Road Safety (Drivers) Amendment (Tractor) Regulations 2012

Authorised by the Chief Parliamentary Counsel Authorised Version i Road Safety (Drivers) Amendment (Tractor) Regulations 2012 S.R. No. 26/2012 TABLE OF PROVISIONS Regulation Page 1 Objective 1 2 Authorising provision 1 3 Authority given by car driver licence and car learner permit 2 4 Authority given by light rigid vehicle licence 2 ═══════════════ ENDNOTES 3 -- 1 of 4 -- Authorised by the Chief Parliamentary Counsel Authorised Version 1 STATUTORY RULES 2012 S.R. No. 26/2012 Road Safety Act 1986 Road Safety (Drivers) Amendment (Tractor) Regulations 2012 The Governor in Council makes the following Regulations: Dated: 17 April 2012 Responsible Minister: TERRY MULDER Minister for Roads MATTHEW McBEATH Clerk of the Executive Council 1 Objective The objective of these Regulations is to amend the Road Safety (Drivers) Regulations 2009 to clarify that a person who holds a car driver licence, car learner permit, light rigid vehicle licence, medium rigid vehicle licence or heavy rigid vehicle licence is authorised to— (a) drive a tractor; and (b) tow a trailer of any size with that tractor. 2 Authorising provision These Regulations are made under section 95 of the Road Safety Act 1986. -- 2 of 4 -- S.R. No. 26/2012 Road Safety (Drivers) Amendment (Tractor) Regulations 2012 2 Authorised by the Chief Parliamentary Counsel 3 Authority given by car driver licence and car learner permit For regulation 8(1) of the Road Safety (Drivers) Regulations 2009 1 , substitute— "(1) The holder of a car driver licence or car learner permit is authorised to drive— (a) a car; or (b) a tractor; or (c) a tractor that is towing a trailer of any size.". 4 Authority given by light rigid vehicle licence In regulation 9 of the Road Safety (Drivers) Regulations 2009— (a) after paragraph (a) insert— "(ab) a tractor; or"; and (b) in paragraph (c), for "tonnes." substitute "tonnes; or"; and (c) after paragraph (c) insert— "(d) a tractor that is towing a trailer of any size.". ═══════════════ r. 3 -- 3 of 4 -- S.R. No. 26/2012 Road Safety (Drivers) Amendment (Tractor) Regulations 2012 3 Authorised by the Chief Parliamentary Counsel ENDNOTES 1 Reg. 3: S.R. No. 95/2009 as amended by S.R. Nos 138/2009, 28/2010, 35/2010, 135/2010, 51/2011, 66/2011 and 127/2011. Endnotes -- 4 of 4 --