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4.2.2 Legislation
This management function defines the legal framework fromwithinwhich the organisations and
institutions responsible for road safety must function. It defines the responsibility,
accountability, intervention and associated institutional management functions needed to
achieve the desired result. The legislative function that the Lead Agency will have to support
concerns providing the legal instruments necessary to govern road safety management and to
specify the legal boundaries of institutions in terms of their responsibilities, accountabilities,
interventions and institutional management functions to achieve the desired focus on results.
The Country Guidelines define four primary tasks for this function and the lead agency’s role in
this is defined i
Table 4: Lead Agency role in legislation
Tasks Lead Agency Role
1. Reviewing the
scope of the
legislative
framework
 Periodically conduct reviews to benchmark international good practice,
identify necessary legislative requirements for new road safety strategies
and adapt the rules and standards according to changing technological
advances;
 Carry out in-house reviews of the costs and benefits of potential legislative
requirements.
2. Developing and
updating
legislation
needed for the
road safety
strategy
 Reviews different alternatives to achieving specific policy objectives;
 Carries out early consultation with government partners within the
coordination and consultation bodies. These discussions must anticipate
political and other developments and take place well before the subject
becomes matter for Cabinet discussion;
 Uses its coordination arrangements to ensure progress with legislative
development important for the strategy, where the right of initiative rests
with other government departments;
 Consults with a broad range of stakeholders and the public on proposals
for developing and updating enforceable standards and rules;
 Puts together small teams of in-house policy experts and legislative
experts;
 Uses legislative pilots.
3. Consolidating
legislation
 Conducts periodic reviews to consolidate key legislation (e.g., vehicle type
approval information and road rules which have evolved over the
decades) to improve ease of use.
4. Securing
legislative
resources for
road safety
 Finds opportunities for allocating legal resources (amendment,
application, etc.) throughout government and parliamentary programs;
 Encourages all-party parliamentary interest in road safety through regular
engagement and briefing and addressing specifically legislative matters.
Source: adapted from Bliss and Breen, 2009