Transport Integration Act 2010
The Transport Integration Act 2010 (the Act) is a law enacted by the Parliament of the State of Victoria, Australia. The Act is the prime transport statute in Victoria, having replaced major parts of the Transport Act 1983, which was renamed as the Transport (Compliance and Miscellaneous) Act 1983.
| Transport Integration Act 2010 | |
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| Parliament of Victoria | |
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| Citation | No. 6 of 2010 |
| Territorial extent | Victoria |
| Passed by | Legislative Assembly |
| Passed | 4 February 2010 |
| Passed by | Legislative Council |
| Passed | 23 February 2010 |
| Royal assent | 2 March 2010 |
| Commenced | 1 July 2010 |
| Legislative history | |
| First chamber: Legislative Assembly | |
| Bill title | Transport Integration Bill 2009 |
| Introduced by | Lynne Kosky |
| First reading | 8 December 2009 |
| Second reading | 4 February 2010 |
| Third reading | 4 February 2010 |
| Second chamber: Legislative Council | |
| Bill title | Transport Integration Bill 2009 |
| Member in Charge | Martin Pakula |
| First reading | 4 February 2010 |
| Second reading | 23 February 2010 |
| Committee of the whole | 23 February 2010 |
| Third reading | 23 February 2010 |
| Amends | |
| Transport Act 1983 (No. 9921 of 1983) | |
| Status: Current legislation | |
The purpose of the Transport Integration Act is to "...create a new framework for the provision of an integrated and sustainable transport system in Victoria...". The Act broadly seeks to unify all elements of the Victorian transport portfolio to ensure that transport and land use agencies work together towards the common goal of an integrated and sustainable transport system.
In essence, the Transport Integration Act sets out the policy framework for transport in Victoria and establishes and sets the charters of the key agencies who make decisions which affect the planning and operation of the State's transport system.
One commentator has opined that "(T)he Act is a leading example of modern and progressive principles-based legislation. It marked a fundamental shift away from detailed, prescriptive rules to higher level guidance and more flexible outcomes."
The Transport Integration Act is administered by the Minister for Public Transport, the Hon Jacinta Allan MLA, and the Minister for Ports and Minister for Roads, the Hon Luke Donnellan MLA.
The policy area of the Act contains a vision, objectives and principles for the transport system in Victoria, making it clear that the transport system needs to be integrated and sustainable - in economic terms, in environmental terms and in social terms. The Act therefore establishes transport in Victoria as a triple bottom line issue.
The Act also consolidates and establishes most of the transport agencies in Victoria and applies its policy framework to those agencies and other non transport interface agencies whose planning and land use activities can have significant effects on the transport system.
Although the Act requires Victoria to periodically produce an integrated transport plan, as of 2023, this is yet to occur.