Victorian Consolidated Regulations

ROAD SAFETY (TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT) REGULATIONS 2019 - REG 17

    (1)     A person referred to in subregulation (2), (3), (4) or (5) must comply with the Manual for Traffic Control at Stock Crossings.

    (2)     In addition to complying with subregulation (1), a person who accompanies an animal under control—

        (a)     at a low use stock crossing site may, on a road or road related area—

              (i)     erect, display, place, remove or alter a traffic control device similar to Diagram 2 or Diagram 3 set out at the foot of this regulation; and

              (ii)     turn on or turn off a flashing yellow light or flashing twin yellow lights; and

        (b)     at a high use stock crossing site may, on a road or road related area—

              (i)     erect, display, place, remove or alter a traffic control device similar to Diagram 1 or Diagram 2 set out at the foot of this regulation; and

              (ii)     turn on or turn off a flashing yellow light or flashing twin yellow lights.

    (3)     In addition to complying with subregulation (1), a person accompanying an animal under control while droving may, on a road or road related area, erect, display, place or remove or alter a traffic control device similar to Diagram 4 set out at the foot of this regulation.

    (4)     In addition to complying with subregulation (1), a person responsible for an animal under control grazing on a road may, on a road or road related area, erect, display, place, alter or remove a traffic control device similar to Diagram 3 or Diagram 4 set out at the foot of this regulation.

Reg. 17(5) amended by S.R. No. 172/2019 reg. 8(Sch. 4 item 10).

    (5)     In addition to complying with subregulation (1), a person responsible for an animal under control may, on a road or road related area, erect, display, place, alter or remove any other traffic control device with the authorisation of the Head, Transport for Victoria.

    (6)     For the purpose of this regulation, a traffic control device is to be taken to be similar to Diagram 2, 3 or 4 set out at the foot of this regulation despite—

        (a)     the use of a reference to a particular kind of animal in place of the word "stock"; and

        (b)     the use of a picture of that kind of animal in place of the pictures of a cow and a sheep.

    (7)     For the purpose of this regulation, a traffic control device is to be taken to be similar to Diagram 4 set out at the foot of this regulation despite the use of a different number in place of the number 5 and the use of the letter "m" (meaning metres) instead of the letters "km" (meaning kilometres).

Diagram 1	Diagram 2
Diagram 3	Diagram 4