Motor Vehicle Repairs Amendment (Repair Work) Regulation 2003 (NSW)

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New South Wales

Motor Vehicle Repairs Amendment

(Repair Work) Regulation 2003

under the

Motor Vehicle Repairs Act 1980

Her Excellency the Governor, with the advice of the Executive Council, has made the following Regulation under the Motor Vehicle Repairs Act 1980.

REBA PAIGE MEAGHER, M.P.,

Minister for Fair Trading

Explanatory note
The objects of this Regulation are:

(a)	to prescribe classes of work as repair work for the purposes of the Motor Vehicle Repairs Act 1980, and
(b)	to provide that an applicant for a licence under the Act must have, or employ at least one person who has, a tradesperson’s certificate in respect of the class of repair work for which the application is made.

This Regulation is made under the Motor Vehicle Repairs Act 1980 (as amended by the Motor Trade Legislation Amendment Act 2001) including the definition of repair work in section 4 (1) and sections 18 and 89 (the general regulation-making power).

Published in Gazette No 154 of 26 September 2003, page 9570	Page 1
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Clause 1	Motor Vehicle Repairs Amendment (Repair Work) Regulation 2003

Motor Vehicle Repairs Amendment (Repair Work)

Regulation 2003

under the

Motor Vehicle Repairs Act 1980

1      Name of Regulation

This Regulation is the Motor Vehicle Repairs Amendment (Repair

Work) Regulation 2003.

2 Commencement

This Regulation commences on 1 October 2003.

3 Amendment of Motor Vehicle Repairs Regulation 1999

The Motor Vehicle Repairs Regulation 1999 is amended as set out in Schedule 1.

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Amendments	Schedule 1
Schedule 1 Amendments

(Clause 3)

[1]      Part 1A

Insert after clause 4:

Part 1A Repair work

4A Classes of repair work

(1)

For the purposes of the definition of repair work in section 4 (1) of the Act, the work of each of the following is prescribed as a class:

(a)	an automotive electrician who works from a fixed workshop,
(b)	an automotive electrician who works from a mobile workshop,
(c)	a body maker,
(d)	a brake mechanic,
(e)	an exhaust repairer,
(f)	a front end specialist,
(g)	a liquefied petroleum gas mechanic,
(h)	a motor cycle mechanic,
(i)	a motor mechanic who works from a fixed workshop,
(j)	a motor mechanic who works from a mobile workshop,
(k)	a natural gas mechanic,
(l)	a panelbeater,
(m)	a radiator repairer,
(n)	a transmission specialist,
(o)	a vehicle painter who works from a fixed workshop,
(p)	a vehicle painter who works from a mobile workshop.

(2)

In this clause:

automotive electrician means a person who repairs electrical
equipment, systems or circuits in motor vehicles.

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body maker means a person who makes motor vehicle bodies (otherwise than in the course of manufacturing new motor vehicles) or who repairs motor vehicle bodies.

brake mechanic means a person who repairs brake equipment
or systems in motor vehicles.

exhaust repairer means a person who repairs exhaust systems on motor vehicles, but does not include a person who repairs any mechanical or electrical system or circuit or any electronic device associated with, or any component of the engine of, a motor vehicle.

front end specialist means a person who repairs the steering
or suspension systems of motor vehicles.

liquefied petroleum gas means a liquid or gaseous substance that is a mixture of hydrocarbons basically consisting of butanes or butenes or propane or propene, or any mixture of all or any of them.

liquefied petroleum gas equipment means pipes, fittings, apparatus or appliances used for, or designed for use in, the conveyance or consumption of liquefied petroleum gas in motor vehicles.
liquefied petroleum gas mechanic means a person who installs liquefied petroleum gas equipment in motor vehicles or who repairs liquefied petroleum gas equipment in motor vehicles.
motor cycle mechanic means a person who performs the
work of a motor mechanic only on motor cycles.

motor mechanic means a person who repairs the engines or transmissions or the fuel, induction, exhaust, electrical, steering, suspension, cooling or braking systems, of motor vehicles.

natural gas means a liquid or gaseous substance which is a
mixture of hydrocarbons basically consisting of methane.

natural gas equipment means pipes, fittings, apparatus or appliances used for, or designed for use in, the conveyance or consumption of natural gas in motor vehicles.

natural gas mechanic means a person who installs natural gas equipment in motor vehicles or who repairs natural gas equipment in motor vehicles.

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panelbeater means a person who repairs the structural
components, frames or panel work of motor vehicles.

radiator repairer means a person who repairs the radiators, heating equipment, thermostats or fuel tanks of motor vehicles.

transmission specialist means a person who repairs the gears, clutches, driveshafts and differentials of motor vehicles and the controlling systems for those parts in motor vehicles.
vehicle painter means a person who paints motor vehicles.

[2]      Clause 14A

Insert after clause 14:

14A Prescribed resources in relation to applicants for licences

For the purposes of section 18 (1) (g) and (3) (f) of the Act, an applicant for a licence in respect of a particular class of repair work must have, or employ at least one other person who has, a tradesperson’s certificate in respect of that class of repair work.

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