Motor Vehicles Variation Regulations 2008 (SA)

South Australia

Motor Vehicles Variation Regulations 2008

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 1996

1. Variation of regulation 13—Exemptions from duty to carry number plates

2. Variation of regulation 13A—Exemptions from section 47D of Act

3. Substitution of regulation 51

   51Corresponding laws declared for purposes of demerit points scheme

4. Insertion of Schedule 5A

   Schedule 5A—Corresponding laws declared for purposes of demerit points scheme

Part 1—Preliminary

1—Short title

These regulations may be cited as the Motor Vehicles Variation Regulations 2008.

2—Commencement

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

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 1996

4—Variation of regulation 13—Exemptions from duty to carry number plates

Regulation 13—after its present contents (now to be designated as subregulation (1)) insert:

(2)An officer or employee of the South Australian Police Department or the Transport Department who drives a motor vehicle on a road, or causes a motor vehicle to stand on a road, is exempt from the operation of section 47(1) of the Act if—

(a)the vehicle is being used for the purpose of testing the legibility of number plates; and

(b)the vehicle displays a sign bearing the word "test".

5—Variation of regulation 13A—Exemptions from section 47D of Act

Regulation 13A—after its present contents (now to be designated as subregulation (1)) insert:

(2)An officer or employee of the South Australian Police Department or the Transport Department who drives a motor vehicle on a road, or causes a motor vehicle to stand on a road, is exempt from the operation of section 47D(1)(a), (b) and (c) of the Act if—

(a)the vehicle is being used for the purpose of testing the legibility of number plates; and

(b)the vehicle displays a sign bearing the word "test".

6—Substitution of regulation 51

Regulation 51—delete the regulation and substitute:

51—Corresponding laws declared for purposes of demerit points scheme

The laws specified in Schedule 5A, as amended or substituted from time to time, are declared to be corresponding laws for the purposes of Part 3B of the Act.

7—Insertion of Schedule 5A

After Schedule 5 insert:

Schedule 5A—Corresponding laws declared for purposes of demerit points scheme

Motor Vehicles Act of the Northern Territory and regulations made under that Act

Road Safety Act 1986 of Victoria and regulations made under that Act

Road Transport (Driver Licensing) Act 1998 of New South Wales and regulations made under that Act

Road Transport (Driver Licensing) Act 1999 of the Australian Capital Territory and regulations made under that Act

Transport Operations (Road Use Management) Act 1995 of Queensland and regulations made under that Act

Vehicle and Traffic Act 1999 of Tasmania and regulations made under that Act

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 31 January 2008

No 5 of 2008

MTR07/047CS