Transport (Compliance and Miscellaneous) Act 1983

Transport (Compliance and Miscellaneous) Act 1983
Parliament of Victoria
  • An Act to re-enact with amendments the law relating to transport including the law with respect to railways, roads and tramways, to repeal the Country Roads Act 1958, the Melbourne and Metropolitan Tramways Act 1958, the Ministry of Transport Act 1958, the Railway Lands Acquisition Act 1958, the Railways Act 1958, the Road Traffic Act 1958, the Transport Regulation Act 1958, the Melbourne Underground Rail Loop Act 1970, the Recreation Vehicles Act 1973, the Railway Construction and Property Board Act 1979 and certain other Acts, to make consequential amendments to various Acts and for other purposes.
CitationNo. 9921 of 1983
Territorial extentVictoria
Passed byLegislative Assembly
Passed14 June 1983
Passed byLegislative Council
Passed14 June 1983
Royal assent26 June 1983
Commenced5 May 1983 (s. 246)
1 July 1983 (whole Act)
Legislative history
First chamber: Legislative Assembly
Bill titleTransport Bill
Introduced bySteve Crabb
First reading4 May 1983[1]
Second reading5–31 May 1983[2][3]
Committee of the whole31 May–1 June 1983[4]
Third reading1 June 1983
Second chamber: Legislative Council
Bill titleTransport Bill
Member(s) in chargeRod Mackenzie
First reading1 June 1983[5]
Second reading2–14 June 1983[6][7]
Committee of the whole14 June 1983[8]
Third reading14 June 1983
Final stages
Legislative Council amendments considered by the Legislative Assembly14 June 1983[9]
Amended by
Transport Integration Act 2010 (No. 6 of 2010)
Status: Amended

The Transport (Compliance and Miscellaneous) Act 1983 (the Act) is a prime statute regulating transport activities in the State of Victoria, Australia. Key areas regulated by the statute currently include taxi and hire car services and compliance and enforcement, particularly in areas like safety and public transport ticketing and conduct.

The Act was once the leading transport statute in Victoria but this is no longer the case as that position has been taken by the Transport Integration Act. Nonetheless, the Transport (Compliance and Integration) Act remains a key transport statute in Victoria particularly in a support capacity to the Transport Integration Act and to safety scheme and other statutes.[10]

  1. ^ Steve Crabb, Minister of Transport (4 May 1983). "Transport Bill" (PDF). Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). Vol. 370. Victoria: Legislative Assembly. p. 4181.
  2. ^ Steve Crabb, Minister of Transport (5 May 1983). "Transport Bill" (PDF). Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). Vol. 370. Victoria: Legislative Assembly. pp. 4321–4327.
  3. ^ Steve Crabb, Minister of Transport (31 May 1983). "Transport Bill" (PDF). Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). Vol. 370. Victoria: Legislative Assembly. pp. 4739–4777.
  4. ^ Steve Crabb, Minister of Transport (31 May 1983). "Transport Bill" (PDF). Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). Vol. 370. Victoria: Legislative Assembly. pp. 4777–4820.
  5. ^ Rod Mackenzie, Minister of Forests (1 June 1983). "Transport Bill" (PDF). Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). Vol. 370. Victoria: Legislative Council. p. 2580.
  6. ^ Rod Mackenzie, Minister of Forests (2 June 1983). "Transport Bill" (PDF). Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). Vol. 370. Victoria: Legislative Council. pp. 2694–2699.
  7. ^ Rod Mackenzie, Minister of Forests (14 June 1983). "Transport Bill" (PDF). Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). Vol. 370. Victoria: Legislative Council. pp. 2760–2769.
  8. ^ Rod Mackenzie, Minister of Forests (14 June 1983). "Transport Bill" (PDF). Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). Vol. 370. Victoria: Legislative Council. pp. 2760–2779.
  9. ^ Steve Crabb, Minister of Transport (14 June 1983). "Transport Bill" (PDF). Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). Vol. 370. Victoria: Legislative Assembly. p. 5107.
  10. ^ See the following articles for expanded commentary on this point - Transport Legislation Review, Transport Integration Act, Transport Act 1983, Rail Safety Act and Bus Safety Act. The articles contain a host of Parliamentary statements about the respective positions of these statutes including the Transport (Compliance and Miscellaneous) Act