Road Safety (General) Amendment Regulations 2021 (Vic)

Road Safety (General) Amendment Regulations 2021

S.R. No. 136/2021

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

Regulation  Page

1Objective

2Authorising provision

3Commencement

4Schedule 7—Traffic infringements

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Endnotes

STATUTORY RULES 2021

S.R. No. 136/2021

Road Safety Act 1986

Road Safety (General) Amendment Regulations 2021

The Governor in Council makes the following Regulations:

Dated: 9 November 2021

Responsible Minister:

BEN CARROLL
Minister for Roads and Road Safety

ALEXANDRA DEBELJAKOVIC

Clerk of the Executive Council

1Objective

The objective of these Regulations is to make consequential amendments to the Road Safety (General) Regulations 2019 arising from the making of the Road Safety Road Rules Amendment (Electric Scooter Trial) Rules 2021.

2Authorising provision

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

3Commencement

These Regulations come into operation on 15 November 2021.

4Schedule 7—Traffic infringements

(1)In the table in Schedule 7 to the Road Safety (General) Regulations 2019[1]—

(a)in item 117, for "and (3)" substitute ", (3) and (4)";

(b)after item 235, for "Bicycles" substitute "Bicycles and electric scooters";

(c)in item 236, after "bicycle" insert ", rider of electric scooter";

(d)in item 238, for "Bicyclist fail" (wherever occurring) substitute "Fail";

(e)in item 240, for "and 252(1)" substitute "252(1) and 252(1A)";

(f)in item 248, for "and 251" substitute ", 250(2A), 251(1) and 251(2)";

(g)in item 249, after "Bicycle" insert "or electric scooter";

(h)in item 253 omit "bicycle";

(i)in item 254 omit "bicycle";

(j)in item 271A—

(i)after "144A(1)" insert "and 144A(1A)";

(ii)after "bicycle" insert "or an electric scooter".

(2)In the table in Schedule 7 to the Road Safety (General) Regulations 2019, after item 340 insert—

"Electric scooters
341	1880	RR 262A	1 penalty unit	Ride electric scooter on a road or road related area that is not in an electric scooter use area
342	1881	RR 262B	1 penalty unit	Ride electric scooter that is not provided under a commercially operated share scheme
343	1882	RR 262C	1 penalty unit	Ride electric scooter on a footpath
344	1883	RR 262D(1)	1 penalty unit	Ride electric scooter on a road with a speed-limit greater than 50 km per hour
345	1884	RR 262E	1 penalty unit	Ride electric scooter alongside another rider or pedestrian travelling on the road or road related area in the same direction
346	1885	RR 262F	1 penalty unit	Ride electric scooter if under 18 years of age
347	1886	RR 262G	1·25 penalty units	Exceed speed-limit on electric scooter
348	1887	RR 262H	1 penalty unit	Carry any other person on electric scooter
349	1888	RR 262I	1·25 penalty units	Consume intoxicating liquor while riding electronic scooter".

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Endnotes

[1] Reg. 4(1): S.R. No. 88/2019 as amended by S.R. Nos 104/2019, 172/2019, 105/2020, 123/2020, 36/2021 and 121/2021.

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Penalty Units

These Regulations provide for penalties by reference to penalty units within the meaning of section 110 of the Sentencing Act 1991. The amount of the penalty is to be calculated, in accordance with section 7 of the Monetary Units Act 2004, by multiplying the number of penalty units applicable by the value of a penalty unit.

The value of a penalty unit for the financial year commencing 1 July 2021 is $181.74.

The amount of the calculated penalty may be rounded to the nearest dollar.

The value of a penalty unit for future financial years is to be fixed by the Treasurer under section 5 of the Monetary Units Act 2004. The value of a penalty unit for a financial year must be published in the Government Gazette and a Victorian newspaper before 1 June in the preceding financial year.