Motor Vehicles (Ultra High Powered Vehicles) Amendment Regulations 2024 (SA)

South Australia

Motor Vehicles (Ultra High Powered Vehicles) Amendment Regulations 2024

under the Motor Vehicles Act 1959

Part 1Preliminary1Short title

These regulations may be cited as the Motor Vehicles (Ultra High Powered Vehicles) Amendment Regulations 2024.

2Commencement

These regulations come into operation on the day on which they are made.

Part 2Amendment of Motor Vehicles Regulations 2010

3Amendment of regulation 45 – Exemptions from duty to hold licence, learner's permit or particular class of licence

1. (1)

   Regulation 45(1a)—delete "driver's licence other than a licence that is assigned the R-DATE, R or U classification" and substitute:

   designated licence

2. (2)

   Regulation 45(1a)—delete "by their employer" wherever occurring

3. (3)

   Regulation 45—after subregulation (1a) insert:

   1. (1b)

      A person who holds a designated licence may, for the purpose of test driving an ultra high powered vehicle from a motor vehicle dealer, drive the ultra high powered vehicle on a road if, for the duration of the test drive—

      1. (a)

         the person is accompanied by an employee of the dealer who holds a licence that is assigned the U classification; and

      2. (b)

         the employee occupies a seat in the vehicle next to the person; and

      3. (c)

         the person does not drive the vehicle at a speed exceeding 100 kilometres an hour.

4. (4)

   Regulation 45—after subregulation (10) insert:

   1. (10a)

      For the purposes of subregulation (1a), a reference to a person being employed at a motor vehicle related workplace will be taken to include a reference to a person who—

      1. (a)

         is self‑employed; or

      2. (b)

         carries out work under a contract for services,

   in respect of the workplace, and employment has a corresponding meaning.

5. (5)

   Regulation 45(11)—before the definition of international driving permit, interstate licence and permanent resident insert:

   designated licence means a licence other than—

   1. (a)

      a learner's permit; or

   2. (b)

      a provisional licence; or

   3. (c)

      a driver's licence that is assigned the U classification; or

   4. (d)

      a driver's licence that is assigned only the R‑DATE or R classification;

4Amendment of Schedule 1 – Fees

Schedule 1, table—after item 29 insert:

 

29A—Approved driver training course
For an approved driver training course—
(a) course fee	$51.00
(b) administration fee (payable in addition to the course fee)	level 1 fee

5Amendment of Schedule 2 – Classification of driver's licences

Schedule 2, clause 1, table, item relating to licence class U, third column—delete "have held a driver's licence endorsed with the classification C, LR, MR, HR, HC or MC for at least 3 years" and substitute:

hold a licence that is not a learner's permit, a provisional licence or a driver's licence endorsed with only the classification R‑DATE or R

6Amendment of Schedule 4 – Demerit points

Schedule 4, Part 2, clause 4, table—after item relating to section 44B(3) insert:

 

44C Driving ultra high powered vehicle with disabled automated intervention system 6

Schedule 1—Transitional provision

1—Temporary exemption in relation to ultra high powered vehicles

1. (1)

   If, on the commencement day, the holder of a licence is authorised to drive an ultra high powered vehicle on a road under section 74(3)(b)(ii) of the Act, section 74(4) of the Act does not apply when the holder of the licence drives an ultra high powered vehicle during the relevant period.

2. (2)

   In this clause—

commencement day means the day on which regulation 5 of these regulations comes into operation;

relevant period means the period beginning on the commencement day and ending on 1 December 2024;

ultra high powered vehicle means an ultra high powered vehicle within the meaning of the Motor Vehicles Regulations 2010.

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

with the advice and consent of the Executive Council

on 30 May 2024

No 40 of 2024