Road Traffic (Vehicle Standards) Amendment Regulations (No. 6) 2005 (WA)

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T R30 7*

Road Traffic Act 1974

Road Traffic (Vehicle Standards) Amendment

Regulations (No. 6) 2005

(Vehicle Standards) Regulations 2002*.

Made by the Lieutenant-Governor and Administrator in Executive
Council.

1.            Citation

These regulations are the Road Traffic (Vehicle Standards)
Amendment Regulations (No. 6) 2005.

2.            Commencement

These regulations come into operation on the day on which the
Road Traffic Amendment Act 2000 comes into operation.

3.            The regulations amended

The amendments in these regulations are to the Road Traffic

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[* Published in Gazette 9 August 2002 p. 3903-4020.

For amendments to 13 December 2005 see Western
Australian Legislation Information Tables for 2004, Table 4,
p. 359, and Gazette 19 April, 27 May and
16 September 2005.]

4.            Regulation 23 amended

Regulation 23(1) is amended by deleting owner or operator of and inserting instead -

responsible person for, or operator of, ".

5.            Regulation 42 amended

Regulation 42(3)(a)(ii) is amended by deleting "an owner;" and inserting instead -

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a responsible person; ".

6.            Regulation 43 amended

Regulation 43(3) is repealed and the following subregulation is inserted instead -

(3) A departmental exemption may exempt all vehicles for
which a person is responsible from a provision of these
regulations or the Vehicle Standards if it would be
unreasonable to require the vehicle to comply with the
provision.

7.            Regulation 48 amended

(1)	Regulation 48(1) is amended by deleting "an owner of" and inserting instead -
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a responsible person for

(2) Regulation 48(2) is repealed and the following regulation is

inserted instead -

(2) If a departmental exemption exempts from a provision

of these regulations or the Vehicle Standards all
vehicles for which a person is responsible, the
provision does not apply to any vehicle for which the
person is responsible (irrespective of who is in charge

of it) while the exemption is in force.

(3)	Regulation 48(3) is amended by deleting "an owner of" and inserting instead -
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a responsible person for

(4)	Regulation 48(4) is amended by deleting "an owner of" and inserting instead -
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a responsible person for ".

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8.             Regulation 69 amended

Regulation 69(5) is amended by deleting "The owner of" and
inserting instead —
" A responsible person for "

9.            Glossary amended

The Glossary is amended by inserting in the appropriate alphabetical position -

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"vehicle for which a person is responsible" means a

vehicle for which the person is a responsible person; 1,

By Command of the Lieutenant-Governor and Administrator,

G. M. PIKE, Clerk of the Executive Council.