(1) A note in these regulations is explanatory and is not part of these regulations.
Note See Interpretation Act 1967 , s 12 (1) and (4)–(5) (as applied by the Subordinate Laws Act 1989 , s 9) for the legal status of notes.
(2) In this regulation—
Note For comparison, a number of regulations and clauses of these regulations contain bracketed notes in their headings drawing attention to equivalent or comparable (though not necessarily identical) provisions of other legislation. Abbreviations in the notes include the following:
• MTA: Motor Traffic Act 1936 , as in force immediately before the commencement of these regulations.
• NSW: Road Transport (Vehicle Registration) Regulation 1998 (NSW).
• VS: Australian Vehicle Standards Rules 1999 approved by the Australian Transport Council on 29 January 1999.
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