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Road Safety Amendment (Automated Vehicles)
Act 2018
No. of 2018
TABLE OF PROVISIONS
Clause Page
Part 1--Preliminary 1
1 Purpose 1
2 Commencement 1
Part 2--Amendment of Road Safety Act 1986 2
3 Definitions 2
4 Circumstances in which person is to be taken to be in charge of
a motor vehicle 3
5 Circumstances in which person is to be taken to be driving a
motor vehicle 4
6 New Part 3A inserted 5
7 New section 46EA inserted 19
8 General duty of driver or person in charge of motor vehicle 19
9 Duty of driver etc. of motor vehicle if accident occurs 19
10 Impoundment, immobilisation and forfeiture of motor vehicles 19
11 Information to which Part 7B applies 20
12 Regulations concerning automated vehicles 21
13 Minor and consequential amendments 22
Part 3--Consequential amendment of Crimes Act 1958 24
14 Crimes Act 1958 24
Part 4--Repeal of amending Act 25
15 Repeal of amending Act 25
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Endnotes 26
1 General information 26
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[Assented to ]
The Parliament of Victoria enacts:
Part 1--Preliminary
1 Purpose
The main purpose of this Act is to amend the
Road Safety Act 1986 to establish a regime for
the trialling of automated vehicles on highways.
2 Commencement
This Act comes into operation on the day after the
day on which it receives the Royal Assent.
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3 Definitions
In section 3(1) of the Road Safety Act 1986
insert the following definitions--
"ADS guidelines means guidelines issued by the
Minister under section 33M;
ADS permit means a permit granted under
section 33D;
ADS permit holder, in relation to an automated
vehicle, means the holder of an ADS permit
that specifies the vehicle;
ADS trial means a trial on a highway of the
automated driving system of an automated
vehicle--
(a) for the purpose of testing the operation
of the vehicle in automated mode; or
(b) for the purpose of testing the safety
with which the automated capabilities
of the vehicle may be deployed; or
(c) for the purpose of assisting the
development of the automated
capabilities of the vehicle; or
(d) for any other prescribed purpose;
automated driving system means technology
(comprised of a combination of hardware
and software) that is capable of performing
the dynamic driving task of a motor vehicle;
automated mode, in relation to an automated
vehicle, means the mode of operation of the
vehicle in which the dynamic driving task is
being performed by the automated driving
system;
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automated vehicle means a motor vehicle that is
equipped with an automated driving system;
dynamic driving task means all of the real-time
operational and tactical functions (other
than the selection of final and intermediate
destinations) required to operate a vehicle
in on-road traffic including (but not limited
to)--
(a) turning, lane keeping and lane changing
and providing the appropriate signal for
any such manoeuvre; and
(b) accelerating and decelerating; and
(c) monitoring the driving environment and
responding to whatever objects or
events are detected; and
(d) manoeuvre planning;
vehicle supervisor, in relation to an automated
vehicle specified in an ADS permit, means a
person named in the application for the
permit as a vehicle supervisor for the
vehicle;".
4 Circumstances in which person is to be taken to be
in charge of a motor vehicle
In section 3AA of the Road Safety Act 1986,
after paragraph (b) insert--
"(ba) a person who is a vehicle supervisor of an
automated vehicle for which an ADS permit
is in force and which is operating in
automated mode at any time while the person
is assigned by the ADS permit holder to
perform duties as a vehicle supervisor in
relation to the vehicle;".
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5 Circumstances in which person is to be taken to be
driving a motor vehicle
At the end of section 3AB of the Road Safety
Act 1986 insert--
"(2) Without limiting the circumstances in which
a person is driving an automated vehicle for
which an ADS permit is in force--
(a) the ADS permit holder is to be taken to
be driving the vehicle for the purposes
of this Act at any time when the vehicle
is operating in automated mode,
whether or not at that time a vehicle
supervisor is assigned by the ADS
permit holder to perform duties as a
vehicle supervisor in relation to the
vehicle; and
(b) a vehicle supervisor who is assigned by
the ADS permit holder to perform
duties as a vehicle supervisor in relation
to the vehicle is to be taken to be
driving the vehicle for the purposes of
this Act at any time when the vehicle is
operating other than in automated
mode.
(3) Without limiting the circumstances in which
a person is driving an automated vehicle for
which there is not an ADS permit in force,
any of the following persons is to be taken to
be driving the vehicle for the purposes of this
Act, even if the vehicle is operating in
automated mode--
(a) a person who is seated in the driver seat
at a time when the vehicle is being used
on a highway;
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(b) a person who has any control over the
performance of the dynamic driving
task at a time when the vehicle is being
used on a highway.".
6 New Part 3A inserted
After Part 3 of the Road Safety Act 1986
insert--
"Part 3A--Automated vehicles
33C Application for ADS permit
(1) A person may apply to the Corporation for
the grant of an ADS permit in relation to a
motor vehicle or 2 or more motor vehicles.
(2) An application must--
(a) be made in the manner and form
determined by the Corporation; and
(b) contain the details required by the
regulations to be contained in an
application about--
(i) the applicant; and
(ii) the motor vehicle or each motor
vehicle; and
(iii) any proposed vehicle supervisor;
and
(iv) the nature of the proposed ADS
trial; and
(c) be accompanied by--
(i) a copy of a safety management
plan that complies with the ADS
guidelines; and
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(ii) any other thing that is required to
be provided with the application
by the Corporation or the ADS
guidelines.
(3) The Corporation--
(a) may require the applicant, or any
proposed vehicle supervisor--
(i) to pass any appropriate test or
undergo any appropriate
assessment; or
(ii) to undergo any appropriate
training; or
(iii) to comply with any prescribed
procedure or requirement; and
(b) may examine, or carry out any
appropriate test on, or make any
assessment of, any motor vehicle to
which the application relates.
Note
See also section 33K as to tests and
assessments.
33D Determination of application
(1) The Corporation may grant or refuse to grant
an ADS permit.
(2) Without limiting subsection (1), the
Corporation may refuse to grant an ADS
permit if--
(a) the application does not contain all the
details required for an application or is
not accompanied by all the things that
are required to accompany an
application; or
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(b) the applicant fails to meet any criteria
set out in the regulations for eligibility
to hold such a permit; or
(c) the applicant, or any proposed vehicle
supervisor, refuses or fails to undergo
any test, assessment or training that the
applicant or proposed vehicle
supervisor is required to undergo by the
Corporation under section 33C(3)(a); or
(d) the vehicle, or any vehicle, to which the
application relates does not pass any
examination, test or assessment made
or carried out under section 33C(3)(b);
or
(e) the vehicle, or any vehicle, to which the
application relates is not an automated
vehicle; or
(f) the applicant has not otherwise
complied with a requirement under this
Part or the regulations; or
(g) for any other reason the Corporation
does not consider it appropriate to grant
such a permit.
(3) In considering an application, the
Corporation may have regard to a judgment,
order or decision made in accordance with
this Act or a law of another State or of a
Territory under which authority is given to
drive motor vehicles on highways.
(4) In determining whether a motor vehicle is
eligible to be considered as an automated
vehicle, the Corporation may accept as
evidence of that a certificate as to the level of
driving automation of which the vehicle is
capable issued by a person the Corporation
considers qualified to issue it.
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33E ADS permit
(1) Unless sooner cancelled, an ADS permit
remains in force for the period specified in
the permit, which must not be more than
3 years.
(2) An ADS permit may be renewed or
cancelled only in accordance with the
regulations.
(3) An ADS permit holder must ensure that the
permit is located within the automated
vehicle, or in the possession of a vehicle
supervisor in the vehicle, at all times while
the vehicle is being used in an ADS trial.
Penalty: 5 penalty units.
33F What an ADS permit authorises
An ADS permit authorises, for the period
and subject to the conditions specified in it--
(a) the ADS permit holder to drive any
automated vehicle specified in the
permit for the purpose of conducting an
ADS trial on a highway of the
automated driving system of the
vehicle; and
(b) a person, who is the holder of a full
driver licence and who is specified in
the permit as a vehicle supervisor for
any automated vehicle specified in the
permit, to act as a vehicle supervisor for
that vehicle; and
(c) the participation of any automated
vehicle specified in the permit in an
ADS trial on a highway.
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33G Conditions of ADS permit
(1) An ADS permit is subject to--
(a) any conditions, determined by the
Corporation, that are specified in the
permit (including a condition allowed
to be determined by the Corporation
under regulations made under
subsection (3)); and
(b) any conditions that are prescribed for
an ADS permit.
(2) Without limiting subsection (1), conditions
of an ADS permit may include conditions
relating to--
(a) the highways on which, the days on
which and the times at which any
automated vehicle specified in the
permit may participate in an ADS trial;
and
(b) ensuring the safe operation on a
highway of any automated vehicle
specified in the permit; and
(c) compliance in relation to an ADS trial
with the safety management plan
submitted with the application for the
permit; and
(d) the absence in the blood, breath or oral
fluid of the ADS permit holder, or of
any vehicle supervisor specified in the
permit, of any concentration of alcohol
or of a prescribed illicit drug while an
automated vehicle specified in the
permit is being used for the purposes of
an ADS trial; and
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(e) a requirement for a vehicle supervisor
to be in an automated vehicle specified
in the permit at specified times and
their positioning within the vehicle; and
(f) the submission of reports in specified
circumstances and at specified
intervals; and
(g) the display on any automated vehicle
specified in the permit of a mark, sign
or symbol indicating that the vehicle is
participating in an ADS trial on a
highway; and
(h) real-time monitoring, in relation to any
automated vehicle specified in the
permit, of--
(i) the performance of its automated
driving system; and
(ii) its location; and
(iii) its compliance with specified
conditions; and
(i) ongoing training requirements for the
ADS permit holder and any vehicle
supervisor specified in the permit; and
(j) any other matter dealt with in the ADS
guidelines.
(3) The regulations may allow the Corporation
to determine a condition of an ADS permit
that, for the period when any automated
vehicle specified in the permit is
participating in a specified ADS trial, has the
effect of--
(a) exempting from the application of
specified provisions of this Act or of
the regulations or of rules made under
section 95D--
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(i) the ADS permit holder; or
(ii) any vehicle supervisor specified in
the permit; or
(iii) the automated vehicle; or
(b) applying specified provisions of this
Act or of the regulations or of rules
made under section 95D with specified
modifications to--
(i) the ADS permit holder; or
(ii) any vehicle supervisor specified in
the permit; or
(iii) the automated vehicle.
33H Cancellation, suspension or variation of
ADS permit
(1) The Corporation may, in accordance with the
regulations, by notice served on the ADS
permit holder, do any of the following in
relation to an ADS permit granted by it--
(a) suspend the permit for any time that it
thinks fit;
(b) cancel the permit;
(c) vary the permit by excluding or
including a specified automated
vehicle;
(d) vary the permit by excluding or
including a specified vehicle
supervisor;
(e) vary the conditions to which the permit
is subject by imposing, removing or
amending a condition.
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(2) The Corporation may act under subsection
(1) on the basis of a report given by a law
enforcement agency (within the meaning of
Part 7B) without conducting any other
hearing or investigation into the matter
before acting.
(3) A suspension, cancellation or variation has
effect from--
(a) the time the notice is served on the
ADS permit holder; or
(b) a later time or date specified in the
notice.
(4) An ADS permit is of no effect during the
period of a suspension.
33I Offences related to driving, or being in
charge of, automated vehicle for which an
ADS permit is not in force
(1) A person commits an offence if--
(a) the person drives, or is in charge of, an
automated vehicle on a highway; and
(b) the vehicle is operating in
circumstances that, under the
regulations, an ADS permit is required
for the operation of the vehicle; and
(c) an ADS permit is not in force for the
vehicle.
(2) A person who commits an offence against
subsection (1) is liable to a penalty not
exceeding 100 penalty units.
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(3) A person commits an offence if--
(a) the person--
(i) causes another person to drive, or
be in charge of, an automated
vehicle on a highway; or
(ii) engages in conduct that aids,
facilitates or contributes in any
way to another person driving, or
being in charge of, an automated
vehicle on a highway; and
(b) the vehicle is operating in
circumstances that, under the
regulations, an ADS permit is required
for the operation of the vehicle; and
(c) an ADS permit is not in force for the
vehicle.
(4) A person who commits an offence against
subsection (3) is liable to a penalty not
exceeding--
(a) 500 penalty units, in the case of a body
corporate; and
(b) 100 penalty units in any other case.
Note
See section 3AB(3) as to circumstances in which a person is
driving an automated vehicle for which there is not an ADS
permit in force.
33J Offence to drive, or be in charge of,
automated vehicle operating in breach of
ADS permit condition
(1) A person commits an offence if--
(a) the person drives, or is in charge of, an
automated vehicle on a highway; and
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(b) the vehicle is operating in
circumstances that, under the
regulations, an ADS permit is required
for the operation of the vehicle; and
(c) an ADS permit is in force for the
vehicle; and
(d) the vehicle is operating in breach of a
condition of the ADS permit.
(2) A person who commits an offence against
subsection (1) is liable to a penalty not
exceeding--
(a) 500 penalty units, in the case of a body
corporate; and
(b) 100 penalty units in any other case.
33K Power of Corporation to conduct tests or
assessments
(1) The Corporation may conduct any test on, or
make any assessment of, an automated
vehicle that is specified in an ADS permit, or
in an application for an ADS permit, to
determine if it may be operated on a highway
with safety.
(2) For the purposes of subsection (1),
the automated vehicle may be the subject
of--
(a) a test or assessment of its automated
driving system; or
(b) any other test or assessment the
Corporation considers necessary and
appropriate in the circumstances.
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(3) If the Corporation conducts a test or makes
an assessment under this section--
(a) the test or assessment must be
conducted--
(i) by a person of the class prescribed
in relation to that class of test or
assessment; and
(ii) in accordance with the ADS
guidelines (if any are applicable);
and
(b) the use of the results of the test or
assessment by the Corporation to
determine whether an automated
vehicle may be operated on a highway
with safety must be in accordance with
the ADS guidelines.
(4) A person who, in good faith, reports to the
Corporation any information that discloses or
suggests that the automated driving system
of a specified motor vehicle is such as to
make the operation of the vehicle on a
highway unsafe, is not civilly or criminally
liable by reason only of making that report.
33L Corporation may maintain records of
persons driving, or in charge of,
automated vehicles
(1) The Corporation may create and maintain a
record in relation to any person who drives,
or is in charge of, or intends to drive or be in
charge of, an automated vehicle.
(2) The Corporation may create a record in
relation to a person--
(a) when the person applies for an ADS
permit for an automated vehicle; or
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(b) when the person is named, in the
application for an ADS permit for an
automated vehicle, as a vehicle
supervisor for the vehicle; or
(c) in any other prescribed circumstances.
(3) The information that may be recorded
against a person in the record is as
prescribed.
33M Minister may issue guidelines
(1) The Minister may, from time to time, issue
guidelines about--
(a) trials of automated vehicles; or
(b) the testing, assessment or safety
assurance of automated vehicles; or
(c) enforcement in relation to automated
vehicles.
(2) Without limiting subsection (1), the
guidelines about trials of automated vehicles
may provide for--
(a) the highways on which trials may be
conducted; and
(b) the way in which trials must be
conducted, including the public notice
to be given of them; and
(c) the matters to be addressed in an
application for an ADS permit; and
(d) the content of safety management
plans; and
(e) the kinds of insurance required to be
held in relation to risks associated with
trials; and
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(f) the information and reports required to
be provided arising out of, or in relation
to, the conduct of trials.
(3) The Minister must ensure that the guidelines
are published in the Government Gazette.
(4) The guidelines may incorporate any matter
contained in an external document
whether--
(a) wholly or partially or as amended by
the guidelines; or
(b) as issued at the time the guidelines are
made or at any time before then; or
(c) as issued from time to time.
(5) Subsection (6) applies if--
(a) the guidelines incorporate any matter
contained in an external document as
issued from time to time; and
(b) the external document is amended after
the guidelines are issued.
(6) For the purpose of the guidelines, the
external document must be taken not to have
been amended until the Minister publishes
notice of the amendment in the Government
Gazette.
(7) In this section--
external document means a document, code,
guideline, rule, specification, standard
or method issued by any authority,
person or body;
incorporate includes apply and adopt;
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issued, in relation to an external document,
includes formulated, prescribed and
published (whether on a website or
otherwise).
33N Power to exempt from, or vary the
operation of, this Act, the regulations or
rules
(1) The regulations may provide that specified
provisions of this Act or of the regulations or
of rules made under section 95D do not
apply to, or apply with specified
modifications to--
(a) ADS permit holders or a specified ADS
permit holder or a specified class of
ADS permit holder; or
(b) vehicle supervisors specified in ADS
permits or any vehicle supervisor
specified in a specified ADS permit or
a specified class of ADS permit; or
(c) automated vehicles specified in ADS
permits or any automated vehicle
specified in a specified ADS permit or
a specified class of ADS permit.
(2) An exemption given, or modification made,
by the regulations under subsection (1) may
be expressed as operating--
(a) for a specified period or for the whole
or part of the period of a specified ADS
trial or a specified class of ADS trial;
and
(b) unconditionally or on specified
conditions.".
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7 New section 46EA inserted
After section 46E of the Road Safety Act 1986
insert--
"46EA ADS permit holders
Despite anything to the contrary in this Part
or the regulations, the driver of an automated
vehicle that is specified in an ADS permit
that is in force for the vehicle does not incur
any demerit points in respect of the operation
of the vehicle in automated mode.".
8 General duty of driver or person in charge of motor
vehicle
In section 59(9) of the Road Safety Act 1986,
after "vehicle" insert "and, in the case of an
automated vehicle, an ADS permit in force for the
vehicle".
9 Duty of driver etc. of motor vehicle if accident
occurs
(1) In section 61(1)(c) of the Road Safety Act 1986,
after "vehicle" (where secondly occurring) insert
"and, in the case of an automated vehicle, state
whether it was operating in automated mode at the
time of the accident".
(2) In section 61(1)(d) of the Road Safety Act 1986,
after "addresses" insert "and the other information
required under paragraph (c)".
10 Impoundment, immobilisation and forfeiture of
motor vehicles
In section 84C(1) of the Road Safety Act 1986, in
the definition of tier 2 relevant offence, after
paragraph (f) insert--
"(fa) an offence against section 33I(1) or (3)
or 33J(1);".
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11 Information to which Part 7B applies
(1) After section 90J(1) of the Road Safety Act 1986
insert--
"(1A) This Part also applies to information--
(a) that is collected or received by the
Corporation in relation to its functions
and activities under Part 3A; and
(b) that identifies an individual or from
which an individual's identity can be
reasonably ascertained.".
(2) In section 90J(2) of the Road Safety Act 1986,
for "subsection (1)" substitute "subsections (1)
and (1A)".
(3) After section 90J(3) of the Road Safety Act 1986
insert--
"(4) For the purposes of subsection (1A),
information collected or received by the
Corporation in relation to its functions and
activities under Part 3A includes, but is not
limited to, information relating to any of the
following--
(a) the conduct of ADS trials, including
details of offences committed during
such trials;
(b) the grant, refusal, renewal, variation of
the conditions of, suspension or
cancellation of ADS permits;
(c) the variation of ADS permits by
excluding or including specified
automated vehicles or specified vehicle
supervisors;
(d) tests or assessments conducted under
section 33K;
(e) ADS guidelines.".
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12 Regulations concerning automated vehicles
At the end of Schedule 2 to the Road Safety
Act 1986 insert--
"Automated vehicles
87. Levels of driving automation applicable to
automated vehicles.
88. The circumstances in which, and the
categories of motor vehicles for which, an
ADS permit is required.
89. Applications for an ADS permit or for the
variation or renewal of an ADS permit; the
dates by which applications must be made
and the information and evidence to
accompany applications.
90. Requirements to be complied with before an
ADS permit may be granted, varied or
renewed.
91. The conditions on which an ADS permit may
be granted, varied or renewed.
92. The date on which an ADS permit
commences and the period for which it
remains in force.
93. The taking of photographs, or making of
digitised images, for inclusion in ADS
permit documents.
94. The issue of duplicate ADS permit
documents.
95. Tests or assessments and driver training.
96. Rules to be observed by vehicle supervisors.
97. The grounds on which an ADS permit may
be cancelled, suspended or varied by the
Corporation and the procedures to be
followed in such cases.
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98. The circumstances in which the Corporation
is required to cancel, suspend or vary an
ADS permit or refuse an application for a
variation of an ADS permit and the
procedures to be followed in those cases.
99. The surrender of ADS permit documents if
the ADS permit has been cancelled or
suspended by the Corporation.
100. Fees payable--
(a) in respect of an application for an ADS
permit; or
(b) in respect of anything that the
Corporation requires to be done under
section 33C(3) before granting an ADS
permit; or
(c) for the grant or renewal of an ADS
permit; or
(d) for varying an ADS permit or the
conditions to which an ADS permit is
subject.".
13 Minor and consequential amendments
(1) In the heading to section 16G of the Road
Safety Act 1986, after "driving" insert
"non-automated".
(2) For the note at the foot of section 16G of the
Road Safety Act 1986 substitute--
"Notes
1 See section 33L for the maintenance of records in
relation to persons driving, or in charge of, automated
vehicles.
2 See also section 35 which requires the Corporation to
record demerit points against certain persons.".
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(3) In section 95(6) of the Road Safety Act 1986,
after "trailers" insert "or ADS permits under
Part 3A".
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Part 3--Consequential amendment of
Crimes Act 1958
14 Crimes Act 1958
In section 317B(1) of the Crimes Act 1958, for
the definition of drive substitute--
"drive, in relation to a motor vehicle, has the
same meaning as it has in the Road Safety
Act 1986 and includes to operate a vessel;".
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Part 4--Repeal of amending Act
15 Repeal of amending Act
This Act is repealed on 31 December 2018.
Note
The repeal of this Act does not affect the continuing operation
of the amendments made by it (see section 15(1) of the
Interpretation of Legislation Act 1984).
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Endnotes
Endnotes
1 General information
See www.legislation.vic.gov.au for Victorian Bills, Acts and current
authorised versions of legislation and up-to-date legislative information.
Minister's second reading speech--
Legislative Assembly:
Legislative Council:
The long title for the Bill for this Act was "A Bill for an Act to amend the
Road Safety Act 1986 to establish a regime for the trialling of automated
vehicles on highways, to make a consequential amendment to the Crimes
Act 1958 and for other purposes."
By Authority. Government Printer for the State of Victoria.
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