2Definitions

2 Definitions (1) In this Act unless inconsistent with the context or subject-matter— S. 2(1) def. of *accredited bus operator* inserted by No. 13/2009 s. 91(a) (as amended by No. 6/2010 s. 203(1)(Sch. 6 item 4.5)), repealed by No. 25/2025 s. 82(a). S. 2(1) def. of *accredited rail operator* inserted by No. 9/2006 s. 111, repealed by No. 23/2013 s. 107(a). S. 2(1) def. of *accredited rail transport operator* inserted by No. 23/2013 s. 106, repealed by No. 41/2019 s. 107(1)(a). S. 2(1) def. of *Agency* repealed by No. 100/1986 s. 3(22). S. 2(1) def. of *Administrator* inserted by No. 47/1998 s. 16(1), repealed by No. 54/2001 s. 4(1)(b). S. 2(1) def. of *ancillary works* amended by No. 44/1989 s. 4(a), repealed by No. 12/2004 s. 137(1). ***appointed day*** means 1 July 1983; S. 2(1) def. of *Associated Authority* inserted by No. 9984 s. 4(a)(i), amended by No. 63/1997 s. 10(4)(Sch. item 4), repealed by No. 54/2001 s. 4(1)(c). S. 2(1) def. of *Authority* repealed by No. 44/1989 s. 4(b). S. 2(1) def. of *booking service* inserted by No. 35/2017 s. 35(1). ***booking service*** has same meaning as in the **Commercial Passenger Vehicle Industry Act 2017**; S. 2(1) def. of *bridge* repealed by No. 12/2004 s. 137(1). S. 2(1) def. of *bus* inserted by No. 6/2010 s. 199(3) (Sch. 3 item 1.1(b)). ***bus*** has the same meaning as it has in section 3(1) of the **Bus Safety Act 2009**; S. 2(1) def. of *Bus Association Victoria* inserted by No. 95/2005 s. 26. ***Bus Association Victoria*** means the incorporated association registered as Bus Association Victoria Inc. (registration number A0023338R); S. 2(1) def. of *bus company* inserted by No. 45/1999 s. 17(1)(a), amended by Nos 13/2009 s. 91(b) (as amended by No. 6/2010 s. 203(1)(Sch. 6 item 4.5)), 61/2011 s. 25(Sch. 1 item 13.1(a)), 3/2017 s. 50(Sch. 1 item 10.1(a)), 49/2019 s. 186(Sch. 4 item 45.1(a)). ***bus company*** means a person or body that is a party to a contract with the Crown or the Secretary on behalf of the Crown or the Head, Transport for Victoria, for the provision of any transport services (including a service contract within the meaning of the **Bus Services Act 1995**) but does not include a person or body that is a passenger transport company; S. 2(1) def. of *bus service* inserted by No. 13/2009 s. 91(a) (as amended by No. 6/2010 s. 203(1)(Sch. 6 item 4.5)). ***bus service*** has the same meaning as it has in section 3(1) of the **Bus Safety Act 2009**; S. 2(1) def. of *business day* inserted by No. 106/1997 s. 3. ***business day*** means a day that is not— (a) a Saturday or a Sunday; or (b) a day that is wholly or partly observed as a public holiday throughout Victoria; S. 2(1) def. of *Chief Executive of Safe Transport Victoria* inserted by No. 34/2023 s. 127(Sch. 1 item 17.1(a)). ***Chief Executive of Safe Transport Victoria*** means the person appointed as the Chief Executive of Safe Transport Victoria under section 115H of the **Transport Integration Act 2010**; S. 2(1) def. of *Chief Investigator* inserted by No. 10/2006 s. 3, substituted as *Chief Investigator, Transport Safety* by No. 6/2010 s. 199(3) (Sch. 3 item 1.1(c)), repealed by No. 25/2025 s. 82(a). S. 2(1) def. of *Commercial Passenger Vehicle Commission* inserted by No. 63/2017 s. 21(Sch. 1 item 10.1(a)), repealed by No. 34/2023 s. 127(Sch. 1 item 17.1(b)). ***Commonwealth*** means Commonwealth of Australia; S. 2(1) def. of *Corporation* inserted by No. 44/1989 s. 4(c), amended by No. 54/2001 s. 4(1)(d), repealed by No. 6/2010 s. 199(3) (Sch. 3 item 1.1(a)). S. 2(1) def. of *CPVC* inserted by No. 63/2017 s. 21(Sch. 1 item 10.1(a)), repealed by No. 34/2023 s. 127(Sch. 1 item 17.1(b)). S. 2(1) def. of *declared road* amended by Nos 107/1995 s. 121(1), 50/1998 s. 47(a), repealed by No. 12/2004 s. 137(1). S. 2(1) def. of *Department* inserted by No. 28/1996 s. 4(a), substituted by No. 6/2010 s. 199(3) (Sch. 3 item 1.1(d)), amended by No. 70/2013 s. 4(Sch. 2 item 52.1), substituted by No. 49/2019 s. 186(Sch. 4 item 45.1(b)), amended by No. 34/2023 s. 70. ***Department*** means the Department of Transport and Planning; S. 2(1) def. of *Director* inserted by No. 98/1998 s. 18(1), substituted by No. 6/2010 s. 199(3) (Sch. 3 item 1.1(e)), repealed by No. 61/2011 s. 25(Sch. 1 item 13.1(b)). S. 2(1) def. of *Director of Marine Safety* inserted by No. 10/2006 s. 3, repealed by No. 6/2010 s. 199(3) (Sch. 3 item 1.1(a)). S. 2(1) def. of *Director, Public Transport Safety* or *Safety Director* inserted by No. 9/2006 s. 111, substituted as *Safety* *Director* by No. 6/2010 s. 199(3) (Sch. 3 item 1.1(f)), repealed by No. 29/2011 s. 3(Sch. 1 item 98.1). S. 2(1) def. of *entitlement to use a public transport service* inserted by No. 69/2007 s. 6, amended by No. 61/2011 s. 29(1)(a), substituted by Nos 80/2013 s. 4, 71/2016 s. 3, amended by Nos 3/2017 s. 50(Sch. 1 item 10.1(b)), 49/2019 s. 186(Sch. 4 item 45.1(c)) . ***entitlement to use a public transport service*** includes an entitlement to use a public transport service arising under a contract or arrangement with, or under a licence or permission given by, the Head, Transport for Victoria or a bus company or passenger transport company; S. 2(1) def. of *Extension road* inserted by No. 50/1998 s. 47(b), repealed by No. 12/2004 s. 137(1). S. 2(1) def. of *forest road* repealed by No. 12/2004 s. 137(1). S. 2(1) def. of *former Corporation* inserted by No. 54/2001 s. 4(1)(a). ***former Corporation*** means the Public Transport Corporation established under Division 3 of Part 2 of the **Transport Act 1983** as in force immediately before the commencement of section 9 of the **Transport (Further Amendment) Act 2001**; S. 2(1) def. of *freeway* repealed by No. 12/2004 s. 137(1). S. 2(1) def. of *Head, Transport for Victoria* inserted by No. 3/2017 s. 50(Sch. 1 item 10.1(c)). ***Head, Transport for Victoria*** has the same meaning as it has in section 3 of the **Transport Integration Act 2010**; S. 2(1) def. of *hoarding* repealed by No. 12/2004 s. 137(1). S. 2(1) def. of *improvement notice* inserted by No. 9/2006 s. 111, substituted by No. 27/2014 s. 137(2)(a). ***improvement notice*** has the same meaning as in the **Transport (Safety Schemes Compliance and Enforcement) Act 2014**; ***land*** includes any estate, interest, easement, servitude, privilege or right in or over land and strata above or below the surface of land and easements and rights to use strata above or below the surface of land; S. 2(1) def. of *licensing authority* inserted by No. 37/1996 s. 9(1), amended by Nos 47/2006 s. 31(1)(Sch. 1 Pt 1 item 1(1)), 34/2011 ss 8, 122(1), 63/2017 s. 21(Sch. 1 item 10.1(b)), 34/2023 s. 127(Sch. 1 item 17.1(c)). ***licensing authority*** means Safe Transport Victoria; S. 2(1) def. of *Link road* inserted by No. 107/1995 s. 121(2), repealed by No. 12/2004 s. 137(1). S. 2(1) def. of *main road* repealed by No. 12/2004 s. 137(1). S. 2(1) def. of *maintenance* amended by No. 44/1989 s. 4(d), repealed by No. 12/2004 s. 137(1). S. 2(1) def. of *mandatory bus safety decision* inserted by No. 13/2009 s. 91(a) (as amended by No. 6/2010 s. 203(1)(Sch. 6 item 4.5)), amended by Nos 27/2014 s. 137(1)(a), 30/2021 s. 97, 34/2023 s. 127(Sch. 1 item 17.1(d)), repealed by No. 25/2025 s. 82(a). S. 2(1) def. of *mandatory marine safety* *decision* inserted by No. 65/2010 s. 394(2), amended by Nos 27/2014 s. 137(1)(b) (i)–(iii), 49/2014 s. 61(4), 34/2023 s. 127(Sch. 1 item 17.1(e)), repealed by No. 25/2025 s. 82(a).[[1]](#endnote-2) S. 2(1) def. of *mandatory rail safety decision* inserted by No. 9/2006 s. 111, amended by Nos 23/2013 s. 107(b)(c), 27/2014 s. 137(1)(c), repealed by No. 41/2019 s. 107(1)(a). S. 2(1) def. of *marine safety matter* inserted by No. 10/2006 s. 3, substituted by No. 6/2010 s. 199(3) (Sch. 3 item 1.1(j)), repealed by No. 25/2025 s. 82(a). S. 2(1) def. of *Melbourne metropolitan area* repealed by No. 120/1993 s. 4(1). S. 2(1) def. of *metropolitan area* substituted by No. 45/1987 s. 205(Sch. item 138), repealed by No. 85/2006 s. 173(Sch. 1 item 14). S. 2(1) def. of *metropolitan bridge* repealed by No. 12/2004 s. 137(1). S. 2(1) def. of *Metropolitan Transit Authority* repealed by No. 44/1989 s. 4(e). S. 2(1) def. of *municipal council* inserted by No. 26/2025 s. 7. ***municipal council*** has the same meaning as ***Council*** has in the **Local Government Act 2020**; S. 2(1) def. of *municipal district* inserted by No. 26/2025 s. 7. ***municipal district*** has the same meaning as in the **Local Government Act 2020**; S. 2(1) def. of *municipality* repealed by No. 12/1989 s. 4(1)(Sch. 2 item 120.1). S. 2(1) def. of *officer* amended by Nos 100/1986 s. 4, 44/1989 s. 4(f), 28/1996 s. 4(b)(i), 54/2001 s. 4(1)(e), 49/2019 s. 186(Sch. 4 item 45.1(d)). ***officer*** means a person for the time being employed in the Department; S. 2(1) def. of *passenger service* inserted by No. 98/1998 s. 18(1), amended by No. 6/2010 s. 199(3) (Sch. 3 item 1.1(g)). ***passenger service*** has the same meaning as in the **Rail Management Act 1996**; S. 2(1) def. of *passenger transport company* inserted by No. 104/1997 s. 31, substituted by No. 98/1998 s. 18(2), amended by Nos 63/1999 s. 12(1)(a)–(g), 30/2000 s. 3(1), 34/2003 s. 16(1), 6/2010 s. 199(3) (Sch. 3 item 1.1(h)). ***passenger transport company*** means— (d) V/Line Corporation; or (e) a train operator; or (f) a tram operator; or (g) a person or body specified in an Order under subsection (2A), subject to any terms and conditions specified in that Order; S. 2(1) def. of *permanent improve-ments* amended by No. 44/1989 s. 4(g), repealed by No. 12/2004 s. 137(1). S. 2(1) def. of *permanent works* repealed by No. 12/2004 s. 137(1). S. 2(1) def. of *police officer* inserted by No. 37/2014 s. 10(Sch. item 171.1). ***police officer*** has the same meaning as in the **Victoria Police Act 2013**; S. 2(1) def. of *port safety officer* inserted by No. 19/2010 s. 3. ***port safety officer*** means a person appointed under section 230L; ***prescribed*** means prescribed by this Act or the regulations; S. 2(1) def. of *prohibition notice* inserted by No. 9/2006 s. 111, substituted by No. 27/2014 s. 137(2)(b). ***prohibition notice*** has the same meaning as in the **Transport (Safety Schemes Compliance and Enforcement) Act 2014**; S. 2(1) def. of *Public Transport Corporation* inserted by No. 44/1989 s. 4(h), repealed by No. 54/2001 s. 4(1)(f). S. 2(1) def. of *Public Transport Development Authority* inserted by No. 61/2011 s. 25(Sch. 1 item 13.1(c)), repealed by No. 49/2019 s. 186(Sch. 4 item 45.1(e)). S. 2(1) def. of *public transport property* inserted by No. 98/1998 s. 18(1), amended by No. 45/1999 s. 17(1)(b). ***public transport property*** means property that is used by a passenger transport company in the provision of a passenger service or by a bus company in the provision of transport services; S. 2(1) def. of *public transport safety matter* inserted by No. 10/2006 s. 3, substituted by No. 6/2010 s. 199(3) (Sch. 3 item 1.1(i)), repealed by No. 25/2025 s. 82(a). S. 2(1) def. of *public transport service* inserted by No. 56/2025 s. 21. ***public transport service*** means a service provided by a bus company or a passenger transport company to transport members of the public, and includes any ancillary matters such as allowing entry to any place used in relation to the provision of such a service; S. 2(1) def. of *Public Transport Ticketing Body* inserted by No. 69/2007 s. 6, repealed by No. 61/2011 s. 29(1)(b). S. 2(1) def. of *rail corporation* inserted by No. 98/1998 s. 18(1), amended by No. 6/2010 s. 199(3) (Sch. 3 item 1.1(k)). ***rail corporation*** has the same meaning as in the **Rail Management Act 1996**; S. 2(1) def. of *rail freight operator* inserted by No. 98/1998 s. 18(1), amended by No. 63/1999 s. 12(2). ***rail freight operator*** means— (b) a person or body specified in an Order under subsection (2B), subject to any terms and conditions specified in that Order; S. 2(1) def. of *rail infra-structure* inserted by No. 32/2002 s. 3, amended by No. 6/2010 s. 199(3) (Sch. 3 item 1.1(l)). ***rail infrastructure*** has the same meaning as in the **Rail Management Act 1996**; S. 2(1) def. of *rail infrastructure manager* inserted by No. 9/2006 s. 111, amended by No. 23/2013 s. 107(d), repealed by No. 41/2019 s. 107(1)(a). S. 2(1) def. of *rail infrastructure operations* inserted by No. 9/2006 s. 111, repealed by No. 23/2013 s. 107(a). ** * * * ** S. 2(1) def. of *rail operations* inserted by No. 9/2006 s. 111, repealed by No. 23/2013 s. 107(a). S. 2(1) def. of *rail safety recommend-ation* inserted by No. 9/2006 s. 111, repealed by No. 6/2010 s. 199(3) (Sch. 3 item 1.1(a)). S. 2(1) def. of *Rail Track* inserted by No. 104/1997 s. 31, substituted by No. 6/2010 s. 199(3) (Sch. 3 item 1.1(m)). ***Rail Track*** means Victorian Rail Track within the meaning of section 3 of the **Transport Integration Act 2010**; S. 2(1) def. of *relevant marine safety law* inserted by No. 65/2010 s. 394(2), repealed by No. 27/2014 s. 137(3). S. 2(1) def. of *relevant rail safety project* inserted by No. 9/2006 s. 111, repealed by No. 6/2010 s. 199(3) (Sch. 3 item 1.1(a)). S. 2(1) def. of *relevant transport safety law* inserted by No. 9/2006 s. 111, amended by Nos 6/2010 s. 199(3) (Sch. 3 item 1.1(n)), 13/2009 s. 91(c) (as amended by No. 6/2010 s. 203(1)(Sch. 6 item 4.5)), 65/2010 s. 394(1), 23/2013 s. 107(e), repealed by No. 27/2014 s. 137(3). ***road*** includes bridge, culvert, ferry and ford; S. 2(1) def. of *Road Construction Authority* repealed by No. 44/1989 s. 4(i). S. 2(1) def. of *Roads Corporation* inserted by No. 44/1989 s. 4(i), substituted by No. 6/2010 s. 199(3) (Sch. 3 item 1.1(o)), repealed by No. 49/2019 s. 186(Sch. 4 item 45.1(f)). S. 2(1) def. of *rolling stock operations* inserted by No. 9/2006 s. 111, repealed by No. 23/2013 s. 107(a). S. 2(1) def. of *rolling stock operator* inserted by No. 9/2006 s. 111, amended by No. 23/2013 s. 107(f), substituted by No. 41/2019 s. 107(1)(b), repealed by No. 41/2019 s. 107(2). S. 2(1) def. of *Safe Transport Victoria* inserted by No. 34/2023 s. 127(Sch. 1 item 17.1(a)). ***Safe Transport Victoria*** has the same meaning as in section 3 of the **Transport Integration Act 2010**; New s. 2(1) def. of *Safety Director* inserted by No. 29/2011 s. 3(Sch. 1 item 98.2), amended by No. 35/2014 s. 46(1), repealed by No. 34/2023 s. 127(Sch. 1 item 17.1(b)). S. 2(1) def. of *Secretary* inserted by No. 60/1994 s. 4, amended by No. 28/1996 s. 4(b)(ii). ***Secretary*** means the Secretary to the Department; S. 2(1) def. of *Road Traffic Authority* repealed by No. 44/1989 s. 4(j). S. 2(1) def. of *Southern Cross Station* inserted by No. 19/2010 s. 72. ***Southern Cross Station*** means those parts of the Southern Cross Station precinct that are declared to be the Southern Cross Station by Order under section 57(1); S. 2(1) def. of *Southern Cross Station precinct* inserted by No. 19/2010 s. 72. ***Southern Cross Station precinct*** means the land hatched on the plan in Schedule 2 to the **Rail Corporations Act 1996** as in force immediately before the commencement of section 7 of the **Transport Legislation General Amendments Act 2009**; S. 2(1) def. of *State highway* repealed by No. 12/2004 s. 137(1). S. 2(1) def. of *State Transport Authority* repealed by No. 44/1989 s. 4(k). S. 2(1) def. of *stock route* repealed by No. 12/2004 s. 137(1). S. 2(1) def. of *Taxi Services Commission* inserted by No. 34/2011 s. 122(2), repealed by No. 63/2017 s. 21(Sch. 1 item 10.1(c)). ***the Loop*** means the rail tracks and ancillary worksauthorised to be constructed pursuant to the **Melbourne Underground Rail Loop Act 1970**; S. 2(1) def. of *ticket* inserted by No. 56/2025 s. 21. ***ticket*** means an entitlement to use a public transport service; S. 2(1) def. of *tourists' road* repealed by No. 12/2004 s. 137(1). S. 2(1) def. of *train operator* inserted by No. 98/1998 s. 18(1). ***train operator***, in relation to a provision of this Act, means a body corporate specified in an Order under subsection (2C) to be a train operator for the purposes of that provision; S. 2(1) def. of *tram infra-structure* inserted by No. 32/2002 s. 3, amended by No. 6/2010 s. 199(3) (Sch. 3 item 1.1(p)). ***tram infrastructure*** has the same meaning as in the **Rail Management Act 1996**; S. 2(1) def. of *tram operator* inserted by No. 98/1998 s. 18(1). ***tram operator***, in relation to a provision of this Act, means a body corporate specified in an Order under subsection (2D) to be a tram operator for the purposes of that provision; S. 2(1) def. of *transport safety officer* inserted by No. 9/2006 s. 111, substituted by No. 25/2025 s. 82(b). ***transport safety officer*** has the same meaning as it has in section 3 of the **Transport (Safety Schemes Compliance and Enforcement) Act 2014**; S. 2(1) def. of *transport service* repealed by No. 30/2000 s. 3(2). ***Treasurer*** means the Treasurer of Victoria; S. 2(1) def. of *Tribunal* inserted by No. 52/1998 s. 311(Sch. 1 item 96.1). ***Tribunal*** means Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal established by the **Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 1998**; S. 2(1) def. of *TSC* inserted by No. 43/2013 s. 52(1), repealed by No. 63/2017 s. 21(Sch. 1 item 10.1(c)). S. 2(1) def. of *West Gate Bridge* repealed by No. 12/2004 s. 137(1). (2) Where a word or phrase is given a particular meaning in this Act, other parts of speech and grammatical forms of that word or phrase have, unless the contrary intention appears, corresponding meanings. S. 2(2A) inserted by No. 98/1998 s. 18(3), amended by Nos 61/2011 s. 25(Sch. 1 item 13.2), 3/2017 s. 50(Sch. 1 item 10.2), 49/2019 s. 186(Sch. 4 item 45.2). (2A) The Governor in Council, by Order published in the Government Gazette, may declare that a person or body specified in the Order, being a person or body that has entered into a contract with the Crown or the Secretary on behalf of the Crown or the Head, Transport for Victoria for the provision by that person or body of a passenger service, is, on and from a date specified in the Order and subject to any terms and conditions specified in the Order, a passenger transport company for the purposes of this Act. S. 2(2B) inserted by No. 98/1998 s. 18(3). (2B) The Governor in Council, by Order published in the Government Gazette, may declare that a person or body specified in the Order, being a person or body that operates rail freight services, is, on and from a date specified in the Order and subject to any terms and conditions specified in the Order, a rail freight operator for the purposes of this Act. S. 2(2C) inserted by No. 98/1998 s. 18(3), substituted by No. 45/1999 s. 17(2). (2C) The Governor in Council, by Order published in the Government Gazette, may declare that a specified body corporate, being a body corporate that— S. 2(2C)(a) amended by Nos 30/2000 s. 3(3), 95/2005 s. 12(3), 6/2010 s. 199(3) (Sch. 3 item 1.2), 61/2011 s. 25(Sch. 1 item 13.3), 3/2017 s. 50(Sch. 1 item 10.3), 49/2019 s. 186(Sch. 4 item 45.3(a)). (a) is a party to a lease of rail infrastructure (within the meaning of the **Rail Management Act 1996**) by the Head, Transport for Victoria or Rail Track or the Southern Cross Station Authority; or S. 2(2C)(b) amended by Nos 61/2011 s. 25(Sch. 1 item 13.4), 3/2017 s. 50(Sch. 1 item 10.4), 49/2019 s. 186(Sch. 4 item 45.3(b)). (b) is a party to a contract with the Secretary on behalf of the Crown or the Head, Transport for Victoria for the provision by that body corporate of a passenger service— is, on and from a specified date, a train operator for the purposes of a specified provision of this Act. S. 2(2D) inserted by No. 98/1998 s. 18(3), substituted by No. 45/1999 s. 17(2). (2D) The Governor in Council, by Order published in the Government Gazette, may declare that a specified body corporate, being a body corporate that— S. 2(2D)(a) amended by Nos 30/2000 s. 3(4), 95/2005 s. 12(3), 6/2010 s. 199(3) (Sch. 3 item 1.3), 61/2011 s. 25(Sch. 1 item 13.3), 3/2017 s. 50(Sch. 1 item 10.3), 49/2019 s. 186(Sch. 4 item 45.4(a)). (a) is a party to a lease of tram infrastructure (within the meaning of the **Rail Management Act 1996**) by the Head, Transport for Victoria or Rail Track or the Southern Cross Station Authority; or S. 2(2D)(b) amended by Nos 61/2011 s. 25(Sch. 1 item 13.4), 3/2017 s. 50(Sch. 1 item 10.4), 49/2019 s. 186(Sch. 4 item 45.4(b)). (b) is a party to a contract with the Secretary on behalf of the Crown or the Head, Transport for Victoria for the provision by that body corporate of a passenger service— is, on and from a specified date, a tram operator for the purposes of a specified provision of this Act. S. 2(3) repealed by No. 120/1993 s. 4(2), new s. 2(3) inserted by No. 46/1998 s. 7(Sch. 1), amended by Nos 108/2004 s. 117(1) (Sch. 3 item 208.1), 6/2010 s. 199(3) (Sch. 3 item 1.4), 70/2013 s. 4(Sch. 2 item 52.2). (3) If under the **Public Administration Act 2004** the name of the Department of Transport, Planning and Local Infrastructure is changed, the reference in the definition of ***Secretary*** in subsection (1) to that Department must, from the date when the name is changed, be treated as a reference to the Department by its new name. S. 2(4)–(6) inserted by No. 9984 s. 4(a)(ii), repealed by No. 54/2001 s. 4(2). S. 2A inserted by No. 6/2010 s. 24(5)(Sch. 1 item 16).