
   42.     Disputes in relation to payment of tolls  
   43.     Enforcement officers  
   44.     Identification of enforcement officers  
   45.     Power to serve an infringement notice  
   46.     Toll administration infringement notice  
   47.     Infringement penalty  
   48.     Additional effect of expiation  
   49.     Effect of conviction for non-payment of penalty  
   50.     Application of Infringements Act 2006, Fines Reform Act 2014 and Children, Youth and Families Act 2005 procedure  
   51.     Operator onus offence  
   52.     Extension of time if no actual notice for offence to drive unregistered vehicle in toll zone  
   53.     Granting extension of time  
   54.     The Consolidated Fund  

           Division 6--Evidentiary provisions

   55.     Proof that vehicle driven in a toll zone  
   56.     Evidentiary certificates  
   57.     Evidentiary certificates relating to tolls  
   58.     Evidentiary certificate issued by relevant West Gate Tunnel Corporation  

           Division 7--Disclosure and keeping of records

   59.     Secretary may disclose certain information  
   59A.    Secretary must disclose certain interstate information  
   60.     Relevant West Gate Tunnel Corporation to keep proper records  
   61.     Destruction of records  

           Division 8--Link roaming agreements

   62.     Definitions  
   63.     Roaming fees  
   64.     Determination of net incremental marginal cost  

           Division 8A--North East Link roaming agreement

   64A.    Definitions  
   64B.    Making North East Link roaming agreement  
   64C.    Roaming fees  
   64D.    Determination of net incremental marginal cost  

           Division 9--Effect of certain provisions of the Major Transport Projects Facilitation Act 2009

   65.     Designation of project contractor  
   66.     Declaration or revocation of declaration as a road  

   PART 4--ADMINISTRATION, LEGAL PROCEEDINGS AND ENFORCEMENT

           Division 1--Use of statutory powers and functions for the West Gate Tunnel Project

   67.     Governor in Council may require bodies to act  
   68.     Powers of certain bodies extended  

           Division 2--Emergency management

   69.     Emergency management  

           Division 3--No liability for obstruction of rivers

   70.     No liability for obstruction of rivers  

           Division 4--Service of documents

   71.     Service of documents  

           Division 5--Proceedings for offences

   72.     Proceedings for offences under Part 3  
   73.     Extension of period for commencing prosecution for summary offences  

   PART 5--THE BETTER FREIGHT OUTCOMES FUND

   74.     Better Freight Outcomes Fund  
   75.     Payments into the Fund  
   76.     Payments out of the Fund  

   PART 6--REGULATIONS

   77.     Regulations  
   78.      Repeal of transitional regulation making powers  
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