Speed camera commissioner role axed by Victorian Government

Victorian drivers will no longer have an independent authority overseeing the implementation of speed cameras across the state.

As part of widespread department cuts across the public sector, the Victorian Government has quietly revealed it will shut down the office of the Road Safety Camera Commissioner, in an effort to “streamline governance and reduce administrative burden in government”.

Established in 2012, the role had three key purviews: quality assurance and reporting, investigation and review, and complaints management.

Earlier this month, the state government released its response to a review of the Victorian Public Sector – published in June 2025 – announcing the office of the Road Safety Camera Commissioner and Reference Group would be abolished.

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“The government will also cease entities that have achieved their original intent and are no longer required, with any residual functions transferring to other entities or departments," it said in a press release detailing its reforms, which will see it slash 29 public entities and boards.

However, while some offices will be folded into other departments as part of the budget cuts, there has been no official announcement regarding the continuation of the independent oversight of speed cameras.

Mobile speed cameras, mounted in the back of unmarked vehicles parked on the side of the road, are operated by third-party companies.

It’s understood the office has been without a commissioner since October 31, 2025, with the former commissioner, Neville Taylor, ending his tenure at that time.

As part of his role, in October 2022 Mr Taylor was instrumental in having thousands of speeding fines overturned – ruling that a 40km/h stretch of the Nepean Highway in Frankston was confusing, and the fines were unfair to motorists.

The abolition of the commissioner role also means the reference group will be disbanded – currently made up of road safety advocates from a diverse range of backgrounds.

The decision to axe the office of the Road Safety Camera Commissioner means Victorians will no longer have an independent advocate for speed camera oversight at the highest levels of the state government.

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