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Road Safety (General) and Road Safety (Road
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S.R. No. 17/2009
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
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ENDNOTES 4
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STATUTORY RULES 2009
S.R. No. 17/2009
Road Safety Act 1986
Road Safety (General) and Road Safety (Road
Rules) Amendment (Seatbelts) Regulations 2009
The Governor in Council makes the following Regulations:
Dated: 24 February 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 provide for new offence
codes and descriptions for the seatbelt
offences in the Road Rules;
(b) amend the Road Safety (Road Rules)
Regulations 1999 to clarify the seatbelt
offences in rules 265 and 266 of the Road
Rules.
2 Authorising provision
These Regulations are made under section 95 of
the Road Safety Act 1986.
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3 Amendments to Schedule 4 to Road Safety
(General) Regulations 1999
(1) In Schedule 4 to the Road Safety (General)
Regulations 1999 1 , the items relating to
codes 2081 and 2082 are revoked.
(2) In Schedule 4 to the Road Safety (General)
Regulations 1999, after the item relating to
code 2545, insert—
"7385 Passenger
occupying same
seating position
as another
passenger
RR 265(1) 1·35 penalty
units
7386 Passenger
under 16 not
restrained
RR 266(1) 1·65 penalty
units
7387 Passenger
under 16
occupying same
seating position
as another
passenger
RR 266(1) 1·65 penalty
units".
4 Amendments to Schedule 4 to Road Safety (Road
Rules) Regulations 1999
(1) For item 37 of Schedule 4 to the Road Safety
(Road Rules) Regulations 1999 2 , substitute—
'37. Rule 265 of the Road Rules is to be read as if
there were substituted for rules 265(2), (3)
and (4)—
"(2) Unless the passenger is exempt from
wearing a seatbelt under rule 267, the
passenger must—
(a) occupy a seating position fitted
with a seatbelt; and
(b) wear the seatbelt properly adjusted
and fastened.
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(3) The passenger must not occupy the
same seating position as another
passenger.".'.
(2) In item 39 of Schedule 4 to the Road Safety (Road
Rules) Regulations 1999, for "rule 266(6)(b)"
substitute "rules 266(4) and 266(6)(b)".
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ENDNOTES
1 Reg. 3(1): 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 and 168/2008.
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 and 170/2008.
Endnotes
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