Transport Legislation Amendment (Better Roads Victoria and Other Amendments) Bill 2018
Division of Roads Funding; Vicroads To Manage Alcohol Interlocks; Slacker Fatigue Management for Some Bus Drivers; Permit Changes for Oversize Vehicles Crossing Tracks; Conditions of Travel On P.T. Now Set By Transport For Victoria
Status: Passed and signed off by the state Governor (Assented); It will now be law.
PIPE Bill ID # 1452
State / Territory: Victoria
Last Modified 26 March 2019
This Bill was sponsored by Jacinta Allan ( ALP )
This Bill was sponsored by Luke Donnellan ( ALP )
This Bill was sponsored by Jaala Pulford ( ALP )
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Effects of Bill:
This bill being passed means that... A minimum of 33% of Better Roads Victoria funding is guaranteed to outer suburban and interface communities and 33% to regional and rural Victoria;
This bill being passed means that... Alcohol interlock devices to be removed by VicRoads not courts
This bill being passed means that... DUI with police pursuit or car theft will now result in mandatory 6 month alcohol interlock condition period after licence restoration, and these offenders will still need to reapply to court to get their licence back;
This bill being passed means that... fatigue management exemptions for rail replacement buses;
This bill being passed means that... clarified compensation for train drivers involved in fatal accidents;
This bill being passed means that... Responsibility for determining conditions of travel on public transport will be transferred from the Department of Transport to Transport for Victoria.
This bill being passed means that... operators involved in movements across a railway track with a vehicle width of between three and five metres will no longer be required to obtain annual permits, but if they want to drive such over a tram track, they need a permit;
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