The Major Transport Projects Facilitation Act 2009 (the Act) came into operation on 1 November 2009.
The Act aims to create a 'one stop shop' for assessment, approvals and delivery of major transport projects in Victoria.
Declared projects
The Premier assesses the economic, social or environmental significance of a project to the State or a region within it.
The assessment is made having regard to the project declaration guidelines. (PDF, 403.2 KB)
The Premier may declare a transport project to be a declared project to which either the whole Act applies or only the delivery powers apply.
The following projects have been declared for assessment and delivery using parts 3 and 8 of the Act:
The WestLink project was declared on 6 July 2010 by the Governor in Council. The project was declared for the purpose of applying the assessment, approvals and delivery powers under the Act.
As Project Minister for the project, the Minister for Roads and Ports appointed Linking Melbourne Authority as Project Proponent.
The East West Link (Eastern Section) Project was declared on 20 December 2012 by the Governor in Council. The project was declared for the purpose of applying the assessment, approvals and delivery powers under the Act.
As Project Minister, the Minister for Roads appointed Linking Melbourne Authority as Project Proponent.
The following projects have been declared for use of delivery powers under part 8 only:
The East West Link (Eastern Section) Project was declared on 20 December 2012 by the Governor in Council. The project was declared for the purpose of applying the assessment, approvals and delivery powers under the Act.
As Project Minister, the Minister for Roads appointed Linking Melbourne Authority as Project Proponent.
The Peninsula Link project was declared on 27 January 2010 by the Governor in Council. The project was declared for the purpose of applying the delivery powers under the MTPF Act (i.e. excluding Parts 3 and 8 of the Act).
As Project Minister for the project, the Minister for Roads and Ports appointed Southern and Eastern Integrated Transport Authority (trading as Linking Melbourne Authority) as Project Proponent.
The Premier of Victoria declared the North East Link project on 19 June 2018 and appointed the Minister for Roads and Road Safety to be the Project Minister (G26 Gazetted 28 June 2018). The project was declared for the purpose of applying the delivery powers under the Act (i.e. excluding Parts 3 and 8 of the Act).
The Melbourne Metro Rail project was declared on 4 September 2015 by the Governor in Council. The project was declared for the purpose of applying the delivery powers under the MTPF Act (i.e. excluding Parts 3 and 8 of the Act).
As Project Minister, the Minister for Public Transport appointed the Secretary to the Department of Economic Development, Jobs, Transport and Resources as Project Proponent.
The West Gate Tunnel project (formerly known as the Western Distributor Project) was declared on 15 September 2016 by the Governor in Council. The project was declared for the purpose of applying the delivery powers under the Act (i.e. excluding Parts 3 and 8 of the Act).
Section 1 of the Western Highway duplication project was declared on 27 March 2012 by the Governor in Council. The project was declared for the purpose of applying the delivery powers under the MTPF Act (i.e. excluding Parts 3 and 8 of the Act).
Assessment pathways
The Act enables a project that has been declared for assessment delivery to be assessed using one of two assessment pathways:
Impact Management Plan
Impact Management Plan (IMP) – can be applied where the land is wholly owned by a public authority or reserved for a public purpose and certain approvals are either not required or have been granted.
Comprehensive Impact Statement
Comprehensive Impact Statement (CIS) – can be applied if the project does not meet the criteria for an IMP.
Project Proposal Guidelines
The Minister for Planning has prepared project proposal guidelines in accordance with section 16 of the Act. These guidelines provide guidance on the form and content of project proposals that are required to be prepared by project proponents for declared projects under section 19 of the Act.
Page last updated: 12/12/22