Road Safety (Procedures) (Demerit Points) Regulations 1996 (Vic)

Road Safety (Procedures) (Demerit Points)

Regulations 1996

S.R. No. 5/1996

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

Regulation Page

1.	Objectives	1
2.	Authorising provision	1
3.	Commencement	1
4.	Principal Regulations	2
5.	Amendment of regulation 205	2
6.	Amendment of regulation 230	2

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STATUTORY RULES 1996

S.R. No. 5/1996

Road Safety Act 1986

Road Safety (Procedures) (Demerit Points)

Regulations 1996

The Governor in Council makes the following Regulations:
Dated: 23 January 1996

Responsible Minister:

W. R. BAXTER

Minister for Roads and Ports

KATHY WILSON

Clerk of the Executive Council

1. Objectives

The objectives of these Regulations are—

(a)	to enable the Corporation to calculate demerit points from the date the relevant offence occurred; and
(b)	to replace a reference to the Magistrates (Summary Proceedings) Act 1975; and
(c)	to amend certain definitions for driver licensing purposes.

2. Authorising provision

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

3. Commencement

These Regulations come into operation on the day on which section 10 of the Road Safety

Road Safety (Procedures) (Demerit Points) Regulations 1996

r. 4 S.R. No. 5/1996

(Miscellaneous Amendments) Act 1995 comes

into operation.

4. Principal Regulations

In these Regulations, the 1Road Safety
(Procedures) Regulations 1988 are called the

Principal Regulations.

5. Amendment of regulation 205

In regulation 205(3) of the Principal

Regulations—

(a)	in the definition of "heavy combination vehicle", in paragraph (b) omit "heavy";
(b)	in the definition of "light rigid vehicle", in paragraph (b) after "(including the driver)" insert "and does not exceed 8 tonnes maximum loaded mass".

6. Amendment of regulation 230

In regulation 230 of the Principal Regulations—

(a) in sub-regulation (2)(d), for "Part VIIIA of the Magistrates (Summary Proceedings) Act 1975" substitute "Schedule 7 to the Magistrates' Court Act 1989"; and

(b) after sub-regulation (2) insert—

"(2A) Demerit points recorded under

sub-regulation (2) must be recorded as
having been incurred on the date on
which the relevant offence is alleged to

have occurred.".

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NOTES

1 S.R. No. 28/1988. Reprinted to S.R. No. 23/1994 and subsequently

amended by S.R. Nos 110/1994, 127/1994, 178/1994, 43/1995, 60/1995,
98/1995, 115/1995, 128/1995, 142/1995 and 154/1995.