Motor Vehicles (Registration Labels) (Simplify) Variation Regulations 2017 (SA)

South Australia

Motor Vehicles (Registration Labels) (Simplify) Variation Regulations 2017

under the Motor Vehicles Act 1959

Contents

Part 1—Preliminary

1            Short title

2            Commencement

3            Variation provisions

Part 2—Variation of Motor Vehicles Regulations 2010

4            Revocation of Part 2 Division 8

5            Variation of regulation 35A—Registration details certificate

6            Substitution of regulations 35B and 35C

35B         Prescribed documents

35C         Carriage of permits issued under section 16 of Act

7           Variation of regulation 98—Guidelines for disclosure of information

8            Variation of Schedule 1—Fees

9            Variation of Schedule 5—Expiation fees

Part 1—Preliminary

1—Short title

These regulations may be cited as the Motor Vehicles (Registration Labels) (Simplify) Variation Regulations 2017.

2—Commencement

These regulations will come into operation on the day on which section 79 of the Statutes Amendment and Repeal (Simplify) Act 2017 comes into operation.

3—Variation provisions

In these regulations, a provision under a heading referring to the variation of specified regulations varies the regulations so specified.

Part 2—Variation of Motor Vehicles Regulations 2010

4—Revocation of Part 2 Division 8

Part 2 Division 8—delete Division 8

5—Variation of regulation 35A—Registration details certificate

Regulation 35A(b)—delete "(other than a heavy vehicle)"

6—Substitution of regulations 35B and 35C

Regulations 35B—delete the regulation and substitute:

35B—Prescribed documents

(1)For the purposes of sections 56, 57(2) and 58(1) of the Act, a registration details certificate issued to the transferor is a prescribed document.

(2)For the purposes of sections 71A and 71B(1) of the Act, a registration details certificate is a prescribed document.

35C—Carriage of permits issued under section 16 of Act

A permit under section 16 of the Act—

(a)must—

(i)if issued in respect of a motor vehicle that has a windscreen (other than a motor bike)—be firmly affixed in an upright position to the vehicle—

(A)to the inside surface of the front or rear windscreen in a corner on the opposite side of the windscreen to the driver's position; or

(B)in the case of a vehicle that has a pivoted, hinged or fixed side window adjacent to the front or rear windscreen on the opposite side of the windscreen to the driver's position—to the inside surface of that window,

but not so as to obstruct the driver's vision; or

(ii)if issued in respect of a motor vehicle (other than a motor bike or trailer) that does not have a windscreen—be displayed in a waterproof holder that has a transparent front and is affixed to an external surface of the vehicle on the left hand or near side of the vehicle, as near as practicable to the position in which the permit would have been affixed in accordance with subparagraph (i), had the vehicle been fitted with a windscreen; or

(iii)if issued in respect of a motor bike—be displayed in a waterproof holder that has a transparent front and is affixed to the handlebar in the centre, left hand or near side of the motor bike; or

(iv)if issued in respect of a trailer—

(A)be displayed in a waterproof holder that has a transparent front and is affixed to an external surface of the trailer on the front left hand or near side of the trailer, at a height not exceeding 2 metres above ground level; or

(B)in the case of a trailer that has a clear glass window be affixed to the inside of the bottom left hand corner of the window—be displayed at a height not exceeding 2 metres above ground level; and

(b)must be displayed so as to be clearly visible to a person facing the permit at a distance of 4 metres from the permit.

7—Variation of regulation 98—Guidelines for disclosure of information

Regulation 98(6)—after paragraph (k) insert:

(l)the 4 last digits of a particular motor vehicle's vehicle identification number;

(m)a particular motor vehicle's registered configuration;

(n)a particular motor vehicle's gross vehicle mass;

(o)a particular motor vehicle's gross combination mass;

(p)in the case of a particular special purpose vehicle—the conditions to which the registration of the vehicle is subject.

8—Variation of Schedule 1—Fees

1. Schedule 1, Part 1, heading to clause 8—delete "and registration labels"

2. Schedule 1, Part 1, clause 8—delete "or duplicate registration label"

3. Schedule 1, Part 2, clause 47—after subclause (2) insert:

(3) Administration fee for issue of replacement registration label (regulation 19—Interstate Road Transport Regulations 1986 of the Commonwealth) level 2 fee

9—Variation of Schedule 5—Expiation fees

1. Schedule 5, clause 1, table, items relating to sections 48 and 53—delete the items relating to sections 48(3), 48(3a), 53(1)(a), 53(1)(b), 53(1)(c), 53(1)(d) and 53(1a)

2. Schedule 5, clause 1, table, item relating to section 71B(2)—delete the description of the offence and substitute:

   Failure by person to whom replacement number plate, trade plate or prescribed document issued to return found or recovered original plate or document to Registrar

Note—

As required by section 10AA(2) of the Subordinate Legislation 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

with the advice and consent of the Executive Council

on 22 June 2017

No 91 of 2017

MTR/16/047