{"id":"sr:eastlink-project-regulations-2016","name":"EastLink Project Regulations 2016","slug":"eastlink-project-regulations-2016","collection":"regulation","jurisdiction":"vic","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":184123,"registerId":"vic-sr:eastlink-project-regulations-2016-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-05","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"EastLink Project Regulations 2016","content":"Version No. 003\n\n**EastLink Project Regulations 2016**\n\n**S.R. No. 150/2016**\n\nVersion incorporating amendments as at  \n30 September 2025\n\n**TABLE OF PROVISIONS**\n\n*Regulation Page*\n\nPart 1—Preliminary 1\n\n1 Objectives 1\n\n2 Authorising provision 2\n\n3 Revocations 2\n\n4 Definitions 2\n\nPart 2—Exemptions 7\n\n5 Vehicles exempt from payment of tolls 7\n\n6 Vehicles exempt from registration 9\n\nPart 3—Notices for toll zones 10\n\n7 Placement of notices 10\n\n8 Information to be provided by notices 10\n\nPart 4—Cancellation of acceptance of statement 11\n\n9 Prescribed period for nomination rejection statement 11\n\nPart 5—Prescribed tolling system, tolling devices and processes 12\n\n10 Prescribed tolling system 12\n\n11 Prescribed tolling devices 12\n\n12 Prescribed manner of use of digital toll camera unit 12\n\n13 Prescribed manner of testing of digital toll camera unit 13\n\n14 Prescribed process for production of printed image 14\n\nPart 6—Certificates 16\n\n15 Certificates as to registered operator of vehicle or trailer 16\n\n16 Certificates issued by enforcement agency 17\n\n17 Certificates issued by Freeway Corporation 17\n\nPart 7—Miscellaneous 19\n\n18 Prescribed administrative amount 19\n\n═══════════════\n\nEndnotes 20\n\n1 General information 20\n\n2 Table of Amendments 22\n\n3 Explanatory details 23\n\n**Version No.** **003**\n\n**EastLink Project Regulations 2016**\n\n**S.R. No. 150/2016**\n\nVersion incorporating amendments as at  \n30 September 2025\n\nPart 1—Preliminary\n\n\t1 Objectives\n\nThe objectives of these Regulations are—\n\n(a) to prescribe the period in which a nomination rejection statement can be given; and\n\n(b) to prescribe the form of evidentiary certificates; and\n\n(c) to prescribe tolling devices; and\n\n(d) to prescribe the process for the production of images or messages; and\n\n(e) to prescribe the manner in which the tolling devices are to be tested, installed, used and maintained; and\n\n(f) to prescribe the manner in which information from the tolling devices is to be handled for the purpose of tolling; and\n\n(g) to exempt from the payment of tolls vehicles or classes of vehicle that under the Agreement may be exempted from the payment of tolls; and\n\n(h) to provide for the exemption of vehicles from the requirement to be registered under Part 9 of the **EastLink Project Act 2004**; and\n\n(i) to require the Freeway Corporation to cause notices to be placed before each entrance to EastLink; and\n\nReg. 1(j) amended by S.R. No. 98/2025 reg. 4.\n\n(j) to prescribe the amount to be paid under a court order made under section 206B of the **EastLink Project Act 2004**; and\n\n(k) to prescribe other matters required to be prescribed for the purposes of the **EastLink Project Act 2004**.\n\n\t2 Authorising provision\n\nThese Regulations are made under section 258 of the **EastLink Project Act 2004**.\n\n\t3 Revocations\n\nThe following Regulations are **revoked**—\n\n(a) the EastLink Project Regulations 2008[[1]](#endnote-1);\n\n(b) the EastLink Project Amendment (Prescribed Administrative Costs) Regulations 2013[[2]](#endnote-2);\n\n(c) the EastLink Project Amendment Regulations 2014[[3]](#endnote-3);\n\n(d) the EastLink Project Amendment Regulations 2016[[4]](#endnote-4).\n\n\t4 Definitions\n\nIn these Regulations—\n\n***Airservices Australia*** means the body established under section 7 of the Air Services Act 1995 of the Commonwealth;\n\n***checksum*** means a number produced by the application of an algorithm to the contents of a digital file (other than a checksum contained in the file);\n\n***computer*** means any electronic device for storing or processing information;\n\n***control unit*** means a computer that temporarily stores images taken by a digital toll camera unit;\n\nReg. 4 def. of *digital file* amended by S.R. No. 98/2025 reg. 5(a).\n\n***digital file*** means a file in a digital format that is created by a digital toll camera unit, or an electronic copy of such a file, that contains the following—\n\n(a) a digital image;\n\n(b) data indicating the toll zone in which the vehicle or trailer to which the image relates was driven or towed;\n\n(c) data from which the date on and the time at which that vehicle or trailer was driven or towed in the toll zone can be calculated;\n\n(d) the checksum for that file;\n\nReg. 4 def. of *digital image* amended by S.R. No. 98/2025 reg. 5(b).\n\n***digital image*** means—\n\n(a) an image of a vehicle or part of a vehicle that has been taken and processed into a digital format by a digital toll camera unit; or\n\n(ab) an image of a trailer or of part of a trailer attached to a vehicle that has been taken and processed into a digital format by a digital toll camera unit; or\n\n(b) an electronic copy of an image referred to in paragraph (a) or (ab);\n\n***digital toll camera unit*** means any of the following devices—\n\n(a) the device known as the Vehicle Registration Sensor: Kapsch Part Number 8633 001-415;\n\n(b) the device known as the Vehicle Registration Sensor Controller: Kapsch Part Number 8633 001-093;\n\n(c) the device known as the Vehicle Registration Sensor: Kapsch Part Number 8633 004-262B;\n\n(d) the device known as the Vehicle Registration Sensor: Kapsch Part Number 340 333-400-00;\n\n(e) the device known as the Vehicle Registration Sensor: Kapsch Part Number VRX-2400-LPI;\n\n(f) the device known as the Vehicle Registration Sensor Controller: Kapsch Part Number 8633 005-028;\n\n***printed image*** means a printed image produced in accordance with the process in regulation 14;\n\n***registration number***  includes licence plate number;\n\n***responsible road authority*** has the same meaning as it has in section 3(1) of the **Road Management Act 2004**;\n\n***tag*** means any of the following devices—\n\n(a) the vehicle transponder known as the Kapsch TS 3203/80;\n\n(b) the vehicle transponder known as the Kapsch TS 3203/80A;\n\nReg. 4 def. of *testing officer* amended by S.R. No. 98/2025 reg. 5(c).\n\n***testing officer*** means—\n\n(a) the head, or a person authorised by the head, of a faculty or department providing education or training in electrical engineering, communications engineering or electronics engineering at a university or TAFE institute within the meaning of the **Education** **and Training Reform Act 2006**; or\n\n(b) a person, or a member of a class of persons, approved by the Transport Secretary as being appropriately qualified to conduct tests for the purposes of these Regulations; or\n\n(c) a testing officer of a testing facility accredited by the National Association of Testing Authorities, Australia ACN 004 379 748 (NATA); or\n\n(d) a person who—\n\n(i) holds a Bachelor or higher degree in the field of electrical engineering, communications engineering or electronics engineering from a university within the meaning of the **Education** **and Training Reform Act 2006**; and\n\n(ii) is a member of the Institution of Engineers Australia; and\n\n(iii) is approved by the President of the Victorian Division of that Institution as being appropriately qualified to conduct tests for the purposes of these Regulations;\n\n***the Act*** means the **EastLink Project Act 2004**;\n\nReg. 4 def. of *toll message file* amended by S.R. No. 98/2025 reg. 5(d).\n\n***toll message file*** means a digital file created by a control unit which contains data indicating—\n\n(a) the toll zone in which the vehicle or trailer that the image relates to was driven or towed; and\n\n(b) the date on and the time at which that vehicle or trailer was driven or towed in the toll zone; and\n\n(c) a checksum for each digital image.\n\nPart 2—Exemptions\n\n\t5 Vehicles exempt from payment of tolls\n\nFor the purposes of section 198(2) of the Act, the following vehicles and classes of vehicle are exempt from the payment of a toll and toll administration fees—\n\n(a) an ambulance under the control of—\n\n(i) an ambulance service within the meaning of the **Ambulance Services Act 1986**; or\n\n(ii) an ambulance service created under a law in force in another State or in a Territory of the Commonwealth that the Minister, by notice in the Government Gazette, declares to be an ambulance service to which this paragraph applies; or\n\n(iii) the Australian Defence Force;\n\n(b) a fire service unit under the control of—\n\nReg. 5(b)(i) substituted by S.R. No. 98/2025 reg. 6(1).\n\n(i) Fire Rescue Victoria; or\n\nReg. 5(b)(ii) substituted by S.R. No. 98/2025 reg. 6(2).\n\n(ii) the Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action; or\n\n(iii) the Country Fire Authority; or\n\n(iv) the Australian Defence Force;\n\n(c) a vehicle under the control of, or being driven by, a police officer acting in the course of duty;\n\n(d) a vehicle under the control of, or being driven by, a member acting in the course of duty, of one of the following police forces or police services—\n\n(i) the Australian Federal Police;\n\n(ii) the Military, Naval or Air Force Police of the Australian Defence Force;\n\n(iii) the police service of another State or a Territory;\n\n(e) a vehicle under the control of the Victoria State Emergency Service Authority established under the **Victoria State Emergency Service Act 2005**;\n\n(f) a vehicle under the control of the Emergency Management Commissioner (within the meaning of the **Emergency Management Act 2013**);\n\n(g) a vehicle under the control of the Australian Defence Force that is being used to convey any of its members or property while on march or duty;\n\n(h) a vehicle being used to convey a member of the Australian Army engaged in connection with emergency ordnance disposal procedures;\n\n(i) a vehicle under the control of Airservices Australia;\n\nReg. 5(j) amended by S.R. No. 98/2025 reg. 6(3).\n\n(j) without limiting paragraphs (a) to (i), a vehicle that is an emergency vehicle within the meaning of the Road Safety Road Rules 2017[[5]](#endnote-5) and is being operated or used in the performance of emergency services.\n\nNote to reg. 5(j) revoked by S.R. No. 98/2025 reg. 6(4).\n\n* * * * *\n\nNotes to reg. 5 inserted by S.R. No. 98/2025 reg. 6(5).\n\n**Notes**\n\n1 See the definition of ***emergency vehicle*** in the dictionary to the Road Safety Road Rules 2017.\n\n2 See section 197(2) of the Act in relation to vehicles attached to trailers.\n\n\t6 Vehicles exempt from registration\n\n(1) For the purposes of section 204(9) of the Act, the body that may exempt a vehicle or class of vehicle from the requirement to be registered under Part 9 of the Act is the Freeway Corporation.\n\n(2) An exemption referred to in subregulation (1) may be made—\n\n(a) the same for all cases, or different for different cases or classes of case, or different for the same case or class of case for different purposes; or\n\n(b) either unconditionally or subject to any specified conditions and either wholly or to such an extent as is specified; or\n\n(c) so as to apply at all times or at particular times or periods of time.\n\nPart 3—Notices for toll zones\n\n\t7 Placement of notices\n\n(1) The Freeway Corporation, with the consent of the responsible road authority, must cause a notice providing the information specified in regulation 8 to be placed on every road that connects to EastLink, before each entrance to EastLink and at a place that is adjacent to the carriageway so as to face a driver who is approaching EastLink.\n\n(2) A notice placed on a road that connects to EastLink under subregulation (1) must be placed at a reasonable distance before each entrance to EastLink so that a driver can safely avoid entering EastLink.\n\n(3) Nothing in this regulation prevents the Freeway Corporation, with the consent of the responsible road authority, from causing notices other than notices referred to in this regulation to be placed on any road in the vicinity of EastLink.\n\n\t8 Information to be provided by notices\n\n(1) A notice referred to in regulation 7 must indicate that the driver is approaching EastLink and that tolls will apply if a vehicle is driven on EastLink.\n\n(2) A notice may include—\n\n(a) information as to how a user of EastLink may register a vehicle that is driven in a toll zone; and\n\n(b) any information that the Freeway Corporation, with the consent of the Authority, considers necessary to assist users of EastLink.\n\nPart 4—Cancellation of acceptance of statement\n\n\t9 Prescribed period for nomination rejection statement\n\nFor the purposes of section 199A(1) of the Act, the prescribed period for a person nominated in a statement as being the responsible person to give a nomination rejection statement to an authorised person is 14 days from the date on which an invoice is issued to the person nominated in the statement.\n\nPart 5—Prescribed tolling system, tolling devices and processes\n\n\t10 Prescribed tolling system\n\nFor the purposes of Part 9 of the Act, the prescribed tolling system is the tolling system installed, used and maintained in accordance with the Agreement.\n\n\t11 Prescribed tolling devices\n\n(1) For the purposes of Part 9 of the Act, a digital toll camera unit is a prescribed tolling device.\n\n(2) For the purposes of section 206 of the Act, a tag is a prescribed tolling device.\n\n\t12 Prescribed manner of use of digital toll camera unit\n\nFor the purposes of Part 9 of the Act, a digital toll camera unit is used in the prescribed manner if—\n\n(a) it is positioned so that the digital toll camera unit takes images of the registration numbers of vehicles driven in the toll zone and transmits the images taken to a control unit; and\n\n(b) it has been tested in the manner set out in regulation 13; and\n\n(c) it is tested at the following times—\n\n(i) in the case of a digital toll camera unit that has been repaired or modified, after the repairs or modifications are made and before the occasion of the digital toll camera unit's first use after the repairs or modifications; and\n\n(ii) in any case, within a period of 24 months before the occasion of its use.\n\n\t13 Prescribed manner of testing of digital toll camera unit\n\n(1) A digital toll camera unit is tested in the prescribed manner if the testing officer who tests the unit—\n\n(a) is satisfied that—\n\n(i) if positioned in the manner prescribed in regulation 12(a), the digital toll camera unit takes images of the registration numbers of vehicles driven in the toll zone and transmits the images taken to a control unit; and\n\n(ii) any maintenance or repairs carried out on the digital toll camera unit have been carried out in a satisfactory manner; and\n\n(b) makes a full and accurate record of each digital toll camera unit tested, including—\n\n(i) the serial number of the unit tested; and\n\n(ii) the date on and the time at which the test was carried out; and\n\n(iii) a statement that the unit satisfied each of the testing requirements in paragraph (a); and\n\n(c) signs the record referred to in paragraph (b) and sets out in the record the testing officer's name and qualifications.\n\n(2) The testing officer must, within 21 days after testing a digital toll camera unit—\n\n(a) give the record referred to in subregulation (1)(b) to the Freeway Corporation; and\n\n(b) give a copy of that record to the enforcement agency.\n\n(3) The Freeway Corporation must retain a record given to it under subregulation (2)(a) for at least one year after the date on which the test was carried out.\n\n\t14 Prescribed process for production of printed image\n\n(1) For the purposes of Part 9 of the Act, an image or message is produced by a prescribed process if—\n\n(a) a printed image is produced from a digital file created by a digital toll camera unit by the processes set out in subregulation (2); and\n\n(b) the data contained in the digital file has been verified by a computer—\n\n(i) recalculating the checksum for that file; and\n\n(ii) confirming that the checksum produced by the recalculation is identical to the checksum contained in that file, or the toll message file; and\n\n(c) the printed image contains an image derived from the digital image (with or without decompressing the digital image) and a message indicating—\n\nReg. 14(1)(c)(i) amended by S.R. No. 98/2025 reg. 7(1).\n\n(i) the toll zone in which the vehicle or trailer to which the image relates was driven or towed; and\n\nReg. 14 (1)(c)(ii) amended by S.R. No. 98/2025 reg. 7(1).\n\n(ii) the date on and the time at which that vehicle or trailer was driven or towed in the toll zone.\n\n(2) A digital file is created by a digital toll camera unit if the digital toll camera unit processes the image taken by itself and used in the prescribed manner by—\n\n(a) converting the image taken into a digital format (with or without compressing the image so taken); and\n\n(b) generating data—\n\nReg. 14(2)(b)(i) amended by S.R. No. 98/2025 reg. 7(2).\n\n(i) indicating the toll zone in which the vehicle or trailer to which the image relates was driven or towed; and\n\nReg. 14 (2)(b)(ii) amended by S.R. No. 98/2025 reg. 7(2).\n\n(ii) from which the date on and the time at which that vehicle or trailer was driven or towed in the toll zone can be calculated; and\n\n(c) calculating a checksum for the digital file; and\n\n(d) combining into one digital file the digital image with the data referred to in paragraph (b) and the checksum referred to in paragraph (c).\n\nPart 6—Certificates\n\nReg. 15 (Heading) amended by S.R. No. 98/2025 reg. 8(1).\n\n\t15 Certificates as to registered operator of vehicle or trailer\n\n(1) A certificate under section 221(1) of the Act is in the prescribed form if the certificate—\n\nReg. 15(1)(a) amended by S.R. Nos 149/2019 reg. 4(a), 98/2025 reg. 8(2)(a).\n\n(a) states that it is a certificate issued by the Transport Secretary or an authorised person (as the case may be) under section 221(1) of the Act; and\n\nReg. 15(1)(b) amended by S.R. Nos 149/2019 reg. 4(b), 98/2025 reg. 8(2)(b).\n\n(b) certifies that, according to the records of the Transport Secretary, on a specified date the vehicle or trailer specified in the certificate was registered under the **Road Safety Act 1986** in the name of the person specified in the certificate.\n\n(2) A certificate under section 221(3) of the Act contains the prescribed particulars if the certificate—\n\nReg. 15(2)(a) amended by S.R. Nos 149/2019 reg. 4(a), 98/2025 reg. 8(3)(a).\n\n(a) states that it is a certificate issued by the Transport Secretary or an authorised person (as the case may be) under section 221(3) of the Act; and\n\nReg. 15(2)(b) amended by S.R. Nos 149/2019 reg. 4(b), 98/2025 reg. 8(3)(b)(i).\n\n(b) certifies that, according to the records of the Transport Secretary, on a date specified in the certificate—\n\nReg. 15(2)(b)(i) amended by S.R. No. 98/2025 reg. 8(3)(b)(ii).\n\n(i) the registration number specified in the certificate was assigned to a vehicle or trailer specified in the certificate; or\n\n(ii) a person specified in the certificate was entitled, or last entitled, to use or possess a number plate bearing a registration number specified in the certificate.\n\n\t16 Certificates issued by enforcement agency\n\nA certificate under section 221A of the Act is in the prescribed form if the certificate—\n\n(a) states that it is a certificate issued by the enforcement agency under section 221A of the Act; and\n\n(b) certifies—\n\n(i) that the matters set out in the certificate appear in, or have been calculated from, the records kept by the enforcement agency; and\n\n(ii) that, to the knowledge and belief of the person issuing the certificate on behalf of the enforcement agency, the matters set out in the certificate are true and correct.\n\n\t17 Certificates issued by Freeway Corporation\n\nA certificate under section 222 of the Act is in the prescribed form if, in addition to any of the matters referred to in that section, the certificate—\n\n(a) states that it is a certificate issued by the Freeway Corporation or a person authorised by the Freeway Corporation (as the case may be) under section 222 of the Act; and\n\n(b) in the case of a certificate certifying that a printed image was produced by a prescribed process, is issued by the person who caused the printed image to be printed; and\n\n(c) certifies that, to the knowledge and belief of the person issuing the certificate or issuing the certificate on behalf of the Freeway Corporation, the matters set out in the certificate are true and correct.\n\nPart 7—Miscellaneous\n\nReg. 18 (Heading) amended by S.R. No. 98/2025 reg. 9(1).\n\nReg. 18 amended by S.R. No. 98/2025 reg. 9(2).\n\n\t18 Prescribed administrative amount\n\nFor the purposes of section 206B(1) of the Act, the prescribed administrative amount is $40 in respect of each charge found proven.\n\n ═══════════════\n\nEndnotes\n\n1 General information\n\nSee [www.legislation.vic.gov.au](http://www.legislation.vic.gov.au) for Victorian Bills, Acts and current Versions of legislation and up-to-date legislative information.\n\nThe EastLink Project Regulations 2016, S.R. No. 150/2016 were made on 13 December 2016 by the Governor in Council under section 258 of the **EastLink Project Act 2004**, No. 39/2004 and came into operation on 13 December 2016.\n\nThe EastLink Project Regulations 2016 will sunset 10 years after the day of making on 13 December 2026 (see section 5 of the **Subordinate Legislation Act 1994**).\n\nINTERPRETATION OF LEGISLATION ACT 1984 (ILA)\n\nStyle changes\n\nSection 54A of the ILA authorises the making of the style changes set out in Schedule 1 to that Act.\n\nReferences to ILA s. 39B\n\nSidenotes which cite ILA s. 39B refer to section 39B of the ILA which provides that where an undivided regulation, rule or clause of a Schedule is amended by the insertion of one or more subregulations, subrules or subclauses the original regulation, rule or clause becomes subregulation, subrule or subclause (1) and is amended by the insertion of the expression \"(1)\" at the beginning of the original regulation, rule or clause.\n\nInterpretation\n\nAs from 1 January 2001, amendments to section 36 of the ILA have the following effects:\n\n• Headings\n\nAll headings included in a Statutory Rule which is made on or after  \n1 January 2001 form part of that Statutory Rule. Any heading inserted in a Statutory Rule which was made before 1 January 2001, by a Statutory Rule made on or after 1 January 2001, forms part of that Statutory Rule.  \nThis includes headings to Parts, Divisions or Subdivisions in a Schedule; Orders; Parts into which an Order is divided; clauses; regulations; rules; items; tables; columns; examples; diagrams; notes or forms.  \nSee section 36(1A)(2A)(2B).\n\n• Examples, diagrams or notes\n\nAll examples, diagrams or notes included in a Statutory Rule which is made on or after 1 January 2001 form part of that Statutory Rule. Any examples, diagrams or notes inserted in a Statutory Rule which was made before 1 January 2001, by a Statutory Rule made on or after 1 January 2001, form part of that Statutory Rule. See section 36(3A).\n\n• Punctuation\n\nAll punctuation included in a Statutory Rule which is made on or after  \n1 January 2001 forms part of that Statutory Rule. Any punctuation inserted in a Statutory Rule which was made before 1 January 2001, by a Statutory Rule made on or after 1 January 2001, forms part of that Statutory Rule.  \nSee section 36(3B).\n\n• Provision numbers\n\nAll provision numbers included in a Statutory Rule form part of that Statutory Rule, whether inserted in the Statutory Rule before, on or after  \n1 January 2001. Provision numbers include regulation numbers, rule numbers, subregulation numbers, subrule numbers, paragraphs and subparagraphs. See section 36(3C).\n\n• Location of \"legislative items\"\n\nA \"legislative item\" is a penalty, an example or a note. As from 13 October 2004, a legislative item relating to a provision of a Statutory Rule is taken to be at the foot of that provision even if it is preceded or followed by another legislative item that relates to that provision. For example, if a penalty at the foot of a provision is followed by a note, both of these legislative items will be regarded as being at the foot of that provision. See section 36B.\n\n• Other material\n\nAny explanatory memorandum, table of provisions, endnotes, index and other material printed after the Endnotes does not form part of a Statutory Rule. See section 36(3)(3D)(3E).\n\n2 Table of Amendments\n\nThis publication incorporates amendments made to the EastLink Project Regulations 2016 by statutory rules, subordinate instruments and Acts.\n\n–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––\n\nEastLink Project Amendment Regulations 2019, S.R. No. 149/2019\n\n| *Date of Making:* | 17.12.19 |\n| --- | --- |\n| *Date of Commencement:* | 1.1.20: reg. 3 |\n\n\nEastLink Project Amendment Regulations 2025, S.R. No. 98/2025\n\n| *Date of Making:* | 30.9.25 |\n| --- | --- |\n| *Date of Commencement:* | 30.9.25 |\n\n\n–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––\n\n3 Explanatory details\n\n1. Reg. 3(a): S.R. No. 81/2008 as amended by S.R. Nos 104/2013, 167/2014 and 36/2016. [↑](#endnote-ref-1)\n\n2. Reg. 3(b): S.R. No. 104/2013. [↑](#endnote-ref-2)\n\n3. Reg. 3(c): S.R. No. 167/2014. [↑](#endnote-ref-3)\n\n4. Reg. 3(d): S.R. No. 36/2016. [↑](#endnote-ref-4)\n\n5. Reg. 5(j): S.R. No. 41/2017 as amended by S.R. Nos 6/2018, 87/2018, 88/2018, 96/2019, 121/2019, 153/2019, 121/2020, 35/2021, 111/2021, 135/2021, 30/2022, 38/2022, 7/2023, 22/2023, 101/2024 and 21/2025. 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The document appears to be a version history page only, with no substantive regulatory provisions included for analysis."},"complexity_factors":["The document as provided contains almost no substantive regulatory content — it is essentially a metadata and version history shell","Without the actual regulatory provisions, complexity cannot be meaningfully assessed beyond the basic framework","EastLink Project legislation in general can involve complex public-private partnership (PPP) arrangements, but none of that detail is visible here","Toll road regulations typically intersect with multiple areas of law including contract, administrative, and traffic law, adding potential complexity"],"plain_english_summary":"## EastLink Project Regulations 2016\n\nThis is a set of regulations (detailed rules made under a broader law) that govern the **EastLink Project** — the major toll road in Melbourne's eastern suburbs connecting the Eastern Freeway to the Frankston Freeway.\n\n**Who does this affect?**\n- Drivers using the EastLink toll road\n- The companies involved in operating and managing the EastLink project\n- Government bodies overseeing the project\n\n**What does it likely cover?**\nRegulations like these typically deal with operational rules for toll road projects, including tolling arrangements, enforcement powers, penalties for non-payment, and the responsibilities of the private operator versus government.\n\n**Important caveat:** The document provided contains very limited actual content — it appears to be mostly a version history shell with little substantive regulatory text included. A full analysis of the specific rules, rights, and obligations would require the complete regulation text."},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":5,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The regulations remain tightly focused on their original purpose: operationalising the EastLink toll road. The 2025 amendments updated agency names (Fire Rescue Victoria replacing Metropolitan Fire Brigade, Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action replacing Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning) and expanded definitions to include trailers, but these are maintenance amendments rather than scope creep. The core functions (tolling equipment specs, exemptions, certificate formats) have remained consistent since 2016."},"complexity_factors":["18 defined terms in the interpretation section, including technical specifications for tolling equipment","Specific part numbers for 6 different Kapsch camera/sensor devices and 2 transponder models","Nested technical requirements for digital file creation including checksum verification algorithms","Multiple cross-references to the EastLink Project Act 2004, Road Safety Act 1986, and other legislation","Detailed procedural requirements for testing officers including specific qualifications (engineering degrees, professional memberships, NATA accreditation)","Conditional logic for exemptions (different rules for different emergency services, with recent amendments updating agency names)","Amendment history showing evolution of definitions and exemptions over time"],"plain_english_summary":"These regulations set the operational rules for Melbourne's EastLink toll road. They cover:\n\n**Who doesn't pay tolls**\n- Emergency vehicles (ambulances, fire trucks, police, SES, Defence Force vehicles)\n- Vehicles used for emergency ordnance disposal\n- Airservices Australia vehicles\n\n**How the tolling system works**\n- Specifies the exact camera equipment (Kapsch brand devices with specific part numbers) used to photograph licence plates\n- Requires cameras to be tested every 24 months by qualified engineers or NATA-accredited testers\n- Sets out how digital images are processed, verified using 'checksums' (a mathematical verification that data hasn't been tampered with), and converted to printed evidence\n\n**Road signs**\n- Requires the toll road operator (Freeway Corporation) to place warning signs before every entrance telling drivers that tolls apply\n\n**Legal processes**\n- Sets a 14-day deadline for people to reject being named as the driver responsible for a toll violation\n- Specifies the format for official certificates proving vehicle registration or toll violations (used as evidence in court)\n- Sets a $40 administrative fee for court orders related to toll enforcement\n\n**Registration exemptions**\n- Allows certain vehicles to be exempt from registration requirements under the EastLink Act\n\nThese regulations essentially provide the technical and procedural backbone that makes the toll road enforceable—ensuring cameras work properly, evidence is reliable, and emergency services aren't charged."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/eastlink-project-regulations-2016","history":"/api/acts/eastlink-project-regulations-2016/history","analysis":"/api/acts/eastlink-project-regulations-2016/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/eastlink-project-regulations-2016/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/eastlink-project-regulations-2016/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/eastlink-project-regulations-2016/documents"}}