The new Victorian Transport Integration Act 2010, which
came into force on 1 July, represents a significant remodelling of
transport planning and decision making in that State. The Act
imposes some significant new obligations on transport agencies and
potentially provides opportunities for businesses and other
organisations who use, provide or are affected by the transport
system to monitor and challenge activities and decisions of
transport agencies. The new Act may also provide a model for other
jurisdictions wishing to improve the linkage between transport
planning and service delivery and broader economic, environmental
and social objectives.
The Act sets out a vision, objectives and principles for the
transport system which are designed to guide all transport related
decision making, and to tie bodies involved in planning, regulating
and delivering transport infrastructure and services to the
objective of providing a transport system that is integrated
