Road Traffic (Drivers' Licences) Amendment Regulations 2006 (WA)

28 November 2006 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, WA 4913

Amendment Regulations 2006.

TR:309*

Road Traffic Act 1974

Road Traffic (Drivers' Licences) Amendment

Regulations 2006

Made by the Governor in Executive Council.

1.            Citation

These regulations are the Road Traffic (Drivers ' Licences)

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2.            Commencement

(1)	These regulations, other than regulation 5, come into operation on the day on which the Road Traffic Amendment (Vehicle Licensing) Act 2001 comes into operation.
(2)	Regulation 5 comes into operation on 1 January 2007.

3.            The regulations amended

The amendments in these regulations are to the Road Traffic
(Drivers ' Licences) Regulations 1975*.

[* Reprinted as at 18 March 2005.

For amendments to 1 November 2006 see Western Australian
Legislation Information Tables for 2005, Table 4, and
Gazette 26 May 2006.]

4.           Regulation 2 amended

Regulation 2(l) is amended by deleting the definitions of
"motor carrier" and "motor cycle" and inserting instead -

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"motor carrier" means -

(a) a motor vehicle that -

(i)      is designed to travel on 3 wheels; and

(ii)     has an unladen mass of not more than 1016kg; and

(iii)     is designed with a significant portion of its steering mechanism and other controls similar to those of a motor cycle;

or

(b) a motorised wheelchair other than a

motorised wheelchair that is designed so as

not to be capable of a speed exceeding

10 km/h;

"motor cycle" has the meaning given to that term in

the Road Traffic (Licensing) Regulations 1975
regulation 3(1);

5.            Regulation 4E amended

Regulation 4E(2) is amended by deleting "in a form approved by the Director General" and inserting instead -

obtained from the Director General, ".

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6.            Regulation 5 amended

Regulation 5(4) is amended by deleting "the relevant fee prescribed in Schedule 11 item 5," and inserting instead -

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the relevant fee prescribed under the Road Traffic
(Charges and Fees) Regulations 2006,

7.            Regulation 9 amended

Regulation 9 is amended by deleting "thereof, on payment of a duplicate licence fee of$12.10." and inserting instead -

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of the licence on payment of the relevant fee prescribed
under the Road Traffic (Charges and Fees)

Regulations 2006.

8. Regulation 9AA repealed
Regulation 9AA is repealed.

9.            Regulation 9A amended

Regulation 9A(c) is amended by deleting "a fee of$12.10;" and inserting instead -

"

the relevant fee prescribed under the Road
Traffic (Charges and Fees) Regulations 2006;

10.          Regulation 14A repealed

Regulation 14A is repealed.

11.	Regulation 14B amended

(1)	Regulation 1413(2) is amended by deleting "fee prescribed in Schedule 11 item 1(a) or 2" and inserting instead -
"

relevant fee prescribed in the Road Traffic (Charges

and Fees) Regulations 2006 ill

(2)	Regulation 1413(5) is amended by deleting 'fee prescribed by Schedule 11 item 2" and inserting instead -
"

relevant fee prescribed in the Road Traffic "Charges
and Fees) Regulations 2006

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12.          Regulations 15 to 15D repealed

Regulations 15, 15A, 15B, 15C and 15D are repealed.

13.          Schedule 8 amended

Schedule 8 is amended by deleting "Issued in:" and inserting
instead —
" Granted in: ".

14.          Schedule 11 repealed

Schedule 11 is repealed.

15.          Various references to "issue" changed to "grant"

(1)	Regulation 4B(2) is amended by deleting "issuing" and inserting instead — " granting ".
(2)	The regulations are amended by deleting "issue" in each place where it occurs that is mentioned in the Table to this subregulation and inserting instead
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grant ".

Table

r. 8A Sch. 8 (second place)

(3)	The regulations are amended by deleting "issued" in each place where it occurs that is mentioned in the Table to this subregulation and inserting instead —
" granted ".

Table

r. 5A(1) (first place)	r. 12C(2)
r. 5A(1)(b)	r. 13(1)
r. 5A(2)	Sch. 8 (3 places)
r. 5A(3)

16.	Various references to "licence" changed to "licence document"
The regulations are amended by deleting "licence" in each place where it occurs that is mentioned in the Table to this regulation and inserting instead — " licence document ".

Table

r. 6
r. 9 (first place) r. 9A (first, third, fourth and fifth places)

By Command of the Governor,

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