Motor Vehicles Variation Regulations 2014 (SA)

South Australia

Motor Vehicles Variation Regulations 2014

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            Variation of regulation 43—Exemptions from certain requirements for qualified supervising drivers

5            Variation of regulation 90—Remission and reduction of fees

6            Variation of regulation 97—Places at which receipt of notice of disqualification may be personally acknowledged

Part 1—Preliminary

1—Short title

These regulations may be cited as the Motor Vehicles Variation Regulations 2014.

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—Variation of regulation 43—Exemptions from certain requirements for qualified supervising drivers

Regulation 43(2)—delete subregulation (2) and substitute:

(2)This regulation applies to a person if—

(a)the person—

(i)has not held the relevant licence during the whole of the immediately preceding 2 year period only because the licence expired during that period; and

(ii)renewed the licence within 3 months of that expiry; and

(iii)has held the relevant licence for periods totalling at least 2 years (excluding any period between the expiry of the licence and the date of its renewal); or

(b)the person holds the relevant licence and is ordinarily resident in a remote area (as defined in section 98AAG of the Act).

5—Variation of regulation 90—Remission and reduction of fees

Regulation 90—after subregulation (3) insert:

(4)The Registrar may remit the following fees payable by an Aboriginal person who ordinarily resides in a remote area:

(a)an administration fee payable under the Act or these regulations;

(b)a fee for the issue or renewal of a learner's permit;

(c)a fee for the issue or renewal of a licence;

(d)a fee for a theoretical examination;

(e)a fee for a practical driving test (including any booking fee that may be payable).

(5)In this regulation, Aboriginal person and remote area have the same respective meanings as in section 98AAG of the Act.

6—Variation of regulation 97—Places at which receipt of notice of disqualification may be personally acknowledged

Regulation 97—after paragraph (b) insert:

(c)the PY Ku Centre at Amata;

(d)a mobile station in a remote area (as defined in section 98AAG of the Act) established by the Registrar for the purpose of enabling persons to personally acknowledge receipt of a notice of disqualification in the remote area.

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 16 January 2014

No 14 of 2014

MRS13/06CS