Motor Traffic (Amendment) Act (No 6) 1981 (ACT)

Motor Traffic (Amendment) Ordinance

(No. 6) 1981

No. 40 of 1981

I, THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, hereby make the following Ordinance under the Seat of Government (Administration) Act 1910.

Dated 29 October 1981.

ZELMAN COWEN

Governor-General

By His Excellency's Command,

MICHAEL HODGMAN

Minister of State for the Capital Territory

An Ordinance to amend the Motor Traffic Ordinance 1936

Short title

1. This Ordinance may be cited as the Motor Traffic (Amendment) Ordin­

ance (No. 6) 1981. 1

Commencement

2. This Ordinance shall come into operation on a date to be fixed by the

Minister of State for the Capital Territory by notice published in the Gazette.

supply for the operation of the machinery;";

Principal Ordinance

Ordinance 1936.2 3. In this Ordinance, "Principal Ordinance" means the Motor Traffic

Interpretation

4 . Section 4 of the Principal Ordinance is amended—

(a) by inserting after the definition of "drug" in sub-section (1) the follow­ ing definition:

" 'equipment motor lorry' means a motor vehicle constructed to be used principally for the purpose of conveying machinery that is permanently affixed to the motor vehicle to a working site and, while at the working site, of providing a platform and power

(b) by inserting after the definition of "motor cycle" in sub-section (1) the following definition:

" 'motor implement' means a motor vehicle constructed to be used principally to execute agricultural, road construction, grass cutting or other work by means of machinery or fittings that form an integral part of the vehicle, but does not include a motor tractor or an equipment motor lorry;";

(c) by omitting the definition of "motor lorry" from sub-section (1) and substituting the following definition:

" 'motor lorry' means a motor vehicle constructed to be used principally for the carriage on public streets of goods, wares or merchandise or for the conveyance of any kind of materials or equipment used in any trade, business or industry, or use in any work whatsoever, but does not include an equipment motor lorry, a motor implement, a motor tractor or a passenger car derivative;"; and

(d) by inserting after the definition of "park" in sub-section (1) the follow­ ing definition:

" 'passenger car derivative' means a motor vehicle, other than a motor car, of which the front part of the body and the greater part of the mechanical equipment are the same as those of a factory produced motor car of the same make as the motor vehicle, and includes motor vehicles of a kind known as a panel van or coupe utility;".

Design rules

5. Section 7A of the Principal Ordinance is amended —

(a) by omitting the definition of "multi-purpose passenger car" in sub­ section (1) and substituting the following definition:

" 'multi-purpose passenger car' means a motor car designed so as to
seat not more than 8 adult persons and constructed on a chassis
of a kind usually used in the construction of a truck or with special features designed to enable the vehicle to be used other than on a public street;"; and

(b) by omitting the definition of "passenger car derivative" from sub­ section (1).

Provisions for persons learning to drive

6. Section 9 of the Principal Ordinance is amended by omitting from

sub-section (2) "Two dollars tiftv cents" and substituting "34".

Granting of licences to drive

7. Section 10 of the Principal Ordinance is amended—

(a)	by omitting from paragraph (6A) (a) "S5" and substituting "37.50"; and
(b)	by omitting from paragraph (6A) (b) "32" and substituting " 3 5 " .

First Schedule

8 . The First Schedule to the Principal Ordinance is amended by omitting

paragraph (1) of item 1 and substituting the following paragraph:

S

" ( 1 ) R e g i s t r a t i o n o r r e n e w a l o f r e g i s t r a t i o n o f a m o t o r v e h i c l e , b e i n g a m o t o r car ,

p u b l i c m o t o r v e h i c l e , m o t o r l o r r y , p a s s e n g e r c a r d e r i v a t i v e , m o t o r t r a c t o r , m o t o r

i m p l e m e n t o r e q u i p m e n t m o t o r lorry —

( a ) m o t o r c a r , p u b l i c m o t o r v e h i c l e —

(i) w h e r e t h e tare d o e s n o t e x c e e d 2 t o n n e s 6 0

(i i) w h e r e t h e tare e x c e e d s 2 t o n n e s but d o e s n o t e x c e e d 4 t o n n e s — S 6 0 p l u s

S I S for e a c h 2 5 0 k i l o g r a m s o r part o f 2 5 0 k i l o g r a m s by w h i c h t h e tare

e x c e e d s 2 t o n n e s ;

( i i i ) w h e r e the tare e x c e e d s 4 t o n n e s — S 2 0 4 p l u s S25 for e a c h 2 5 0 k i l o g r a m s

o r part o f 2 5 0 k i l o g r a m s by w h i c h t h e tare e x c e e d s 4 t o n n e s ;

( b ) m o t o r l o r r y , p a s s e n g e r c a r d e r i v a t i v e —

(i) w h e r e the tare d o e s n o t e x c e e d 1 t o n n e 6 0

(i i) w h e r e the tare e x c e e d s 1 t o n n e but d o e s n o t e x c e e d .1 t o n n e s —SftO p lus

S 2 0 for e a c h 2 5 0 k i l o g r a m s o r part o f 2 5 0 k i l o g r a m ; b y w a i c h t h e tare

e x c e e d s I t o n n e ;

( i i i ) w h e r e t h e tare e x c e e d s 3 t o n n e s — S 2 2 0 p l u s S25 for e a c h 2 5 0 k i l o g r a m s

o r part o f 2 5 0 k i l o g r a m s by w h i c h the tare e x c e e d s 3 t o n n e s ;

( c ) m o t o r t r a c t o r , m o t o r i m p l e m e n t , e q u i p m e n t m o t o r lorry —

(i) w h e r e t h e tare d o e s n o t e x c e e d 2 t o n n e s 25

(i i) w h e r e t h e tare e x c e e d s 2 t o n n e s but d o e s n o t e x c e e d 4 t o n n e s . . . . 5 0

(i i i) w h e r e the tare e x c e e d s 4 t o n n e s 1 0 0 " .

NOTES

1. N o t i f i e d i n t h e Commonwealth of Australia Gazette o n 2 N o v e m b e r 1 9 8 1 .

2. F o r r e f e r e n c e s t o t h e Motor Traffic Ordinance 1936 a n i l a m e n d m e n t s m a d e b e f o r e

19X1 see N o t e 2 t o O r d i n a n c e N o . 3. 1 9 8 1 . F : o r a m e n d m e n t s m a d e d u r i n g 1981 sec

N o s . 3 . 8. 3 0 . 31 a n d 3 3 . 1 9 8 1 .