28Transport and port facilities

28 Transport and port facilities

S. 28(1) amended by No. 10/2017 s. 33(10).

(1) Within the docklands area Development Victoria may, by resolution, do all or any of the following—

(a) construct, extend, realign, relocate, open, operate, close or remove roads, railways, transport facilities and tunnels;

(b) construct, operate or remove port facilities;

(c) deepen, widen or divert any waterway;

(d) deepen or otherwise change the contours of any area of land covered with the waters of the sea;

(e) carry out or operate works or facilities associated with any of the things mentioned in paragraphs (a) to (d*)*.

S. 28(2) amended by Nos 82/1995 s. 202(b)(i)(ii), 63/1997 s. 10(4)(Sch. item 1.2), 104/1997 s. 43(a)(b), 30/2000 s. 33(1), 45/1999 s. 47, 23/2003 s. 26(1), 85/2003 s. 32, 95/2005 s. 12(2)(a)(i)(ii), 74/2006 s. 12, 6/2010 s. 203(1)(Sch. 6 item 12.1) (as amended by No. 45/2010 s. 22), 10/2016 s. 179(Sch. 1 item 2.1), 10/2017 s. 33(10), 49/2019 s. 186 (Sch. 4 item 13.1), 19/2022 s. 89.

(2) Before Development Victoria does anything under subsection (1) to a road, railway, transport facility, tunnel, port facility or waterway vested in or under the control of the Melbourne and Metropolitan Board of Works, the Head, Transport for Victoria within the meaning of the Transport Integration Act 2010, Victorian Rail Track within the meaning of section 3 of the Transport Integration Act 2010, Ports Victoria or the Melbourne City Council, Development Victoria must get the approval of that Board or other body.

S. 28(2A) inserted by No. 98/1998 s. 46, amended by Nos 30/2000 s. 33(2), 95/2005 s. 12(2)(b), 6/2010 s. 203(1)(Sch. 6 item 12.2) (as amended by No. 45/2010 s. 22), 61/2011 s. 25(Sch. 1 item 2), 10/2017 s. 33(10), 49/2019 s. 186 (Sch. 4 item 13.2).

(2A) Without limiting subsection (2), if under that subsection Development Victoria is required to get the approval of Victorian Rail Track before doing anything under subsection (1), Development Victoria must also get the approval of the Head, Transport for Victoria within the meaning of the Transport Integration Act 2010 before doing that thing.

S. 28(3) amended by No. 10/2017 s. 33(10).

(3) The Governor in Council may by Order published in the Government Gazette provide for—

(a) any vesting or divesting of lands;

(b) any amendments to any land descriptions in any Act or subordinate instrument—

necessary because of the exercise by Development Victoria of its powers under subsection (1).

(4) An Order under subsection (3) may only be made on the joint recommendation of the Minister and—