67Power to stop traffic

67 Power to stop traffic

S. 67(1) amended by Nos 54/2001 s. 34(a), 12/2004 s. 174(7)(a), 61/2011 s. 25(Sch. 1 item 8.20), 3/2017 s. 50(Sch. 1 item 6.8), 49/2019 s. 186(Sch. 4 item 35.23(a)).

(1) Subject to the Road Management Act 2004, a person to which this section applies, subject to the agreement, lease or licence relating to, or connected with, its provision of a service or to a lease of rail infrastructure or tram infrastructure (being an agreement, lease or licence between that person and Rail Track or that person and the Head, Transport for Victoria or that person and the Crown)—

S. 67(1)(a) amended by No. 12/2004 s. 174(7)(b).

(a) may stop traffic in circumstances where it is reasonably necessary to do so;

(b) in an emergency, may stop traffic.

S. 67(2)(b)
amended by Nos 61/2011 s. 25(Sch. 2 item 4), 3/2017 s. 50(Sch. 1 item 6.5), 49/2019 s. 186(Sch. 4 item 35.23(b)).

(b) must comply with any directions given by the Secretary or the Head, Transport for Victoria in relation to the exercise of that power.

S. 67(2A) inserted by No. 12/2004 s. 174(8), amended by Nos 61/2011 s. 25(Sch. 2 item 4), 3/2017 s. 50(Sch. 1 item 6.5), 49/2019 s. 186(Sch. 4 item 35.23(b)).

(2A) A direction given by the Secretary or the Head, Transport for Victoria under this section must not be inconsistent with the Road Management Act 2004.

S. 67(2B) inserted by No. 12/2004 s. 174(8).

S. 67(3)(a) repealed by No. 63/1999 s. 9(3)(t).

S. 67(3)(b) repealed by No. 63/1999 s. 7(3)(e).

S. 67(3)(d) amended by No. 63/1999 ss 3(3)(f), 4(3)(f), repealed by No. 63/1999 s. 9(3)(u), new s. 67(3)(d) inserted by No. 34/2003 s. 15(b), substituted by No. 6/2010 s. 200(3) (Sch. 4 item 4.4) (as amended by No. 45/2010 s. 19).

S. 67(3)(e) amended by No. 63/1999 ss 5(3)(g), 6(3)(g), repealed by No. 63/1999 s. 9(3)(v).

(h) a person specified in an Order under subsection (4), subject to any terms and conditions specified in that Order;

S. 67(3)(i) amended by Nos 63/1999 ss 7(3)(f), 9(3)(w)–(y), 34/2003 s. 15(c).

(i) a person authorised, in accordance with the agreement, lease or licence referred to in subsection (1), by a person referred to in paragraph (c), (d), (f), (g) or (h) to exercise a power conferred on the authorising person by this section, subject to any terms and conditions specified in the authorisation.

(4) The Governor in Council, by Order published in the Government Gazette, may declare that this section applies, on and from a date specified in the Order and subject to any terms and conditions specified in the Order, to a person specified in the Order that—