Road Safety (Drivers) Amendment (Heavy Combination Vehicle Licences) Regulations 2013 (Vic)

Road Safety (Drivers) Amendment (Heavy Combination Vehicle Licences) Regulations 2013

S.R. No. 86/2013

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

Regulation  Page

1Objective

2Authorising provision

3Commencement

4Requirement for heavy combination vehicle licence

26Requirement for heavy combination vehicle licence

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STATUTORY RULES 2013

S.R. No. 86/2013

Road Safety Act 1986

Road Safety (Drivers) Amendment (Heavy Combination Vehicle Licences) Regulations 2013

The Governor in Council makes the following Regulations:

Dated: 25 June 2013

Responsible Minister:

TERRY MULDER
Minister for Roads

MATTHEW McBEATH

Acting Clerk of the Executive Council

1Objective

The objective of these Regulations is to amend the Road Safety (Drivers) Regulations 2009 to prescribe a new requirement for a heavy combination vehicle licence to give effect to the National Heavy Vehicle Driver Competency Framework in Victoria.

2Authorising provision

These Regulations are made under section 95 of the Road Safety Act 1986.

3Commencement

These Regulations come into operation on 1 July 2013.

4Requirement for heavy combination vehicle licence

For regulation 26 of the Road Safety (Drivers) Regulations 2009[1] substitute—

"26   Requirement for heavy combination vehicle licence

For the purposes of regulation 19(b)(i), the requirements for an applicant for a heavy combination vehicle licence are that the applicant—

(a)has, at some time, held—

(i)an Australian driver licence to drive a car for a period of at least 24 months; and

(ii)an Australian driver licence to drive a medium rigid vehicle or a heavy rigid vehicle for a period of at least 12 months; and

(b)has completed a driver training course approved by the Corporation.".

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[1] Reg. 4: S.R. No. 95/2009 as amended by S.R. Nos 138/2009, 28/2010, 35/2010, 135/2010, 51/2011, 66/2011, 127/2011, 26/2012, 71/2012, 155/2012, 23/2013 and 44/2013.