{"id":"sr:subordinate-legislation-road-management-works-and-infrastructure-regulations-2015-extension","name":"Subordinate Legislation (Road Management (Works and Infrastructure) Regulations 2015) Extension Regulations 2025","slug":"subordinate-legislation-road-management-works-and-infrastructure-regulations-2015-extension-regulati","collection":"regulation","jurisdiction":"vic","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":181421,"registerId":"vic-sr:subordinate-legislation-road-management-works-and-infrastructure-regulations-2015-extension-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-05","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Subordinate Legislation (Road Management (Works and Infrastructure) Regulations 2015) Extension Regulations 2025","content":"Version No. 001\n\n**Subordinate Legislation (Road Management (Works and Infrastructure) Regulations 2015) Extension Regulations 2025**\n\n**S.R. No. 48/2025**\n\nVersion as at  \n11 June 2025\n\n**TABLE OF PROVISIONS**\n\n*Regulation Page*\n\n1 Objective 1\n\n2 Authorising provisions 1\n\n3 Extension of operation 1\n\n4 Revocation 1\n\n═════════════\n\nEndnotes 2\n\n1 General information 2\n\n2 Table of Amendments 4\n\n3 Explanatory details 5\n\n**Version No.** **001**\n\n**Subordinate Legislation (Road Management (Works and Infrastructure) Regulations 2015) Extension Regulations 2025**\n\n**S.R. No. 48/2025**\n\nVersion as at  \n11 June 2025\n\n\t1 Objective\n\nThe objective of these Regulations is to extend the operation of the Road Management (Works and Infrastructure) Regulations 2015, which would otherwise be revoked by virtue of section 5(1) of the **Subordinate Legislation Act 1994**, for the period specified in regulation 3.\n\n\t2 Authorising provisions\n\nThese Regulations are made under sections 5A and 28 of the **Subordinate Legislation Act 1994**.\n\n\t3 Extension of operation\n\nThe operation of the Road Management (Works and Infrastructure) Regulations 2015[[1]](#endnote-1) is extended for the period beginning on 15 June 2025 and ending on 14 June 2026.\n\n\t4 Revocation\n\nThese Regulations are **revoked** on 15 June 2026.\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 Subordinate Legislation (Road Management (Works and Infrastructure) Regulations 2015) Extension Regulations 2025, S.R. No. 48/2025 were made on 11 June 2025 by the Governor in Council under sections 5A and 28 of the **Subordinate Legislation Act 1994**, No. 104/1994 and came into operation on 11 June 2025.\n\nThe Subordinate Legislation (Road Management (Works and Infrastructure) Regulations 2015) Extension Regulations 2025 will be revoked on 15 June 2026: see regulation 4.\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\nThere are no amendments made to the Subordinate Legislation (Road Management (Works and Infrastructure) Regulations 2015) Extension Regulations 2025 by statutory rules, subordinate instruments and Acts.\n\n3 Explanatory details\n\n1. Reg. 3: S.R. No. 61/2015 as amended by S.R. No. 61/2024. [↑](#endnote-ref-1)","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[],"contradictions":[]},"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"A positive credit balance is required for all requests, including BYOK, so fallback providers remain available. 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The instrument solely extends the operation of the Road Management (Works and Infrastructure) Regulations 2015 for a defined 12‑month period (15 June 2025–14 June 2026) and sets its own revocation date (Regulations 3–4); it does not alter substantive provisions or add new obligations."},"complexity_factors":["Narrow temporal effect: single fixed 12‑month extension period (Regulation 3).","Procedural instrument: objective is to extend operation rather than amend content (Regulation 1).","No substantive amendments recorded: Table of Amendments notes none to this extension instrument (Endnotes, Table of Amendments).","Clear revocation point: the extension regulations are revoked on 15 June 2026 (Regulation 4).","Statutory authorisation identified: made under sections 5A and 28 of the Subordinate Legislation Act 1994 (Regulation 2; Endnotes show made by Governor in Council).","Low interpretative complexity: continuation of existing text means legal interpretation primarily depends on the underlying 2015 regulations, not this instrument (Regulation 3).","Who decides: instrument made by Governor in Council under the cited Act (Endnotes; Regulation 2).","Who pays / compliance burden: maintains existing compliance costs for parties already regulated by the 2015 Regulations; no new obligations imposed by this extension (Regulation 3).","Implementation risk / administrative action: minimal — requires administrative tracking of the expiration and any future extension or replacement (Regulation 4)."],"plain_english_summary":"These Regulations temporarily continue the Road Management (Works and Infrastructure) Regulations 2015 for one year, from 15 June 2025 to 14 June 2026, and are themselves revoked on 15 June 2026. The measure keeps in force existing rules and obligations that apply to parties already covered by the 2015 regulations; it is a procedural extension rather than a substantive change to rights or duties."},"summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The scope has not changed from its original intent. This is a purely procedural instrument designed to extend the operational life of the 2015 Regulations. It introduces no new policy, expands no powers, and creates no new obligations — it simply prevents an administrative gap caused by a sunset clause."},"complexity_factors":["Extremely narrow and procedural in nature — does only one thing (extends existing regulations)","Requires understanding of Victoria's subordinate legislation sunset framework to appreciate context","Minimal substantive content available in the provided text — mostly metadata and version history","No new rights, obligations, or penalties created — purely administrative"],"plain_english_summary":"This regulation simply extends the life of Victoria’s Road Management (Works and Infrastructure) Regulations 2015 so those existing rules continue to govern roadworks and related approvals. It primarily affects road authorities, contractors, utilities and developers by preserving current permit, approval and compliance arrangements and preventing a legal gap while a permanent replacement is prepared."},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This legislation performs exactly the function its title suggests: extending the operation of existing regulations. There is no expansion of scope, no new substantive rules, and no policy changes. It is a pure procedural instrument."},"complexity_factors":["Only 4 regulations total","No defined terms section","No cross-references to other legislation (except citation of authorising Act)","Single, unconditional operative provision (regulation 3)","Self-executing revocation clause (regulation 4)","Total length: approximately 1 page of substantive content"],"plain_english_summary":"This is a short, technical piece of Victorian subordinate legislation (regulations) that simply **extends the life of another set of regulations** for one year.\n\n**What it does:**\n- The *Road Management (Works and Infrastructure) Regulations 2015* were due to automatically expire (be \"revoked\") on 15 June 2025 under Victoria's *Subordinate Legislation Act 1994*.\n- These Extension Regulations push that expiry date back by 12 months, to 14 June 2026.\n- The Extension Regulations themselves then self-destruct on 15 June 2026.\n\n**Who it affects:**\n- **Road authorities** (like VicRoads and local councils) who must comply with the 2015 Regulations when managing road works and infrastructure.\n- **Contractors and utilities** (like power, water, and telco companies) who dig up or work on roads.\n- **The public**, who benefit from the safety and coordination rules in the 2015 Regulations.\n\n**Why it matters:**\nWithout this extension, the 2015 Regulations would have vanished on 15 June 2025, creating a legal gap. This \"sunset extension\" keeps the existing rules in force while the government presumably works on a longer-term solution—either remaking the regulations properly or replacing them with new ones."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/subordinate-legislation-road-management-works-and-infrastructure-regulations-2015-extension-regulati","history":"/api/acts/subordinate-legislation-road-management-works-and-infrastructure-regulations-2015-extension-regulati/history","analysis":"/api/acts/subordinate-legislation-road-management-works-and-infrastructure-regulations-2015-extension-regulati/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/subordinate-legislation-road-management-works-and-infrastructure-regulations-2015-extension-regulati/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/subordinate-legislation-road-management-works-and-infrastructure-regulations-2015-extension-regulati/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/subordinate-legislation-road-management-works-and-infrastructure-regulations-2015-extension-regulati/documents"}}