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===Transport Integration Act===
{{Main|Transport Integration Act 2010}}
The prime rail related statute in Victoria is the Transport Integration Act, the Act was enacted to provide an overarching legislation for Victoria's transport system. It requires state agencies charged with providing transport services to work together towards an integrated transport system, and requires state planning bodies to consult the Act when making decisions that will affect the transport system.<ref>{{cite web |title=The Transport Integration Act – Overview |url=http://www.transport.vic.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0020/30782/TIA-overview-JUL-2012.pdf |work=[[Department of Transport (Victoria, 2008–13)|Department of Transport]] |access-date=9 August 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130420175239/http://www.transport.vic.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0020/30782/TIA-overview-JUL-2012.pdf |archive-date=20 April 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=About us – Transport Integration Act |url=http://www.transport.vic.gov.au/about-us/legislation/transport-integration-act |work=[[Department of Transport (Victoria, 2008–13)|Department of Transport]] |access-date=13 November 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120124023042/http://www.transport.vic.gov.au/about-us/legislation/transport-integration-act |archive-date=24 January 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

The Act establishes Transport Safety Victoria (TSV) as Victoria's safety regulator for bus, maritime and rail transport. The Act also establishes the independent office of the [[Director, Transport Safety]], though who the regulatory function is carried out with the support of TSV.<ref name="About Transport Safety Victoria">{{cite web |title=About Transport Safety Victoria |url=http://www.transportsafety.vic.gov.au/about-transport-safety-victoria |work=Transport Safety Victoria |access-date=13 November 2011 |archive-date=24 April 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120424014124/http://www.transportsafety.vic.gov.au/about-transport-safety-victoria |url-status=dead }}</ref>

Another important piece of legislation is the Rail Management Act 1996, whose purpose is to establish a management regime for Victoria's rail infrastructure.<ref>{{cite web |title=Rail Management Act 1996 |url=http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/vic/consol_act/rma1996140/ |work=[[Government of Victoria (Australia)|Government of Victoria]] |publisher=Australasian Legal Information Institute |access-date=13 November 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110411181812/http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/vic/consol_act/rma1996140/ |archive-date=11 April 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref>