Motor Traffic and Transport (Amendment) Act 1966 (NSW)

MOTOR TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT (AMEND-

MENT) ACT.

Act No. 4, 1966.

An Act to make further provision with respect to the inspection of motor vehicles and motor omnibuses and other public vehicles; for this purpose to amend the Motor Traffic Act, 1909, and the Transport Act, 1930, as amended by subsequent Acts; and for purposes connected therewith. [Assented to, 18th March, 1966.]

BE it enacted by the Queen's Most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative	Council and Legislative Assembly of New South Wales in
Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows: —

1. (1) This Act may be cited as the "Motor Traffic and

Transport (Amendment) Act, 1966".

(2) The Motor Traffic Act, 1909, as amended by subsequent Acts and by this Act, may be cited as the Motor Traffic Act, 1909-1966.

(3) The Transport Act, 1930, as amended by subse­ quent Acts and by this Act, may be cited as the Transport Act, 1930-1966.

(g1) provide for the inspection by a member of the police force, or an officer authorised in that behalf either generally or in a specific case in writing under the hand of the Commissioner, of vehicles whether in or upon a public street or not for the purposes of determining

2. (1) The Motor Traffic Act, 1909, as amended by

subsequent Acts, is amended by inserting next after paragraph

(g) of subsection one of section three the following new
paragraph: —

determining whether or not such vehicles are suit­ able for safe use or comply with the requirements of this Act and the regulations, and for such purposes and in connection with any such inspection—

(i)   require the production of any vehicle at a place and within a time specified in such request;

(ii)   authorise the entry in or upon any vehicle upon a public street;

(iii)   authorise the entry in or upon any premises ordinarily used for the sale of any vehicles and in or upon any vehicle upon those premises ;

(iv)   authorise the entry in or upon any other premises, where such member or officer has reasonable cause to believe a vehicle is for sale, held in possession for sale or in a damaged condition as a result of an acci­ dent, for the purpose of inspecting any such vehicle upon those premises, and the entry in or upon any such vehicle upon those premises;

(v) make provision with respect to—

the duties and obligations of owners of and persons in charge of or having the custody of or selling or having in posses­ sion for sale or otherwise vehicles the subject of such inspection;

the issue of notices giving directions set­

ting out the conditions with which such owners or persons shall comply before such vehicles may be used, driven or sold;

the affixing of notices or labels in the
prescribed form to such vehicles;
the imposition of penalties for removing,
obliterating or interfering with any
notices or labels so affixed; and

other

other matters incidental to or necessary for prohibiting or regulating the use, driving or sale of vehicles unsuitable for safe use or which do not comply with the requirements of this Act and the regulations.

(2) The Transport Act, 1930, as amended by subse­ quent Acts, is amended by inserting next after paragraph (k) of subsection one of section two hundred and sixty-four the following new paragraph : —

(kl) the inspection by a member of the police force, or an officer authorised in that behalf either generally or in a specific case in writing under the hand of the Commissioner, of motor omnibuses or other public vehicles in or upon a public street for the purpose of determining whether or not such omnibuses or vehicles comply with the requirements of this Act and the regulations, and for such purpose and in connection with any such inspection or an inspection made pursuant to section one hundred and sixty- four or two hundred and fourteen of this Act—

(i)   require the production of any motor omnibus or other public vehicle at a place and within a time specified in such request;

(ii)   authorise the entry in or upon any motor omnibus or other public vehicle;

(iii) make provision with respect to—

the duties and obligations of owners, holders of registration certificates and

persons in charge of or having the custody	of motor omnibuses or other public
vehicles the subject of such inspection;
the issue of notices giving directions setting out the conditions with which the owners, holders of registration certificates and persons in charge of or having the custody of motor omnibuses or other public vehicles so inspected shall comply before they may be used or driven;

the

the affixing of notices or labels in the

prescribed form to such vehicles;

the imposition of penalties for removing, obliterating or interfering with any notices or labels so affixed; and

other matters incidental to or necessary for prohibiting or regulating the use or driving of motor omnibuses or other public vehicles unsuitable for safe use or which do not comply with the require- ments of this Act and the regulations.