Australian Capital Territory Numbered Regulations

ROAD TRANSPORT (OFFENCES) REGULATION 2005 (NO 11 OF 2005) - REG 22

    (1)     For this regulation, a holiday period is any of the following periods:

        (a)     if a Thursday is a public holiday—the period beginning on the Wednesday before the public holiday and ending at the end of the following Sunday;

        (b)     if a Friday is a public holiday—the period beginning on the Thursday before the public holiday and ending at the end of the following Sunday;

        (c)     if a Monday is a public holiday—the period beginning on the Friday before the public holiday and ending at the end of the Monday;

        (d)     if a Tuesday is a public holiday—the period beginning on the Friday before the public holiday and ending at the end of the Tuesday;

        (e)     a period declared by the Minister to be a holiday period for this section;

        (f)     if 2 or more holiday periods mentioned in paragraphs (a) to (e) coincide—the period beginning on the 1st day of the 1st holiday period, and ending at the end of the last day of the 2nd or later holiday period.

Example of coinciding holiday periods

Good Friday, and the Saturday and Monday after Good Friday, are each public holidays. The holiday period begins on the Thursday before Good Friday and ends at the end of Easter Monday.

Note     An example is part of the regulation, is not exhaustive and may extend, but does not limit, the meaning of the provision in which it appears (see Legislation Act, s 126 and s 132).

    (2)     For subsection (1) (f), 2 or more holiday periods coincide if the holiday periods overlap or are consecutive holiday periods without any days in between those periods that are not part of a holiday period.

    (3)     In this section, a public holiday is a day that is a public holiday under the Holidays Act 1958 , section 3 (1) (a), other than—

        (a)     the 3rd Monday in March (Canberra Day); and

        (b)     a public holiday declared under the Holidays Act 1958 , section 3 (2) not to be a public holiday.

    (4)     A declaration under subsection (1) (e) is a disallowable instrument.

Note     A disallowable instrument must be notified, and presented to the Legislative Assembly, under the Legislation Act.

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