Dangerous Goods Safety (Road and Rail Transport of Non-explosives) Amendment Regulations 2012 (WA)

3 August 2012 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE. WA 3757

MINERALS AND PETROLEUM

MP 301*

Dangerous Goods Safety Act 2004

Dangerous Goods Safety (Road and Rail

Transport of Non-explosives) Amendment

Regulations 2012

Made by the Governor in Executive Council.

1.              Citation

These regulations are the Dangerous Goads Safely (Road and
Rail Transport oof'Non-explosives) Amendment
Regulations 2012.

2.              Commencement

These regulations come into operation as follows —

(a) reulations 1 and 2 on the day on •hich these

regulations are published in the Gazette (ga;,ettaI day);

(b)	regulations 8 and 10 — on the day that is 4 months after gazettal day;
(c)	the rest of the regulations on the day after gazettal

day.

3.              Regulations amended

These regulations amend the Dangerous Goons Safety (Road and Rail Transport of Non-explosives) Regidations 2007.

form part of a vehicle if it is attached to the vehicle.

4.              Reguhution 55 amended

In regulation 55(1 ) delete performance".

S. Regulation 215 .amended

Delete regulation 215(2) and (3) and insert:

(2)	Except as provided in subregulation (4). a vehicle used to transport dangerous goods on a load must be licensed under- this Part to transport the goods if a tank with a capacity of more than 500 L forms part of the vehicle.
(3)	For the purposes of subr-egulation (2), a tank does not

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6.             Regulation 216A inserted After regulation 215 insert:

216A. Some vehicles may be licensed even though not

required to be licensed under this Part

(1) Even if'a vehicle used to transport dangerous goods on
a road is not required to he licensed under this Part. a
licensing authority may grant or renew a dangerous
^(Yoods vehicle licence for the vehicle if satisfied —

(a) the vehicle transports dangerous goods in
another State or a Territory; and

(h) the vehicle is required to be licensed under the law of that place to transport the goods in that place; and

(c) a licence under the law of that place to transport

the goods in that place would not be granted
because the vehicle operates principally in this

State.

(2) A licensing authority must not grant or renew a
dangerous goods vehicle licence for a vehicle referred
to in suhr-e,ulation (1) unless satisfied a licence under
the law of the other State or the Territory to transport
the goods in that place would he granted i f the vehicle
were operating principally in that place.

7. Regulation 221 amended
Delete regulation 221(c) and insert:

(c) states that the medical practitioner examined

and passed the applicant in accordance ith the

set of medical standards described as the

commercial standards in Assessing Fitness to

Drive far commercial and private vehicle
drivers. Fourth Edition 2012. published by

Austroads Ltd (ISBN 978-1-921991-01-1).

8.             Regulation 225 .amended

(1)	In regulation 225(2) delete "3 years." and insert:
5 years.
(2)	In regulation 225(5) delete "3 years." and insert:
5 years.

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9. Regulation 227 amended
Delete regulation 227(1)(c) and insert:

(c) and passed the applicant in accordance with the
set of medical standards described as the
commercial standards in Assessing Fitness to
Drive far commercial and private vehicle states that the medical practitioner examined Austroads Ltd (ISBN 978-1-921991-01-1).

10.           Regulation 235 amended

(1)	In retilation 235(2) delete "3 years." and insert:
5 years.
(2)	Delete regulation 235(5) and insert:
(5) A dangerous goods vehicle licence is renewed For the period specified in the renewed licence, bein g, a period

of not loner than 5 years.

11.           Part 23 Division 1 heading inserted

At the beginning of Part 23 insert:

Division I — Provisions for Dait,err►rrs Goods

(Transport) Aet 1998

12.           Regulation 273 amended

In regulation 273 delete "Part —" and insert:

Division

13.           Part 23 Division 2 inserted

At the end of Part 23 insert:

Division 2 Other provisions

283.         Assessing fitness to drive

(1) If a certificate that complies •ith regulation 221(c) as in force immediatel y before the date on which the

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Deingerous Goads Safely (Road and Rail Transport of

i\on-explosives) Amendment Regiilw ions 2012

reulation 7 commences is issued within one year after

that elate, it is taken to be a certificate that complies

• i ,eulation 221(c) as in force after that date.

with

(2) If a certificate that complies with regulation 227(1)(c)

as in force immediately before the date on which the

Dangerous Goads Safety (Road and Rail Trans par! of

Nan-explosives) Amendment Reg ileftions 2012reulation 9 commences is issued within one year after

that date. it is taken to be a certificate that complies with regulation 227(1)(c) as in force after that date.

By Command of the Governor..

N. HAGLEY, Clerk of the Executive Council.

TRANSPORT

TN301*

Road Traffic Act 1974

Road Traffic (Inspection of Vehicles)

Notice 2012

Made by the Minister under section 29 of the Act.

Citation

This notice is the Road Traffic (Inspection ref'ehicles)

Notice 2012.

2. Commencement
This notice comes into operation as follows

(a) clauses I and 2 on the day on hich this notice is

published in the Gazette;

(b) the rest of the notice — on the day after that day.