Australian Capital Territory Numbered Regulations

ROAD TRANSPORT LEGISLATION AMENDMENT REGULATIONS 2002 (NO 2) (NO 31 OF 2002) - REG 10

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6     Exemptions for traffic marshals—appointment and identity cards

    (1)     The Road Transport (General) Act 1999 , section 19 (3) (a) and (b) does not apply to the appointment of a traffic marshal as an authorised person.

Note 1     Section 19 (3) (a) requires an authorised person to be an Australian citizen or permanent resident and s 19 (3) (b) relates to a person's suitability for appointment.

Note 2     However, a traffic marshal must have satisfactorily completed adequate training before being appointed as an authorised person, see s 19 (3) (c).

    (2)     The Road Transport (General) Act 1999 , section 20 does not apply to a traffic marshal who is appointed as an authorised person.

Note     Section 20 requires an authorised person to be issued with an identity card.

    (3)     The Road Transport (General) Act 1999 , section 21 does not apply to an authorised traffic marshal while the traffic marshal is giving a direction under the Australian Road Rules, rule 304 for the activity for which the person is appointed an authorised person.

Note 1     Section 21 requires an authorised person to show the person's identity card before exercising a function under the road transport legislation.

Note 2     ARR r 304 requires a person to obey any reasonable direction for the safe and efficient regulation of traffic given to the person by a police officer or authorised person.

    (4)     In this regulation:

"authorised", for a traffic marshal, means appointed as an authorised person for the Australian Road Rules, rule 304.

"traffic marshal" means a person who carries out traffic control functions for an activity.