West Gate Tunnel (Truck Bans and Traffic Management) Act 2019
66Declaration or revocation of declaration as a road
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66 Declaration or revocation of declaration as a road
(1) The revocation under section 194 of the Major Transport Projects Facilitation Act 2009 of a declaration under section 193 of that Act in respect of part of the land in the West Gate Tunnel tollway is not to be taken to affect any toll zone specified in relation to that part of the land which is the subject of that part of the declaration that has not been revoked.
(2) On the revocation of a declaration under section 193 of the Major Transport Projects Facilitation Act 2009 in respect of a part of the West Gate Tunnel tollway, any reference to the West Gate Tunnel tollway in a notice of a toll zone specified under this Part to the extent that it relates to any period on or after the revocation is taken not to include any land that was the subject of the revocation.
(3) If the declaration of the West Gate Tunnel tollway as a road is revoked and remade under sections 193 and 194 of the Major Transport Projects Facilitation Act 2009, any notices in relation to toll zones existing before the revocation are to continue in effect.
Part 4—Administration, legal proceedings and enforcement
Division 1—Use of statutory powers and functions for the West Gate Tunnel Project
67 Governor in Council may require bodies to act
(1) The Governor in Council, by Order published in the Government Gazette, may require a Department Head, a public authority or a Council—
(a) to carry out functions in relation to the West Gate Tunnel Project area or anything done or to be done in that area; and
(b) to carry out those functions within a period specified in the Order.
(2) If a function relates to the giving of statutory approval, a requirement under subsection (1) cannot fix a shorter time or time limit to that prescribed by or under an Act.
(3) The Department Head, public authority or Council must comply with a requirement under subsection (1).
(4) A requirement under subsection (1) applies despite anything to the contrary in any other Act or law other than the Charter of Human Rights and Responsibilities.