Victorian Consolidated Regulations

ROAD SAFETY (TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT) REGULATIONS 2019 - REG 12

    (1)     Subject to subregulation (2), an authorised works manager, or a person acting on behalf of an authorised works manager, may, on a road or road related area for the purpose of authorised works on that road or road related area, erect, display, place, remove or alter—

        (a)     a works advisory device; or

        (b)     a hand-held stop sign; or

        (c)     a works zone sign; or

        (d)     with the authorisation of the coordinating road authority for that road or road related area, any other minor traffic control device; or

        (e)     a temporary works speed-limit sign; or

        (f)     a traffic control device, other than a traffic signal, that uses lights or illuminated words or symbols to direct or warn road users; or

Reg. 12(1)(g) amended by S.R. No. 172/2019 reg. 8(Sch. 4 item 7).

        (g)     with the authorisation of the Head, Transport for Victoria, any other major traffic control device.

Example

An authorised works manager may, for the purposes of carrying out authorised works on a road to which a 60 kilometres per hour speed-limit normally applies, erect a 40 kilometres per hour speed-limit sign at the
start of the works area and a 60 kilometres per hour speed‑limit sign at the end of the works area.

    (2)     An authorised works manager, or a person acting on behalf of an authorised works manager, must not erect, display, place, remove or alter a traffic control device referred to in subregulation (1)(a) to (g) unless a description of, or reference to, that device is included in the traffic management plan for the works.