Amendment of the Motor Traffic Regulations (ACT)
AUSTRALIAN CAPITAi, TERRITORY.
Regulations 1942. No. 12.
Regulations under the Motor Traffic Ordinance
19364942.*
| J O S E P H | S I L V E R COLLINGS, Minister of State for the Interior, |
| I | , | in pursuance of the powers conferred upon me by the Motor | Traffic |
rdinance 1936-1942, hereby make the following Regulations.
Dated this third day of November, 1942.
J . S. COLLINGS
Minister of State for the Interior.
| A M E N D M E N T | OF | T H E | MOTOR | T R A F F I C | R E G U L A T I O N S . |
1. Regulation 5 of the Motor Traffic Regulations is amended by Definitions,
omitting the definition of " the Ordinance " and inserting in its stead
the following definition:—
" ' the Ordinance ' means the Motor Traffic Ordinance 1936-1942,
as amended from time to t ime; ".
2. Regulation 9 of the Motor Traffic Regulations is amended— Registration
° ° of trailers. {a) by omitting sub-regulation (2.) and inserting in its stead
the following sub-regulation :—
" (2.) I n the event of the Registrar registering the
trailer, hp shall grant to the applicant an owner's certifi-cate in accordance with Form A in the First Schedule.";
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| ™ | (b) by adding at the end thereof the following sub-regulation:— " (5.) A certificate of registration of a trailer shall |
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be in accordance with Form B in the First Schedule.".
3. After regulation 11 of the Motor Traffic Regulations the following
regulations are inserted :—
" 1 1 A . — ( 1 . ) Where a registered trailer is sold or disposed of, the Saieor former owner shall, within seven days after the sale or disposal, return trailers. to the Registrar the owners' certificate and the certificate of registration
of the trailer, each certificate being signed by him in the place for the signature of the former owner in the form for memoranda of transfers of registration, and shall furnish the registrar with—
(a) the full name and address of the new owner; and
(b) where the former owner was not the true owner of thetrailer, the written authority of the true owner or his duly authorized agent for the sale or disposal of the trailer.
* Notified In the Commonwealth Gazette on 5th November, 1942.
" (2.) The purchaser or the person to whom the trailer was disposed of, shall, within seven days after the purchase or disposal, apply to the Registrar to have the registration of the trailer transferred to him.
" (3.) If the Registrar approves of the transfer he shall, on pay- ment by the applicant to the Commonwealth of a fee of Two shillings and sixpence, sign the owner's certificate and the certificate of registra- tion of the trailer in the space set apart therefor and return the certificate to the applicant who shall then be deemed to be the owner of the trailer for the purposes of the Ordinance.
| Brakes on | " 11B.—(1.) Every trailer whose weight (inclusive of the load it is carrying) exceeds two tons, shall be equipped with at least one brake or combination of brakes of reasonable efficiency, having regard to the size of the trailer and load carried, and capable of being readily applied and retained either by the driver of the towing vehicle or by some person who is carried on or walking alongside the trailer within reach of the brake lever. |
| " (2.) Every trailer whose weight (inclusive of the load it is carrying) is less than two tons but exceeds five hundredweights shall be equipped with at least one brake capable of being readily applied either by the driver of the towing vehicle or automatically by the over-run of the trailer. | |
| " (3.) It shall not be necessary for a trailer whose weight (inclusive of the load it is carrying) is less than five hundredweights to be equipped with brakes when coupled to a motor vehicle which, if retarded by its foot-brake, can be brought to rest from a speed of thirty miles per hour in less than fifty feet.". | |
| Parking | |
| places. | 4. Regulation 12 of the Motor Traffic Regulations is amended by inserting, after the word " streets ", the words " and the other areas ". |
| Prohibition |
| of standing | 5. Regulation 13 of the Motor Traffic Regulations is amended— |
| or parking |
| in certain | (a) by omitting from paragraph (h) of sub-regulation (1.) the |
| places. | word " or " ; |
(b) by adding at the end of that sub-regulation the following
paragraph:—
" ; or (;') within fifty yards of the official traffic sign in close proximity to the swimming pool at the junction of the Cotter River and Paddy's River; " ; and
(c) by inserting, after paragraph (c) of sub-regulation (4.), the
following paragraph:—
" ; or (d) that portion of the road, leading from the bridge over the Cotter River to the Cotter River Reservoir, which is between that bridge and the reservoir,".
6. Regu la t ion 14 of the Motor Traffic Regula t ions is amended— Motor lorry (a) by omitting the words " vehicle licensed to ply for hire for ^public"" the carriage of goods " and inserting in their stead the 8treet- word " lorry " ;
(b) by omitt ing the words " m o t o r veh ic le" (second occurring) and inserting in their stead the word " lorry " ;
(c) by omitting the words " public stand " and inserting in their stead the words " any public street referred to in the last preceding regulation "; and
(d) by inserting in paragraph (c), after the word "hired", the words " if the lorry is a lorry licensed to ply for hire for the carriage of goods ".
| ' | 7. Regulation 15 of the Motor Traffic Regulations is amended by Position |
adding at the end thereof the following sub-regulation:— vehicle0™ " ( 2 . ) T h e dr iver of a motor vehicle t ak ing u p a posi t ion on a I,arklnR arM- parking area at the Cotter River Reserve shall park the vehicle at r ight angles to the fence on the boundary of the parking area, or as directed by a member of the Police Force or an officer appointed by the Minister to direct traffic at the Cotter River Reserve.".
8. Regulation 16 of the Motor Traffic Regulations is amended by Overtaking
omitt ing sub-regulation (2.) and inserting in its stead the following traffic on
sub-regulation:— br id8M- *c- " (2.) The driver of a motor vehicle upon Scott 's Crossing, Parkes , shall not at tempt to pass or overtake any traffic while such traffic is upon the low-level bridge at the crossing or upon the approach to tha t bridge.".
9. Regulation 32 of the Motor Traffic Regulations is repealed and Additions
the following regulations inserted in its stead :— Schedule— " 32. The following condition, to be complied with before a motor n^'blrs.
vehicle is registered, shall be added to the Four th Schedule to the
Ordinance—
' 20. Where the engine of a motor vehicle does not bear a maker's number stamped thereon, the engine shall have such nun:ber stamped thereon as the Registrar allots in respect of that engine.'.
" 33. A person may, upon payment of the fee set out in the second Fees in
column of the Table hereunder opposite an item in the first column of fnspection
that Table, be furnished with the information or part iculars specified $ reSSr»ttoDi
| in tha t item in relation to registrations and licences. | and licences. |
TABLE.
Item. Fee. s. d.
| 1. Type-written sheet of 38 or less registrations | . . |
| 2. Supplying information from any record, particulars of which are | 2 0 |
furnished by the inquirer
| 3. Searching the records and supplying information therefrom where | 1 0 |
particulars are not furnished by the inquirer
| 4. Certified copy of a certificate or licence | 2 6 |
| 2 6" |
10. The First Schedule to the Motor Traffic Regulations is repealed and the following Heading and Schedule inserted in its stead:—
" THE SCHEDULES.
THE FIRST SCHEDULE.
[Front of Form.]
FORM A.
(Regulation 9.)
AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY.
Renewal Date Label No.
Motor Traffic Ordinance 1930-1942.
MOTOR TRAFFIC REGULATIONS. OWNER'S CERTIFICATE.
This is to certify that—
Trailer No. A.C.T.
Whereof
ofis owner,* and described as follows: —
Length Country of Manufacture— Colour British Dominions Weight (to nearest I cwt.) Foreign Width Tyres— Pneumatic
Solid
is registered for use within the Australian Capital Territory, for
from the day of , 19
Signature of Owner. Registrar of Motor Vehicles, Canberra.
Registration fee payable, f : : .
This Certificate is granted subject to the Motor Traffic Ordinance 1930-1942, and any amendments thereof and the Regulations for the time being in force thereunder. The certificate is, in all proceedings under the Ordinance, prima facie evidence that the person last specified thereon as owner or new owner, as the case may be, of the trailer is the owner thereof. The certificate must be returned to the Registrar of Motor Vehicles within seven days after the date of the sale or disposal of the trailer or of any alteration thereof or in the event of its destruction or breaking up or of the owner changing his address.
[Back of Form.]
In the event of the sale or disposal of the Trailer mentioned in this certificate, regulation 11A of the Motor Traffic Regulations to return this certificate to the
the person selling or disposing of the trailer (the former owner) is required by
Registrar of Motor Vehicles, Canberra. The signatures of the former owner and the new owner should be inserted in the proper places in the following form: —
MEMORANDUM OF TRANSFERS OF REGISTRATION.
Date of Full Name Address Signature Signature Signature
Transfer Receipt of of of of of of Regis- No. New Owner. New Owner. Former Owner. New Owner. Registrar. tration. Penalty for failure to complete a transfer within seven days—not exceeding f 10.
T H E SCHEDULES—continued.
MEMORANDUM OF RENEWALS OF REGISTRATION AND OF RE-REGISTRATIONS.
Registered.
Date Signature
Receipt No. Label No. of
Registrar.
From— To— MEMORANDUM OF CHANGES OF OWNERSHIP OR OF ADDRESS.
| Date of Sale | Full Name | Address of | Signature of | Signature of |
or Disposal New Signature of
of New New Former New
| or Change of | Address. | Registrar. |
Address. Owner.* Owner.* Owner.* Owner.* * To be completed in the event of the sale or disposal of the trailer when unregistered.
[Front of Form.]
FORM B.
(Regulation 9.)
AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY.
Serial No.
| Renewal Date | Label No. |
Motor Traffic Ordinance 1036-1942. MOTOR TRAFFIC REGULATIONS.
CERTIFICATE OF REGISTRATION.
This is to certify that Trailer No. A.C.T.
| has been registered in the name of | of | for a period |
| of | from the | day of | , 19 | , to the |
day of , 19 .
Fee paid £
Canberra. Registrar of Motor Vehicles.
This Certificate is granted subject to the Motor Traffic Ordinance 1936-1942, and any amendments thereof, and the Regulations for the time being in force thereunder. I t must be returned to the Registrar of Motor Vehicles within seven days of the date of expiry thereof or of the sale or disposal of the trailer or of any alteration thereof and in the event of the owner changing his address or of the destruction or breaking up of the trailer.
T H E SCHEDULES—continued. [Back of Form.] In the event of the sale or disposal of the Trailer mentioned in this certificate, the person selling or disposing of the trailer (the former owner) is required by regulation 11A of the Motor Traffic Regulations to return this certificate and the certificate of ownership to the Registrar of Motor Vehicles, Canberra. The signatures of the former owner and the new owner should be inserted in the proper places in the following form:—
MEMORANDUM OF TRANSFERS OF REGISTRATION.
Date of Full Name Address Signature Signature Signature
Transfer "Receipt of of of of of of Regis- No.
tration. New Owner. New Owner. Former Owner. New Owner. Registrar. Penalty for failure to complete a transfer within seven days—not exceeding £10.
MEMORANDUM OF CHANGES OF ADDRESS.
Date. Registered Owner. New Address. Signature oi Registrar.
| Amendment | 11. The Second Schedule to the Motor Traffic Kegulations is |
| of the Second | , | , |
| Schedule. | amended— |
(a) by omitting the three paragraphs immediately following the
heading " KINGSTON SHOPPING CENTRE," and inserting in
their stead the following headings and paragraphs:—" Giles-street.
" That portion of Giles-street 20 feet wide between Tench- street and a line 20 feet south-westerly from Jardine-street and within lines 10 feet from the north-western boundary of Giles- street and 5 feet from the alignment of the north-western kerb thereof.
" Also those two portions of Giles-street each 20 feet wide firstly between lines 45 feet and 82 feet respectively south- westerly from Tench-street and within lines 10 feet from the north-western boundary of Giles-street and 5 feet from the alignment of the north-weetern kerb thereof and secondly between a line 212 feet south-westerly from Tench-street and the prolongation of the north-eastern boundary of Kennedy-street and within lines 10 feet from the north-western boundary of Giles-street and 5 feet from the alignment of the north-western kerb thereof.
Jardine-street.
" That portion of Jardine-street 20 feet wide between lines 185 feet 6 inches and 431 feet respectively south-easterly from Giles-street and within lines 10 feet from the south-western boundary of Jardine-street and 5 feet from the alignment of the south-western kerb thereof.
Kennedy-street.
" That portion of Kennedy-street 20 feet wide between and 20 feet from Giles and Eyre streets and within lines 10 feet from the south-western boundary of Kennedy-street and 5 feet from the alignment of the south-western kerb thereof excepting therefrom those portions opposite the vehicular entrances to adjacent blocks.";
by omitting the paragraph immediately following the heading " Flinders Way." and inserting in its stead the following paragraph:—
" That portion of Flinders Way 20 feet wide between lines 40 feet and 220 feet respectively, southerly from Franklin-street and within lines 10 feet from the eastern boundary of Flinders Way and 5 feet from the alignment of the eastern kerb thereof. Also that portion of Flinders Way 15 feet wide between Manuka Circle and Franklin-street and within lines 10 feet from the western boundary of Flinders Way and 10 feet from the align- ment of the eastern kerb thereof.";
by omitting the paragraph immediately following the heading " Furneaux-street." and inserting in its stead the following paragraph:—
" That portion of Furneaux-street 15 feet wide between Manuka Circle and Franklin-street, and within lines 10 feet from the south-eastern boundary of Furneaux-street and 10 feet from the alignment of the south-eastern kerb thereof.";
by omitting the heading " East Row." and the paragraph immediately following that heading and inserting in its stead the following heading and paragraph:—
" Mort-street.
" Those parts of Mort-street 18 feet wide between lines firstly 75 feet and 177 feet respectively, and secondly 303 feet and 817 feet respectively, all northerly from Alinga-street, and within lines 2 feet and 20 feet respectively, westerly from the alignment of the western kerb of Mort-street."; and
by adding at the end thereof the following heading and paragraphs:—
" COTTEB RIVER RESERVE.
" All tha t piece or parcel of land containing 1 rood more or Territory commencing a t a point bearing 310 degrees 52 minutes less in the Paddy's River District in the Australian Capital 25 seconds and distant 2444.5 links from Moore Trigonometrical
Station and bounded thence by lines bearing—231 degrees 57 minutes 00 seconds 110.58 links
338 13 30 150.20 324 16 00 169.80
51 „ 07 30 61.54
140 29 00 170.54 and 143 38 30 144.33 „ 144.33
to the point of commencement.
" All tha t piece or parcel of land containing 1 acre more or less in the Coree District in the Australian Capital Territory commencing a t a point bearing 244 degrees 23 minutes 35 seconds and distant 2950.58 links from Moore Trigonometrical Station and bounded thence by lines bearing—
234 degrees 44 minutes 25 seconds 1065.48 links
324 „ 44 „ 25 „ 106.06 „ 55 „ 53 „ 17 „ 1065.6
„ and 144 „ 44 „ 25 „ 90.91 „ to the point of commencement.".
| Amendment | 12. The Third Schedule to the Motor Traffic Regulations is |
| of the Third | , | , | ° |
| Schedule. | amended— |
(a) by omitting from the second paragraph all the words after
the word " area "; and
(b) by adding at the end thereof the following paragraph—
" Giles-street between its intersection with Canberra-
avenue and Kennedy-street.".
By Authority: L. F. JOHNSTON, Commonwealth Government Printer, Canoerra.
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