Road Safety (Road Rules) (Young Drivers) Interim Regulations 2007

Road Safety (Road Rules) (Young Drivers) Interim Regulations 2007 S.R. No. 74/2007 TABLE OF PROVISIONS Regulation Page PART 1—PRELIMINARY 1 1 Objective 1 2 Authorising provision 1 3 Commencement 2 4 Principal Regulations 2 PART 2—EXCESSIVE SPEED AND MOBILE PHONE USE OFFENCES 3 5 New definition inserted 3 6 New regulation 607 inserted 3 607 Accompanying licensed drivers and excessive speed 3 7 New item in schedule 4 3 PART 3—REVOCATION OF INTERIM REGULATIONS 5 8 Definition revoked 5 9 Regulation 607 revoked 5 10 Item 31 of Schedule 4 revoked 5 PART 4—EXPIRY 6 11 Expiry 6 ═══════════════ ENDNOTES 7 i -- 1 of 8 -- STATUTORY RULES 2007 S.R. No. 74/2007 Road Safety Act 1986 Road Safety (Road Rules) (Young Drivers) Interim Regulations 2007 The Governor in Council makes the following Regulations: Dated: 26 June 2007 Responsible Minister: TIM PALLAS Minister for Roads and Ports RUTH LEACH Clerk of the Executive Council PART 1—PRELIMINARY 1 Objective The objective of these Regulations is to amend the Road Safety (Road Rules) Regulations 1999 to— (a) prescribe an offence prohibiting the holder of a driver licence who is accompanying a learner driver from permitting a motor vehicle to be driven at excessive speed; (b) amend the Road Rules relating to mobile phone use. 2 Authorising provision These Regulations are made under section 95 of the Road Safety Act 1986. 1 -- 2 of 8 -- Part 1—Preliminary Road Safety (Road Rules) (Young Drivers) Interim Regulations 2007 S.R. No. 74/2007 r. 3 3 Commencement (1) These Regulations (except Part 3) come into operation on 1 July 2007. (2) Part 3 comes into operation on 1 January 2008. 4 Principal Regulations In these Regulations, the Road Safety (Road Rules) Regulations 19991 are called the Principal Regulations. __________________ 2 -- 3 of 8 -- Part 2—Excessive Speed and Mobile Phone Use Offences Road Safety (Road Rules) (Young Drivers) Interim Regulations 2007 S.R. No. 74/2007 r. 5 PART 2—EXCESSIVE SPEED AND MOBILE PHONE USE OFFENCES 5 New definition inserted In regulation 105(1) of the Principal Regulations insert the following definition— "learner driver has the same meaning as in the Road Safety (Drivers) Regulations 1999;"2. 6 New regulation 607 inserted After regulation 606 of the Principal Regulations insert— "607 Accompanying licensed drivers and excessive speed (1) In this regulation— (a) excessive speed means a speed described in section 28(1)(a)(i) or (ii) of the Act; (b) accompanying licensed driver has the same meaning as in the Act. (2) An accompanying licensed driver must not permit a learner driver to drive a motor vehicle at excessive speed. Penalty: 5 penalty units.". 7 New item in schedule 4 In Schedule 4 to the Principal Regulations, after item 30 insert— '31 Rule 300 of the Road Rules is to be read as if there were substituted for Rule 300(1) and (2)— "(1) The driver of a vehicle (except an emergency vehicle or police vehicle), must not while the vehicle is moving or 3 -- 4 of 8 -- Part 2—Excessive Speed and Mobile Phone Use Offences Road Safety (Road Rules) (Young Drivers) Interim Regulations 2007 S.R. No. 74/2007 r. 7 is stationary but not parked, unless exempt from this rule under subrule (3)— (a) if the driver is a learner driver, use a mobile phone; (b) in any other case, use a mobile phone that the driver is holding in his or her hand. Penalty: 3 penalty units. (2) In this Rule— (a) mobile phone does not include a CB radio or any other two-way radio; (b) use in relation to a mobile phone includes— (i) holding the mobile phone to, or near to, the ear (whether or not engaged in a phone call); (ii) writing, sending or reading a text message on the mobile phone; (iii) turning the mobile phone on or off; (iv) operating any other function of the mobile phone. Note Emergency vehicle, park and police vehicle are defined in the dictionary.".'. __________________ 4 -- 5 of 8 -- Part 3—Revocation of Interim Regulations Road Safety (Road Rules) (Young Drivers) Interim Regulations 2007 S.R. No. 74/2007 r. 8 PART 3—REVOCATION OF INTERIM REGULATIONS 8 Definition revoked In regulation 105(1) of the Principal Regulations, the definition of learner driver is revoked. 9 Regulation 607 revoked Regulation 607 of the Principal Regulations is revoked. 10 Item 31 of Schedule 4 revoked In Schedule 4 to the Principal Regulations, item 31 is revoked. __________________ 5 -- 6 of 8 -- Part 4—Expiry Road Safety (Road Rules) (Young Drivers) Interim Regulations 2007 S.R. No. 74/2007 r. 11 PART 4—EXPIRY 11 Expiry These Regulations expire on 2 January 2008. ═══════════════ 6 -- 7 of 8 -- Road Safety (Road Rules) (Young Drivers) Interim Regulations 2007 S.R. No. 74/2007 Endnotes ENDNOTES 1 Reg. 4: S.R. No. 120/1999. Reprint No. 1 as at 15 December 2002. Reprinted to S.R. No. 116/2002. Subsequently amended by S.R. Nos 83/2004, 178/2004, 129/2005, 176/2005, 22/2006 and 1/2007. 2 Reg. 5: S.R. No. 26/1999. Reprint No. 3 as at 1 July 2006. Reprinted to S.R. No. 52/2006. Subsequently amended by S.R. No. 38/2007. 7 -- 8 of 8 --