(1) Section 120, as amended by section 37 of the amending Act, does not apply in respect of an offence referred to in that section committed before the commencement of section 37 of the amending Act.
amending Act means the Road Safety Legislation Amendment Act 2022.
Pt 12 (Heading and ss 178–181) amended by Nos 44/1989 s. 41(Sch. 2 item 42.11), 84/1994 s. 55(1)(k), repealed by No. 34/1998 s. 17(c).
Schedules
Sch. 1 repealed by No. 84/1994 s. 47.
Sch. 2 amended by No. 44/1989 s. 41(Sch. 2 item 42.12), repealed by No. 84/1994 s. 55(1)(l).
Endnotes
1 General information
See www.legislation.vic.gov.au for Victorian Bills, Acts and current Versions of legislation and up-to-date legislative information.
The Transport Accident Act 1986 was assented to on 16 December 1986 and came into operation as follows:
Sections 1–3, 152, 179(5), Part 10 Division 3 on 16 December 1986: section 2(1); section 181 on 20 May 1986: section 2(2); sections 4–9, Part 2 (except section 12(2) and section 23) on 23 December 1986: Government Gazette 23 December 1986 page 4777; Parts 3–9 (except section 121), Part 10 Divisions 1, 2 (except section 152), Part 11, sections 178, 179(1)–(4), 180(3) on 1 January 1987: Government Gazette 23 December 1986 page 4777; sections 121, 180(2) on 1 February 1987: Government Gazette 28 January 1987 page 180; section 12(2) on 13 May 1987: Government Gazette 13 May 1987 page 1133; rest of Act (sections 23, 180(1)) was never proclaimed, repealed by Act No. 44/1989.
INTERPRETATION OF LEGISLATION ACT 1984 (ILA)
Style changes
Section 54A of the ILA authorises the making of the style changes set out in Schedule 1 to that Act.
References to ILA s. 39B
Sidenotes which cite ILA s. 39B refer to section 39B of the ILA which provides that where an undivided section or clause of a Schedule is amended by the insertion of one or more subsections or subclauses, the original section or clause becomes subsection or subclause (1) and is amended by the insertion of the expression "(1)" at the beginning of the original section or clause.
Interpretation
As from 1 January 2001, amendments to section 36 of the ILA have the following effects:
• Headings
All headings included in an Act which is passed on or after 1 January 2001 form part of that Act. Any heading inserted in an Act which was passed before 1 January 2001, by an Act passed on or after 1 January 2001, forms part of that Act. This includes headings to Parts, Divisions or Subdivisions in a Schedule; sections; clauses; items; tables; columns; examples; diagrams; notes or forms. See section 36(1A)(2A).
• Examples, diagrams or notes
All examples, diagrams or notes included in an Act which is passed on or after 1 January 2001 form part of that Act. Any examples, diagrams or notes inserted in an Act which was passed before 1 January 2001, by an Act passed on or after 1 January 2001, form part of that Act. See section 36(3A).
• Punctuation
All punctuation included in an Act which is passed on or after 1 January 2001 forms part of that Act. Any punctuation inserted in an Act which was passed before 1 January 2001, by an Act passed on or after 1 January 2001, forms part of that Act. See section 36(3B).
• Provision numbers
All provision numbers included in an Act form part of that Act, whether inserted in the Act before, on or after 1 January 2001. Provision numbers include section numbers, subsection numbers, paragraphs and subparagraphs. See section 36(3C).
• Location of "legislative items"
A "legislative item" is a penalty, an example or a note. As from 13 October 2004, a legislative item relating to a provision of an Act 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.
• Other material
Any explanatory memorandum, table of provisions, endnotes, index and other material printed after the Endnotes does not form part of an Act.
See section 36(3)(3D)(3E).
2 Table of Amendments
This publication incorporates amendments made to the Transport Accident Act 1986 by Acts and subordinate instruments.
Road Safety Act 1986, No. 127/1986 (as amended by Nos 78/1987, 53/1989, 84/1994)
| Assent Date: | 23.12.87 |
| Commencement Date: | S. 102, Sch. 4 items 29.1 (except (a), (c), (d)–(f)), 29.2 (in its application to ss 39(2)(3), 40, 41(1) of the Transport Accident Act 1986), 29.3, 29.5, 29.6 (except (b)), 29.8–29.13, 29.17 on 1.3.87: Government Gazette 25.2.87 p. 445; Sch. 4 items 29.2 (in its application to s. 39(4)(5) of the Transport Accident Act 1986), 29.6(b), 29.7 on 1.5.87: Government Gazette 25.2.87 p. 445; Sch. 4 items 29.1(f), 29.2 (in its application to ss 35(1)(b), 36, 39(1), 64(1), 65(1), 94(1)(a)(2)(a)(13), 95, 96(1)(2)(a), 97(1)(3), 98, 99(1)(3), 100(1), 101(1), 102(1)(2), 108(1), 109(1) (3)–(5), 110(1)(5), 111(1)(2), 112(1)(2) of the Transport Accident Act 1986), 29.4, 29.14–29.16, 29.18 on 1.7.87: Special Gazette (No. 27) 25.6.87 p. 1; Sch. 4 items 29.1(a)(c)–(e), 29.19, 29.20 on 1.3.88: Government Gazette 30.12.87 p. 3540; Sch. 4 item 29.21 never proclaimed, repealed by No. 84/1994 s. 61 |
| Assent Date: | 1.12.87 |
| Commencement Date: | S. 6(2) on 30.7.85: s. 2(2); s. 45(1) on 1.1.88: s. 2(3); rest of Act on 1.12.87: s. 2(1) |
Transport Accident (Amendment) Act 1988, No. 32/1988
| Assent Date: | 17.5.88 |
| Commencement Date: | Ss 4(3), 35 on 16.12.86: s. 2(2); ss 34, 36, 37 on 1.3.88: s. 2(3); rest of Act on 24.5.88: Special Gazette (No. 37) 24.5.88 p. 1 |
State Superannuation Act 1988, No. 50/1988
| Assent Date: | 24.5.88 |
| Commencement Date: | S. 93(3) on 1.7.87: s. 2(1); s. 93(4) on 27.11.87: s. 2(2); Pt 1 and Pt 6 Div. 2, s. 91 on 1.1.88: s. 2(3); rest of Act on 1.7.88: Government Gazette 1.6.88 p. 1487 |
County Court (Amendment) Act 1989, No. 19/1989
| Assent Date: | 16.5.89 |
| Commencement Date: | 1.8.89: Government Gazette 26.7.89 p. 1858 |
Transport (Amendment) Act 1989, No. 44/1989
| Assent Date: | 6.6.89 |
| Commencement Date: | Ss 16, 39(3), Sch. 2 items 42.1, 42.11, 42.12 on 6.6.89: s. 2(1); s. 39(2) on 16.12.86: s. 2(3); s. 42(1) on 1.11.89: s. 2(4); s. 42(2) on 1.11.89: s. 2(5); s. 42(3) on 11.11.89: s. 2(6); rest of Act on 1.7.89: s. 2(1) |
Fire Authorities Act 1989, No. 50/1989 (as amended by No. 91/1989)
| Assent Date: | 14.6.89 |
| Commencement Date: | S. 52 on 31.7.90: Special Gazette (No. 38) 31.7.90 p. 1 |
| Assent Date: | 14.6.89 |
| Commencement Date: | S. 4(1)(a)–(e)(2) on 1.9.89: Government Gazette 30.8.89 p. 2210; rest of Act on 1.9.90: Government Gazette 25.7.90 p. 2217 |
Vocational Education and Training Act 1990, No. 45/1990
| Assent Date: | 19.6.90 |
| Commencement Date: | S. 120 on 1.7.91: Government Gazette 19.12.90 p. 3745 and Special Gazette (No. 9) 31.1.91 p. 3 |
Courts (Amendment) Act 1990, No. 64/1990
| Assent Date: | 20.11.90 |
| Commencement Date: | S. 19 on 20.9.89: s. 2(2); rest of Act (except ss 13, 14) on 1.1.91: Government Gazette 19.12.90 p. 3750; s. 13 on 1.6.91: Government Gazette 15.5.91 p. 1274; s. 14 on 18.11.91: Government Gazette 13.11.91 p. 3083 |
State Insurance Office (Sale) Act 1991, No. 68/1991
| Assent Date: | 19.11.91 |
| Commencement Date: | 20.11.91: Government Gazette 20.11.91 p. 3146 |
| Assent Date: | 19.11.92 |
| Commencement Date: | Ss 1–3 on 19.11.92: s. 2(2); ss 26, 49 on 1.7.93: s. 2(3); s. 63(2) on 29.10.92: s. 2(4); rest of Act (except s. 36(1)) on 1.12.92: s. 2(1); s. 36(1) was never proclaimed, repealed by No. 50/1993 s. 111(1)(a), s. 42 repealed by No. 50/1993 s. 111(1)(b) |
Transport Accident (Amendment) Act 1992, No. 79/1992
| Assent Date: | 24.11.92 |
| Commencement Date: | Ss 1–3, 9(1)(3)–(5) on 24.11.92: s. 2(1); s. 10 on 1.7.92: s. 2(2); rest of Act on 15.1.93: s. 2(3) |
Stamps (Amendment) Act 1993, No. 17/1993
| Assent Date: | 18.5.93 |
| Commencement Date: | S. 12 on 24.11.92: s. 2(2); s. 13(2) on 7.6.88: s. 2(3); rest of Act on 18.5.93: s. 2(1) |
Medical Practice Act 1994, No. 23/1994
| Assent Date: | 17.5.94 |
| Commencement Date: | S. 118(Sch. 1 item 57) on 1.7.94: Government Gazette 23.6.94 p. 1672 |
| Assent Date: | 15.6.94 |
| Commencement Date: | S. 107 on 15.6.94: s 2(1); s. 106 on 1.12.92: s. 2(2)(b); ss 105, 108 on 24.6.94: Special Gazette (No. 37) 24.6.94 p. 2—see Interpretation of Legislation Act 1984 |
| Assent Date: | 15.6.94 |
| Commencement Date: | S. 42 on 19.7.94: Special Gazette (No. 50) 19.7.94 p. 1 |
Transport Accident (General Amendment) Act 1994, No. 84/1994
| Assent Date: | 29.11.94 |
| Commencement Date: | Pt 1 (ss 1–3) on 29.11.94: s. 2(1); Pt 2 (ss 4–11) on 1.1.95: s. 2(2); s. 38 on 1.7.93: s. 2(3); s. 40 on 1.1.87: s. 2(4); ss 12–14, 16–19, 21, 27, 28(1), 32, 34, 35, 39, 47–55 on 18.12.94: ss 20, 22–24, 26, 29–31, 33, 37, 41–46 on 1.1.95: Special Gazette (No. 96) 13.12.94 pp 1, 2; ss 15, 25, 28(2), 36 on 29.5.95: s. 2(6) |
| Assent Date: | 14.6.95 |
| Commencement Date: | S. 224 on 5.10.95: Government Gazette 28.9.95 p. 2731; Sch. 2 item 42 on 1.1.96: Government Gazette 21.12.95 p. 3571 |
Mental Health (Amendment) Act 1995, No. 98/1995
| Assent Date: | 5.12.95 |
| Commencement Date: | S. 65(Sch. 1 item 7) on 1.7.96: Government Gazette 27.6.96 p. 1593 |
National Taxation Reform (Further Consequential Provisions) Act 2000, No. 24/2000
| Assent Date: | 16.5.00 |
| Commencement Date: | S. 17 on 17.5.00: s. 2(1) |
Accident Compensation (Common Law and Benefits) Act 2000, No. 26/2000
| Assent Date: | 30.5.00 |
| Commencement Date: | S. 28 on 1.7.97: s. 2(3); s. 29 on 13.4.00: s. 2(6); s. 33 on 31.5.00: Special Gazette (No. 75) 30.5.00 p. 1; s. 25(5)–(9) on 1.7.00: Special Gazette (No. 92) 27.6.00 p. 1 |
| Assent Date: | 6.6.00 |
| Commencement Date: | S. 102(Sch. item 7) on 1.6.01: s. 2(2) |
Juries Act 2000, No. 53/2000
| Assent Date: | 12.9.00 |
| Commencement Date: | S. 98 on 1.8.01: s. 2(3) |
Victims of Crime Assistance (Amendment) Act 2000, No. 54/2000
| Assent Date: | 12.9.00 |
| Commencement Date: | Ss 25(6)–(8), 27 on 1.1.01: s. 2(2) |
Transport Accident (Amendment) Act 2000, No. 84/2000
| Assent Date: | 28.11.00 |
| Commencement Date: | S. 15(3) on 1.7.00: s. 2(2); ss 6, 9, 10, 11, 13, 14(3), 15(4), 17, 18, 21, 22, 24, 25, 26, 27(4), 29, 31, 32, 33, 36 on 29.11.00: s. 2(1); ss 3(1)(2)(5), 4 on 7.12.00; ss 3(3)(a)(b)(d)–(f)(4), 5, 7, 8, 15(1)(2)(5), 19, 20, 23(2), 28 on 1.1.01: Government Gazette 7.12.00 p. 2865; ss 12, 14(1)(2)(4), 16, 30 on 1.3.01: Government Gazette 1.3.01 p. 303; ss 34, 35 on 1.7.01: Government Gazette 31.5.01 p. 1076; ss 3(3)(c), 27(1)–(3)(5) on 1.8.01: Government Gazette 5.7.01 p. 1512; s. 23(1) on 1.7.02: s. 2(4) |
Statute Law Amendment (Authorised Deposit-taking Institutions) Act 2001, No. 11/2001
| Assent Date: | 8.5.01 |
| Commencement Date: | S. 3(Sch. item 79) on 1.6.01: s. 2(2) |
Statute Law Amendment (Relationships) Act 2001, No. 27/2001
| Assent Date: | 12.6.01 |
| Commencement Date: | S. 4(Sch. 2 item 4) on 23.8.01: Government Gazette 23.8.01 p. 1927 |
| Assent Date: | 27.6.01 |
| Commencement Date: | S. 3(Sch. item 114) on 15.7.01: s. 2 |
Transport (Further Amendment) Act 2001, No. 54/2001
| Assent Date: | 2.10.01 |
| Commencement Date: | S. 37 on 30.6.03: s. 2(5) |
Statute Law (Further Revision) Act 2002, No. 11/2002
| Assent Date: | 23.4.02 |
| Commencement Date: | S. 3(Sch. 1 item 61) on 24.4.02: s. 2(1) |
Road Safety (Amendment) Act 2003, No. 94/2003
| Assent Date: | 25.11.03 |
| Commencement Date: | S. 41 on 26.11.03: s. 2(1) |
Accident Compensation and Transport Accident Acts (Amendment) Act 2003, No. 95/2003 (as amended by No. 28/2005)
| Assent Date: | 2.12.03 |
| Commencement Date: | Ss 25–32 on 3.12.03: s. 2(1) |
Transport Accident (Amendment) Act 2004, No. 94/2004
| Assent Date: | 7.12.04 |
| Commencement Date: | Ss 3, 4, 7, 16, 18–22, 25–37 on 8.12.04: s. 2(1); ss 11–13 on 16.12.04; ss 5, 6, 8, 9, 14, 15, 17 on 1.1.05; ss 10, 23, 24 on 1.3.05: Government Gazette 16.12.04 p. 3381 |
Occupational Health and Safety Act 2004, No. 107/2004
| Assent Date: | 21.12.04 |
| Commencement Date: | S. 186 on 1.7.05: s. 3(1) |
Public Administration Act 2004, No. 108/2004
| Assent Date: | 21.12.04 |
| Commencement Date: | S. 117(1)(Sch. 3 item 209) on 5.4.05: Government Gazette 31.3.05 p. 602 |
Accident Compensation and Transport Accident Acts (Ombudsman) Act 2005, No. 46/2005
| Assent Date: | 23.8.05 |
| Commencement Date: | S. 7 on 24.8.05: s. 2(1) |
Victoria State Emergency Service Act 2005, No. 51/2005
| Assent Date: | 24.8.05 |
| Commencement Date: | S. 58(9) on 1.11.05: Government Gazette 20.10.05 p. 2308 |
Health Professions Registration Act 2005, No. 97/2005
| Assent Date: | 7.12.05 |
| Commencement Date: | S. 182(Sch. 4 item 51) on 1.7.07: s. 2(3) |
Education and Training Reform Act 2006, No. 24/2006
| Assent Date: | 16.5.06 |
| Commencement Date: | S. 6.1.2(Sch. 7 item 41) on 1.7.07: Government Gazette 28.6.07 p. 1304 |
Accident Compensation and Other Legislation (Amendment) Act 2006, No. 41/2006
| Assent Date: | 25.7.06 |
| Commencement Date: | Ss 29, 30 on 26.7.06: s. 2(1) |
Public Sector Acts (Further Workplace Protection and Other Matters) Act 2006, No. 80/2006
| Assent Date: | 10.10.06 |
| Commencement Date: | S. 26(Sch. item 104) on 11.10.06: s. 2(1) |
Transport Accident and Accident Compensation Acts Amendment Act 2007, No. 60/2007
| Assent Date: | 27.11.07 |
| Commencement Date: | S. 19 on 1.1.05: s. 2(2); s. 15(1) on 1.7.05: s. 2(3); ss 3(1), 4, 8, 13, 20 on 19.9.07: s. 2(4); ss 3(2)–(6), 5–7, 9–12, 14, 15(2), 16–18, 21 on 28.11.07: s. 2(1) |
Relationships Act 2008, No. 12/2008
| Assent Date: | 15.4.08 |
| Commencement Date: | S. 73(1)(Sch. 1 item 60) on 1.12.08: s. 2(2) |
Compensation and Superannuation Legislation Amendment Act 2008, No. 65/2008
| Assent Date: | 18.11.08 |
| Commencement Date: | Ss 3, 4 on 11.9.08: s. 2(2); ss 5–7 on 19.11.08: s. 2(1) |
S. 3(1) def. of earner: Section 11 of the Transport Accident (General Amendment) Act 1994, No. 84/1994 reads as follows:
11 Application
(1) The Principal Act as amended by this Part applies to and in respect of a transport accident which occurs on or after 1 January 1995.
(2) The Principal Act as in force before 1 January 1995 continues to apply to and in respect of a transport accident which occurred before 1 January 1995.
S. 46A(6): The amendment proposed by section 8(3)(a) of the Transport Accident and Accident Compensation Acts Amendment Act 2007, No. 60/2007 is not included in this publication as the expression to be substituted was not in this section. ↑
S. 61(2): Section 37(2) of the Transport Accident (General Amendment) Act 1994, No. 84/1994 reads as follows:
37 Amendment of section 61
(2) For the purposes of the amendment of section 61(2) of the Principal Act by subsection (1), the reference in that section to "1 July 1987" is to be construed as a reference to "1 July 1995". ↑
S. 93: Section 93 in force before 1 January 1995 reads as follows: