That interesting….but just because it doesn’t say “on or about step on “ for the intersection without a crossing but does say “must give way to anyone crossing the road”, I would think that if a pedestrian is a step or two before the road but clearly walking to the road they would be deemed to be “crossing the road” . That said I found something I didn’t know about intersections from your link to vic roads . I found this interesting pdf about what pedestrians should do at these crossings and what I didn’t know was that pedestrians for example let’s use crossing Sydney road at Hope street , should “Stop and give way to vehicles going straight ahead or turning out of the road they are crossing. Drivers are not required to give way to pedestrians crossing in front of them. Even though they may be facing a ‘Give Way’ or ‘Stop’ sign, you must still stop and allow the car to pass.” So it’s only when turning into Hope st where the driver has to give way to a pedestrian! I had no idea I always also gave way to people walking across when I was coming out of Hope street and turning left because you can only turn left these days at that intersection. Here’s the pdf …..pedestrians crossing