Road Safety Road Rules Amendment (Stock Crossings) Rules 2015 (Vic)

Road Safety Road Rules Amendment (Stock Crossings) Rules 2015

S.R. No. 86/2015

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

Rule  Page

1Objective

2Authorising provision

3Commencement

4Parallel parking on a road (except in a median strip parking area)

5Use of mobile phones

6Definitions

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Endnotes

STATUTORY RULES 2015

S.R. No. 86/2015

Road Safety Act 1986

Road Safety Road Rules Amendment (Stock Crossings) Rules 2015

The Governor in Council makes the following Rules:

Dated: 30 June 2015

Responsible Minister:

LUKE DONNELLAN
Minister for Roads and Road Safety

YVETTE CARISBROOKE

Clerk of the Executive Council

1Objective

The objective of these Rules is to amend the Road Safety Road Rules 2009—

(a)to amend the definition of animal under control; and

(b)to insert definitions of municipal road and coordinating road authority; and

(c)to revoke the definition of temporary stock crossing site; and

(d)to make minor amendments of a technical nature.

2Authorising provision

These Rules are made under section 95D of the Road Safety Act 1986.

3Commencement

These Rules come into operation on 1 July 2015.

4Parallel parking on a road (except in a median strip parking area)

In rule 208(11) of the Road Safety Road Rules 2009[1], after "has" insert "one".

5Use of mobile phones

In rule 300(1B) of the Road Safety Road Rules 2009 omit "driver" (where first occurring).

6Definitions

In rule 400(1) of the Road Safety Road Rules 2009—

(a)for the definition of animal under control substitute—

"animal under control means—

(a)an animal that is on a municipal road—

(i)in accordance with a permit issued by a Council; or

(ii)that is being moved within a municipal district in circumstances in which a local law provides that a permit is not required; or

(b)an animal that is being moved across an arterial road in accordance with a permit issued by the Corporation; or

(c)an animal that is being moved across a road (which is neither a municipal road nor an arterial road) in accordance with a permit issued by the coordinating road authority for that road;";

(b)insert the following definitions—

"coordinating road authority, for a road or road related area or highway (a Road Safety Act road), means the coordinating road authority (within the meaning of the Road Management Act 2004) for the road (within the meaning of that Act) that consists of or includes the Road Safety Act road;

municipal road has the same meaning as it has in section 3(1) of the Road Management Act 2004.";

(c)the definition of temporary stock crossing site is revoked.

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Endnotes

[1] Rule 4: S.R. No. 94/2009. Reprint No. 1 as at 1 August 2013. Reprinted to S.R. No. 88/2013. Subsequently amended by S.R. Nos 134/2013, 151/2013, 68/2014, 132/2014 and 146/2014.