Motor Vehicles (Consular Exemptions) Amendment Regulations 2023 (SA)

South Australia

Motor Vehicles (Consular Exemptions) Amendment Regulations 2023

under the Motor Vehicles Act 1959

Contents

Part 1—Preliminary

1            Short title

2            Commencement

Part 2—Amendment of Motor Vehicles Regulations 2010

3            Insertion of regulation 12B

12B         Exemptions relating to consular officials etc

Part 1—Preliminary

1—Short title

These regulations may be cited as the Motor Vehicles (Consular Exemptions) Amendment Regulations 2023.

2—Commencement

These regulations come into operation on 10 March 2024.

Part 2—Amendment of Motor Vehicles Regulations 2010

3—Insertion of regulation 12B

After regulation 12A insert:

12B—Exemptions relating to consular officials etc

(1)An eligible person who holds a foreign licence that is in force and that is of a kind that is equivalent to—

(a)a licence endorsed with the C classification is exempt from the requirements applying in sections 79 and 79A of the Act and any fee payable for the issue of, or a test or examination relating to, a licence endorsed with the C classification (to the extent that the requirements or fee apply to such a licence); and

(b)a licence endorsed with the R classification is exempt from the requirements applying in sections 79 and 79A of the Act and any fee payable for the issue of, or a test or examination relating to, a licence endorsed with the R classification (to the extent that the requirements or fee apply to such a licence); and

(c)a licence endorsed with the R-DATE classification is exempt from the requirements applying in sections 79 and 79A of the Act and any fee payable for the issue of, or a test or examination relating to, a licence endorsed with the R-DATE classification (to the extent that the requirements or fee apply to such a licence).

(2)An eligible person who holds a licence issued under this Act is exempt from a fee payable for the renewal of the licence, or for the issue of any other licence under this Act.

(3)In this regulation—

consular official means an individual who holds or is acting in any of the following positions or titles:

(a)Consul-General;

(b)Deputy Consul-General;

(c)Consul;

(d)Vice-Consul;

(e)Diplomatic Officer with diplomatic rank;

eligible person means—

(a)a consular official; or

(b)a spouse or domestic partner of a consular official who resides with the official.

Editorial note—

As required by section 10AA(2) of the Legislative Instruments Act 1978, the Minister has certified that, in the Minister's opinion, it is necessary or appropriate that these regulations come into operation as set out in these regulations.

Made by the Governor's Deputy

with the advice and consent of the Executive Council

on 16 November 2023

No 110 of 2023