Road Safety (Vehicles) Amendment Regulations 2012

Authorised by the Chief Parliamentary Counsel Authorised Version i Road Safety (Vehicles) Amendment Regulations 2012 S.R. No. 156/2012 TABLE OF PROVISIONS Regulation Page 1 Objective 1 2 Authorising provision 1 3 Offences—Use of vehicles and number plates 1 4 New regulation 50A inserted 2 50A Authority given by Corporation 2 5 Schedule 2—Definitions 3 ═══════════════ ENDNOTES 4 -- 1 of 5 -- Authorised by the Chief Parliamentary Counsel Authorised Version 1 STATUTORY RULES 2012 S.R. No. 156/2012 Road Safety Act 1986 Road Safety (Vehicles) Amendment Regulations 2012 The Governor in Council makes the following Regulations: Dated: 11 December 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 (Vehicles) Regulations 2009— (a) in relation to number plates; and (b) to expand the definition of emergency vehicle. 2 Authorising provision These Regulations are made under section 95 of the Road Safety Act 1986. 3 Offences—Use of vehicles and number plates (1) In the heading to regulation 50 of the Road Safety (Vehicles) Regulations 20091 , after "Offence" insert "—use of vehicles and number plates". -- 2 of 5 -- S.R. No. 156/2012 Road Safety (Vehicles) Amendment Regulations 2012 Authorised by the Chief Parliamentary Counsel 2 (2) For regulation 50(1) of the Road Safety (Vehicles) Regulations 2009 substitute— "(1) A driver of a vehicle must not use a vehicle on a highway unless— (a) the vehicle bears number plates affixed and displayed in accordance with this Part; or (b) an authority under regulation 50A applies to the vehicle.". (3) After regulation 50(2) of the Road Safety (Vehicles) Regulations 2009 insert— "(3) For the purposes of subregulation (2), a registered operator of a vehicle is exempt if the vehicle bears number plates affixed and displayed in accordance with an authority under regulation 50A.". 4 New regulation 50A inserted After regulation 50 of the Road Safety (Vehicles) Regulations 2009 insert— "50A Authority given by Corporation (1) For the purpose of testing the ability of equipment used for road safety, enforcement or tolling purposes to read number plates or registration numbers, the Corporation may give an authority under this Division. (2) The authority must be in writing and may— (a) apply in respect of a particular case or a class of cases as specified in the authority; and (b) permit the affixture and display of multiple number plates; and r. 4 -- 3 of 5 -- S.R. No. 156/2012 Road Safety (Vehicles) Amendment Regulations 2012 Authorised by the Chief Parliamentary Counsel 3 (c) specify the manner in which number plates may be affixed and displayed; and (d) be subject to any specified conditions.". 5 Schedule 2—Definitions In clause 3 of Schedule 2 to the Road Safety (Vehicles) Regulations 2009, in the definition of emergency vehicle, for paragraph (ba) substitute— "(ba) a vehicle under the control of the Fire Services Commissioner appointed under the Fire Services Commissioner Act 2010;". ═══════════════ r. 5 -- 4 of 5 -- S.R. No. 156/2012 Road Safety (Vehicles) Amendment Regulations 2012 Authorised by the Chief Parliamentary Counsel 4 ENDNOTES 1 Reg. 3(1): S.R. No. 118/2009 as amended by S.R. Nos 26/2010, 33/2010, 35/2010, 80/2010, 116/2010, 136/2010, 51/2011, 10/2012, 25/2012, 37/2012 and 71/2012. Endnotes -- 5 of 5 --