Interstate Road Transport Regulations (Amendment) (Cth)

Statutory Rules 1994

No. 255 1

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Interstate Road Transport Regulations 2(Amendment)

I, The Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, make the following Regulations under the Interstate Road Transport Act 1985.

Dated 6 July 1994.

 BILL HAYDEN

 Governor-General

By His Excellency’s Command,

LAURIE BRERETON

Minister for Transport

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1.   Amendment

1.1   The Interstate Road Transport Regulations are amended as set out in these Regulations.

[NOTE: These Regulations commence on gazettal: see Acts Interpretation Act 1901, s. 48.]

2.   New Division 2BA of Part II

2.1   After Division 2B of Part II, insert:

“Division 2BA—Registration and operation ofFIRS B-doubles

Circumstances in which State or Territory permits are required

 “12ZB. A B-double (in this regulation called a ‘FIRS B-double’) that does not comply with a provision of:

• (a)

  regulation 12A; or

• (b)

  Division 2B of this Part (except regulation 12L);

is taken to comply with that provision if:

• (c)

  a B-double that does not comply with the provision may operate in a State or Territory in accordance with the law of that State or Territory; and

• (d)

  that law requires the driver or operator of a B-double to which paragraph (c) refers to be permitted to operate the B-double in the State or Territory; and

• (e)

  the driver or operator of the FIRS B-double holds a permit that allows the operation of the FIRS B-double in the State or Territory.”.

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NOTES

1. Notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 13 July 1994.

2. Statutory Rules 1986 No. 292 as amended by 1988 No. 153; 1991 No. 344; 1992 No. 350; 1994 No. 94.