Victorian Current Acts Victorian Current Acts(1) A responsible road authority or an infrastructure manager or works manager must, when exercising a power or performing a duty under this Act on or in the immediate vicinity of rail infrastructure or rolling stock, ensure, so far as is reasonably practicable, that he, she or it exercises the power or performs the duty safely.
Penalty: In the case of a natural person, 1800 penalty units;
In the case of a body corporate, 9000 penalty units.
S. 48B(2) inserted by No. 41/2019 s. 117(Sch. 1 item 11.4).
(2) Nothing in subsection (1) is to be construed as—
(a) conferring a right of action in a civil proceeding in respect of a contravention of that subsection; or
(b) conferring a defence to an action in a civil proceeding or otherwise affecting a right of action in a civil proceeding.
Note to s. 48B inserted by No. 19/2010 s. 44, amended by Nos 22/2013 s. 68, 41/2019 s. 117(Sch. 1 item 11.3).
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See also Subdivision 2 of Division 6 of Part 3 of the Rail Safety National Law (Victoria).
S. 48C inserted by No. 9/2006 s. 160, repealed by No. 17/2009 s. 17.
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S. 48D inserted by No. 9/2006 s. 160, amended by No. 41/2019 s. 117(Sch. 1 item 11.5) (ILA s. 39B(1)).