Road Traffic Code Amendment Regulations (No. 2) 2002 (WA)

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Road Traffic Act 1974

Road Traffic Code Amendment

Regulations (No. 2) 2002

Made by the Governor in Executive Council.

1.             Citation

These regulations may be cited as the Road Traffic Code
Amendment Regulations (No. 2) 2002.

2.             The regulations amended

The amendment in these regulations is to the Road Traffic
Code 2000*.

[* Published in Gazette 4 August 2000 p. 4213-538.

For amendments to 5 December 2002 see 2001 Index to
Legislation of Western Australia, Table 4, p. 290, and Gazette

8 March and 1 November 2002.]

3.	Regulation 285A inserted After regulation 285 the following regulation is inserted —
“

285A. Exemption for operators of speed measuring
equipment

(1) A provision set out in the Table to subregulation (2)
does not apply to a person certified by the
Commissioner of Police (or a delegate) as being
competent to use speed measuring equipment when that
person is acting in the course of his or her duty relating

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to the operation of approved speed measuring

equipment if, in the circumstances —

(a)	the person is taking reasonable care; and
(b)	it is reasonable that the provision should not apply.

(2) Subregulation (1) applies to the provisions set out in
the Table to this subregulation.

Table

* regulation 76 (driving in an emergency stopping lane)

* regulation 119 (driving on or across a median strip, painted

island, etc.)

* regulation 140 (stopping in a no stopping area)
* regulation 141 (stopping or parking in a no parking area)
* regulation 142 (stopping on a carriageway with a yellow edge line)
* regulation 149 (stopping on a freeway)
* regulation 150 (stopping in an emergency stopping lane)
* regulation 161 (stopping on a bridge or in a tunnel, etc.)

* regulation 165 (stopping on a path, median strip, nature strip or

traffic island)

* regulation 166(1) (obstructing access to and from a path)
* regulation 173 (parking for longer than indicated)
* regulation 175 (parking where fees are payable)

* regulation 176(1), but only as it relates to subregulations (2), (6)

and (7) (parallel parking on a carriageway)

* regulation 177 (parallel parking in a median strip parking area)
* regulation 178 (angle parking)
* regulation 179 (parking in parking bays)
* regulation 181 (failing to secure a motor vehicle)
* regulation 195 (pedestrians on a road with a road access sign)

* regulation 204 (pedestrians on part of a path designated for

bicycles only)

* regulation 253 (driving on paths)

* regulation 254 (driving on a nature strip).

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By Command of the Governor,

M. C. WAUCHOPE, Clerk of the Executive Council.

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