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VicRoads is a government joint venture in the state of Victoria, Australia. In the state, it is responsible for driver licensing and vehicle registration . It is owned and operated through a joint venture between the Victorian government and a consortium made up of Aware Super , Australian Retirement Trust and Macquarie Asset Management .
The Part also contains power for VicRoads to take disciplinary action against an accredited person if VicRoads is satisfied that the person has contravened the act, committed a listed offence, contravened a condition of a tow truck licence or an accreditation or if the action is appropriate having regard to the objective of accreditation. [47]
CPB/Seymour Whyte Joint Venture and McConnell Dowell/Decmil Joint Venture submitted tenders to build the freeway. The McConnell Dowell/Decmil Joint Venture was announced as the preferred contractor in 2019. [34] Construction started in October 2019 and the freeway was opened as an extension of the Mornington Peninsula Freeway on 21 November 2021.
In addition, the Act creates Victoria's key road agency, the Roads Corporation or VicRoads. An important road regulation statute is the Road Management Act 2004, [8] which regulates the management of Victoria's road network. The key statute that regulates Victoria's road safety is the Road Safety Act 1986. [9]
The agencies of the Government of Victoria in Australia are collectively described as the Victorian public sector.By convention, and similarly to other jurisdictions with Westminster systems of government, the public sector is organised into the public service and public entities.
In 1989, the increasing cost of accidents caused VicRoads and the TAC to adopt a new approach including: a significant boost to enforcement resources targeting speeding campaigns to sign-post change and help set the public agenda; a sustained and community-based road safety bodies, and; an emphasis on evaluating their effectiveness.
The move received support from the Rail, Tram and Bus Union, but was opposed by the Australian Services Union, representing many VicRoads staff. [ 12 ] [ 13 ] [ 14 ] The Public Transport Users Association offered its cautious support for the changes, saying that although integration of planning functions was a positive, the merger risked ...
The Australian state of Victoria requires its residents to register their motor vehicles and display vehicle registration plates. [1] Current regular issue plates are to the standard Australian dimensions of 372 mm (14.6 in) in length by 134 mm (5.3 in) in height, but Victoria has used its own serial dies since 1977.