The role of Speed ​​Camera Commissioner has been eliminated by the Victorian Government

Drivers in the state of Victoria will no longer have an independent authority overseeing the rollout of speed cameras across the state.

Amid widespread departmental cuts across the public sector, the Victorian government has quietly announced it will close the Road Safety Camera Commissioner’s office to “streamline governance and reduce administrative burdens in government”.

Established in 2012, the body had three main areas of responsibility: quality assurance and reporting, investigation and review, and complaint management.

Earlier this month, the state government released its response to a review of Victoria’s public sector published in June 2025, announcing that the position of Road Safety Camera Commissioner and Reference Group would be abolished.

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“The government will also dismantle entities that have achieved their original intent and are no longer needed, with any remaining functions transferred to other entities or departments,” it said in a press release detailing its reforms that will see it ax 29 public entities and boards.

However, while some offices are being split into other departments as a result of budget cuts, there has been no official announcement regarding continued independent oversight of speed cameras.

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

It is understood the office has been without a commissioner since October 31, 2025, at which time former commissioner Neville Taylor will have completed his term.

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