52Contents of a road management plan

52 Contents of a road management plan (1) A road management plan— (a) may set relevant standards or policies in relation to the discharge of duties in the performance of road management functions; (b) may include details of the management system that a road authority proposes to implement in the discharge of its duty to inspect, maintain and repair public roads for which the road authority is the coordinating road authority or the responsible road authority; (c) may specify the relevant policies and priorities adopted by the road authority; (d) must include any matters that a relevant Code of Practice specifies should be included in a road management plan. (2) A road management plan relating to the Link road or the Extension road— (a) must be consistent with the **Melbourne City Link Act 1995**, the Agreement, the Extension Agreement and the Integration and Facilitation Agreement; and (b) must facilitate the performance of obligations and duties under the **Melbourne City Link Act 1995**, the Agreement, the Extension Agreement and the Integration and Facilitation Agreement. S. 52(2A) inserted by No. 39/2004 s. 267, amended by No. 95/2005 s. 13(2)(d). (2A) A road management plan relating to EastLink— S. 52(2A)(a) amended by No. 95/2005 s. 13(2)(a)(b). (a) must be consistent with the **EastLink Project Act 2004** and the EastLink Agreement; and S. 52(2A)(b) amended by No. 95/2005 s. 13(2)(a)(b). (b) must facilitate the performance of obligations and duties under the **EastLink Project Act 2004** and the EastLink Agreement. S. 52(2B) inserted by No. 70/2012 s. 7. (2B) A road management plan relating to the Peninsula Link Freeway— (a) must be consistent with the Peninsula Link Project Deed; and (b) must facilitate the performance of obligations arising under the Peninsula Link Project Deed. S. 52(2C) inserted by No. 8/2019 s. 134. (2C) A road management plan relating to the West Gate Tunnel tollway— (a) must be consistent with the **West Gate Tunnel (Truck Bans and Traffic Management) Act 2019** and the West Gate Tunnel Agreement; and (b) must facilitate the performance of obligations and duties under the **West Gate Tunnel (Truck Bans and Traffic Management) Act 2019** and the West Gate Tunnel Agreement. S. 52(2D) inserted by No. 18/2020 s. 145. (2D) A road management plan relating to the North East Link road— (a) must be consistent with the **North East Link Act 2020** and any North East Link operation and maintenance agreement under which a person is designated as the North East Link operator; and (b) must facilitate the performance of obligations and duties under the **North East Link Act 2020** and any North East Link operation and maintenance agreement under which a person is designated as the North East Link operator. (3) A road management plan is not a subordinate instrument for the purposes of the **Interpretation of Legislation Act 1984**.