Motor Vehicles Variation Regulations 2011 (SA)

South Australia

Motor Vehicles Variation Regulations 2011

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            Insertion of regulation 12A

12A         Exemption relating to vehicles registered etc interstate or overseas

5            Variation of regulation 25—Exemptions from duty to carry number plates

6            Variation of regulation 27—Exemptions from section 47D of Act

Part 1—Preliminary

1—Short title

These regulations may be cited as the Motor Vehicles Variation Regulations 2011.

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 2010

4—Insertion of regulation 12A

After regulation 12 insert:

12A—Exemption relating to vehicles registered etc interstate or overseas

A person who drives a motor vehicle, or causes a motor vehicle to stand, on a road is exempt from the operation of section 19A(1)(c) of the Act insofar as that paragraph imposes requirements relating to the visibility and legibility of number plates, if the motor vehicle—

(a)is approved by the Minister for Tourism as a motor vehicle that may be driven, or caused to stand, on a road in relation to an event specified in a notice under regulation 25(4); and

(b)is being so driven or caused to stand during the period, and in accordance with the conditions, specified in the notice.

5—Variation of regulation 25—Exemptions from duty to carry number plates

Regulation 25—after subregulation (2) insert:

(3)A person who drives a motor vehicle, or causes a motor vehicle to stand, on a road is exempt from the operation of section 47(1) of the Act insofar as that section imposes requirements relating to the visibility and legibility of number plates, if the motor vehicle—

(a)is approved by the Minister for Tourism as a motor vehicle that may be driven, or caused to stand, on a road in relation to an event specified in a notice under subregulation (4); and

(b)is being so driven or caused to stand during the period, and in accordance with the conditions, specified in the notice.

(4)The Minister for Tourism may, with the concurrence of the Minister responsible for the administration of the Act, publish a notice in the Gazette—

(a)specifying an event; and

(b)specifying a period during which motor vehicles approved by the Minister for Tourism may be driven, or caused to stand, on a road in relation to the event; and

(c)specifying the conditions applicable to driving such a motor vehicle, or causing such a motor vehicle to stand, on a road in relation to the event.

(5)In any proceedings, a document purporting to be a certificate signed by the Minister for Tourism and certifying that, on a specified day, a specified motor vehicle was or was not approved as a motor vehicle that may be driven, or caused to stand, on a road in relation to an event specified in a notice under subregulation (4), is proof of the matter so certified in the absence of proof to the contrary.

6—Variation of regulation 27—Exemptions from section 47D of Act

Regulation 27—after subregulation (2) insert:

(3)A person who drives a motor vehicle, or causes a motor vehicle to stand, on a road in circumstances referred to in regulation 25(3) is exempt from the operation of section 47D(1)(c) of the 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's Deputy

with the advice and consent of the Executive Council

on 1 December 2011

No 244 of 2011

MTR/11/096