Victorian Current Acts

ROAD MANAGEMENT ACT 2004 - SCHEDULE 7A

Schedule 7A—Street lighting

        1     Definitions

In this Schedule—

"operating costs", in respect of street lighting, means all costs related to the operation and maintenance of the street lighting, including, but not limited to—

        (a)     the costs of electricity supply; and

        (b)     maintenance and repair costs; and

        (c)     replacement costs for obsolete lighting;

but not including installation costs;

"relevant municipal council", in relation to a road, means the municipal council for the municipal district in which the road is located;

        2     Power to install street lighting

A responsible road authority may, at its discretion, cause to be installed street lighting on roads or parts of roads for which it is the coordinating road authority or the responsible road authority to the extent and in a manner which it considers appropriate having regard to its road management functions.

        3     Responsibility for installation and operating costs of street lighting

    (1)     The installation costs and the operating costs of street lighting are to be paid—

        (a)     in the case of the Link Road—by the Link corporation; and

        (b)     in the case of the Extension road—by the Extension corporation; and

        (c)     in the case of EastLink—by the EastLink corporation; and

Sch. 7A cl. 3(1)(ca) inserted by No. 8/2019 s. 146.

        (ca)     in the case of the West Gate Tunnel tollway—by the West Gate Tunnel Corporation; and

Sch. 7A cl. 3(1)(cb) inserted by No. 18/2020 s. 153.

        (cb)     in the case of the North East Link road—by the North East Link State Tolling Corporation; and

        (d)     in the case of street lights for a road that is not an arterial road, other than a road or part of a road referred to in paragraph (a), (b) or (c)—by the responsible road authority for that road; and

        (e)     in the case of street lights for a service road on an arterial road, other than a road or part of a road referred to in paragraph (a), (b) or (c), and any adjacent area for which a municipal council is the responsible road authority—by the council; and

        (f)     in the case of street lights for an arterial road or part of an arterial road not otherwise referred to in paragraph (a), (b), (c), (d) or (e)—in accordance with subclause (2).

    (2)     For the purposes of subclause (1)(f)—

        (a)     the installation costs are to be paid by the road authority that caused the street lighting to be installed for the road; and

Sch. 7A cl. 3(2)(b) amended by No. 49/2019 s. 183(Sch.  3 item 53).

        (b)     the operating costs are to be paid by the Head, Transport for Victoria and the relevant municipal council in the following proportions—

Sch. 7A cl. 3(2)(b)(i) amended by No. 49/2019 s. 183(Sch.  3 item 53).

              (i)     60% by the Head, Transport for Victoria;

              (ii)     40% by the council.

Sch. 7A cl. 4 expired by force of No. 12/2004 Sch. 7A cl. 4(5).

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Sch. 8 amended by No. 28/2009 s. 61.