Road Safety (General) and Road Safety (Road Rules) Amendment (Mobile Phones and Seatbelts) Regulations 2009

i Road Safety (General) and Road Safety (Road Rules) Amendment (Mobile Phones and Seatbelts) Regulations 2009 S.R. No. 46/2009 TABLE OF PROVISIONS Regulation Page 1 Objective 1 2 Authorising provision 1 3 Amendments to Schedule 4 to Road Safety (General) Regulations 1999 2 4 Amendments to Schedule 4 to Road Safety (Road Rules) Regulations 1999 2 ═══════════════ ENDNOTES 4 -- 1 of 5 -- 1 STATUTORY RULES 2009 S.R. No. 46/2009 Road Safety Act 1986 Road Safety (General) and Road Safety (Road Rules) Amendment (Mobile Phones and Seatbelts) Regulations 2009 The Governor in Council makes the following Regulations: Dated: 5 May 2009 Responsible Minister: TIM PALLAS Minister for Roads and Ports RYAN HEATH Clerk of the Executive Council 1 Objective The objective of these Regulations is to— (a) amend the Road Safety (General) Regulations 1999 to increase the traffic infringement penalties for the mobile phone and seatbelt offences in the Road Rules; and (b) amend the Road Safety (Road Rules) Regulations 1999 to increase the court-based penalties for the mobile phone and seatbelt offences in the Road Rules. 2 Authorising provision These Regulations are made under section 95 of the Road Safety Act 1986. -- 2 of 5 -- S.R. No. 46/2009 Road Safety (General) and Road Safety (Road Rules) Amendment (Mobile Phones and Seatbelts) Regulations 2009 2 3 Amendments to Schedule 4 to Road Safety (General) Regulations 1999 In Schedule 4 to the Road Safety (General) Regulations 1999 1 — (a) in the item in respect of code 2078, for "1⋅35" substitute "2"; (b) in the item in respect of code 2079, for "1⋅35" substitute "2"; (c) in the item in respect of code 2091, for "1⋅35" substitute "2"; (d) in the item in respect of code 2092, for "1⋅35" substitute "2"; (e) in the item in respect of code 7385, for "1⋅35" substitute "2"; (f) in the item in respect of code 7386, for "1⋅65" substitute "2⋅25"; (g) in the item in respect of code 7387, for "1⋅65" substitute "2⋅25". 4 Amendments to Schedule 4 to Road Safety (Road Rules) Regulations 1999 (1) In item 31 of Schedule 4 to the Road Safety (Road Rules) Regulations 1999 2 , for "3 penalty units" substitute "10 penalty units". (2) After item 40 of Schedule 4 to the Road Safety (Road Rules) Regulations 1999, insert— '41. Rule 264(1) of the Road Rules is to be read as if for the penalty at the foot of the rule there were substituted— "Penalty: 10 penalty units.". r. 3 -- 3 of 5 -- S.R. No. 46/2009 Road Safety (General) and Road Safety (Road Rules) Amendment (Mobile Phones and Seatbelts) Regulations 2009 3 42. Rule 265(1) of the Road Rules is to be read as if for the penalty at the foot of the rule there were substituted— "Penalty: 10 penalty units.". 43. Rule 266(1) of the Road Rules is to be read as if for the penalty at the foot of the rule there were substituted— "Penalty: 10 penalty units.".'. ═══════════════ r. 4 -- 4 of 5 -- S.R. No. 46/2009 Road Safety (General) and Road Safety (Road Rules) Amendment (Mobile Phones and Seatbelts) Regulations 2009 4 ENDNOTES 1 Reg. 3: S.R. No. 27/1999. Reprint No. 4 as at 1 July 2008. Reprinted to S.R. No. 79/2008. Subsequently amended by S.R. Nos 104/2008, 115/2008, 137/2008, 168/2008 and 17/2009, and extended in operation by S.R. No. 22/2009. 2 Reg. 4(1): S.R. No. 120/1999. Reprint No. 2 as at 1 January 2008. Reprinted to S.R. No. 74/2007. Subsequently amended by S.R. Nos 151/2007, 28/2008, 78/2008, 161/2008, 170/2008 and 17/2009. Endnotes -- 5 of 5 --