APPENDIX I

 

TERMS OF REFERENCE FOR THE INQUIRY INTO THE

REVISION OF SPEED LIMITS IN VICTORIA

 

Inquiry Into The Revision Of Speed Limits In Victoria

Pursuant to section 4F (1)(b) of the Parliamentary Committees Act 1968 the Road Safety Committee resolves to inquire into, consider and report to Parliament on:

(1) The Social Development Committee's report upon the Inquiry into Speed Limits in Victoria tabled in Parliament on 13 November 1991; and

(2) The Government response to this report tabled in Parliament on 19 May 1992 pursuant to section 4O (2) of the Parliamentary Committees Act 1968.

The Committee shall examine:

(a) The implementation of the revision of speed limits on all Victorian roads;

(b) The order of magnitude of the lengths and speed limit categories of roads where speed limits have been revised;

(c) The history of casualty crashes on roads prior and subsequent to speed limit revision;

(d) The reasons for exempting any classes of roads from the speed limits revision program;

(e) The procedures for the ongoing evaluation of the speed limit revision program;

(f) The procedures for the ongoing monitoring and review of travel speeds, traffic offences and casualty crashes to identify roads where speed limits need to be revised; and

(g) The procedures for the ongoing monitoring and review of travel speeds, traffic offences and casualty crashes on roads where speed limits have been revised; and

(h) Any other issues relevant to this Inquiry.