ance ▁and ▁access ▁ ▁Key ▁stat utes ▁ ▁The ▁prime ▁rail ▁stat ute ▁in ▁Victoria ▁is ▁the ▁Transport ▁Integr ation ▁Act . ▁The ▁Act ▁establish es ▁the ▁Department ▁of ▁Transport , ▁Pl anning ▁and ▁Local ▁In frastr ucture ▁as ▁the ▁integration ▁ag ency ▁for ▁Victoria ' s ▁transport ▁system . ▁The ▁Act ▁also ▁establish es ▁and ▁sets ▁the ▁char ters ▁of ▁the ▁State ▁ag encies ▁charged ▁with ▁providing ▁public ▁transport ▁rail ▁services ▁and ▁man aging ▁network ▁access ▁for ▁fre ight ▁services , ▁namely ▁the ▁Director ▁of ▁Public ▁Transport ▁and ▁V / Line . ▁In ▁addition , ▁the ▁Act ▁creates ▁Vic Track ▁which ▁own s ▁the ▁public ▁rail ▁network ▁and ▁associated ▁infrastr ucture . ▁Another ▁important ▁stat ute ▁is ▁the ▁Rail ▁Management ▁Act ▁ 1 9 9 6 ▁which ▁conf ers ▁powers ▁on ▁rail ▁operators ▁and ▁provides ▁for ▁a ▁rail ▁access ▁scheme ▁for ▁the ▁State ' s ▁rail ▁network . ▁As ▁a ▁result ▁of ▁recent ▁changes ▁to ▁the ▁Transport ▁Integr ation ▁Act , ▁the ▁respons ib ilities ▁of ▁the ▁Director ▁of ▁Public ▁Transport ▁are ▁being ▁progress ively ▁assumed ▁by ▁the ▁new ▁Public ▁Transport ▁Development ▁Author ity , ▁a ▁major ▁initi ative ▁of ▁the ▁B ail ieu ▁Government . ▁ ▁Saf ety ▁ ▁Reg ulation ▁ ▁The ▁safety ▁of ▁rail ▁operations ▁in ▁Victoria ▁is ▁reg ulated ▁by ▁the ▁Rail ▁Saf ety ▁Act ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁which ▁applies ▁to ▁all ▁commercial ▁passenger ▁and ▁fre ight ▁operations ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁tour ist ▁and ▁her itage ▁rail ways . ▁The ▁Act ▁creates ▁a ▁framework ▁containing ▁safety