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ROAD TRANSPORT LEGISLATION AMENDMENT REGULATIONS 2002 (2002 NO 2)
2002
THE LEGISLATIVE
ASSEMBLY
FOR THE AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL
TERRITORY
ROAD TRANSPORT LEGISLATION AMENDMENT
REGULATIONS
2002
EXPLANATORY
STATEMENT
Circulated by authority
of
Bill Wood MLA
Minister for Urban
Services
AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY
ROAD TRANSPORT
LEGISLATION AMENDMENT
REGULATIONS
2002
EXPLANATORY STATEMENT
The Road Transport Legislation Amendment Regulations 2002 amend the
Road Transport (Driver Licensing) Regulations 2000, Road Transport (General)
Regulations 2000, the Road Transport (Offences) Regulations 2001, the
Road Transport (Safety and Traffic Management) Regulations 2000, the
Road Transport (Third-Party Insurance) Regulations 2000 and the Road
Transport (Vehicle Registration) Regulations 2000. The amendments are
consequential to the Road Transport (Public Passenger Services) Amendment Act
2001 and the Road Transport (Public Passenger Services) Regulations
2002 (the Public Passenger Services legislation)
The amendments provide:
• definitions under the Public Passenger
Services legislation;
• reviewable decisions for the Public Passenger
Services legislation;
• refunds for licences issued under the Public
Passenger Services legislation;
• offence short titles and
infringement penalty amounts for the Public Passenger Services
legislation;
• exemption for the wearing of a seatbelt ;
and
• additional requirements for the carriage of equipment for
taxis.
PART 1 cites the name and commencement provisions of the
amendments
PART 2 amends the Road Transport (Driver Licensing)
Regulations 2000
This part effects consequential amendments to
definitions under the Public Passenger Services legislation.
PART
3 amends the Road Transport (General) Regulations 2000
The amendments to subregulation 14(1) provide that a refund is payable for an
application for, or transfer of, a licence under the Public Passenger Services
legislation if the application is refused. A drafting error is corrected in
subregulation 14(1)(l).
Schedule 1, of the Road Transport (General)
Regulations 2000 is amended to include reviewable decisions under the Public
Passenger Services legislation.
PART 4 amends the Road
Transport (Offences) Regulations 2001
Regulation 8 is amended to
reflect that the Road Transport Authority is the Administering Authority for
offences under the Road Transport (Public Passenger Services) Regulations
2002. Schedule 1, part 1.11 is amended to provide the offence short
descriptions and infringement penalty amounts for the Public Passenger Services
legislation.
PART 5 amends the Road Transport (Safety and
Traffic Management) Regulations 2000
Subregulation 23B(2) is
amended to provide an exemption for children to be restrained or wear a seat
belt in a back seat of a taxi if the back seat seating positions do not have a
suitable restraint available.
PART 6 amends the Road Transport
(Third-Party Insurance) Regulations 2000
The amendments provide
for the new definitions under the Public Passenger Service
legislation.
PART 7 amends the Road Transport (Vehicle
Registration) Regulations 2000
Schedule 1 is amended to insert a
new division 1.5.3 which provides for additional requirements for taxis.