Road Transport (Driver Licensing) Act 1998 Road Transport (Driver Licensing) Amendment (Demerit Points Offences and Penalties and Fees) Regulation 2002 (2002-435) [GG No 106 of 28.6.2002, p 4798] (NSW)

2002 No 435

New South Wales

Road Transport (Driver Licensing)

Amendment (Demerit Points Offences

and Penalties and Fees)

Regulation 2002

under the

Road Transport (Driver Licensing) Act 1998

Her Excellency the Governor, with the advice of the Executive Council, has made the following Regulation under the Road Transport (Driver Licensing) Act 1998.

CARL SCULLY, M.P.,

Minister for Roads

Explanatory note

The object of this Regulation is to amend the Road Transport (Driver Licensing)

Regulation 1999:

(a)	to provide that two demerit points (three demerit points on a long weekend) be recorded against a driver’s licence if the driver of a motor vehicle with a sound system drives or uses the motor vehicle on a road or road related area where the sound system emits offensive noise (the use of a vehicle includes standing the vehicle), and
(b)	to provide that two demerit points (three demerit points on a long weekend) be recorded against a person’s licence for starting or driving a vehicle causing unnecessary noise or smoke, and
(c)	to provide that three demerit points (four demerit points on a long weekend) be recorded against a person’s licence:
(i) for approaching a pedestrian crossing too quickly to stop safely if necessary, or

Published in Gazette No 106 of 28 June 2002, page 4798	Page 1
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Explanatory note

(ii)    for using hand-held mobile phones while driving, and

(d) to increase (generally by 4.7 per cent) certain fees payable under the Road Transport (Driver Licensing) Act 1998 in line with movements in the Consumer Price Index.

This Regulation is made under the Road Transport (Driver Licensing) Act 1998, including sections 19 (the general regulation-making power) and 20 (in particular, section 20 (2) (f)).

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Road Transport (Driver Licensing) Amendment (Demerit Points Offences	Clause 1
and Penalties and Fees) Regulation 2002

Road Transport (Driver Licensing) Amendment

(Demerit Points Offences and Penalties and Fees)

Regulation 2002

1     Name of Regulation

This Regulation is the Road Transport (Driver Licensing) Amendment (Demerit Points Offences and Penalties and Fees) Regulation 2002.

2 Commencement

This Regulation commences on 1 July 2002.

3 Amendment of Road Transport (Driver Licensing) Regulation 1999

The Road Transport (Driver Licensing) Regulation 1999 is amended as set out in Schedule 1.

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Schedule 1 Amendments

Schedule 1 Amendments

(Clause 3)

[1]     Schedule 1 Demerit points offences and penalties

Insert at the end of Part 2 of the Schedule:

Approach pedestrian crossing too quickly 3 4 Rule 81 (1) of

to stop safely if necessary

Australian Road

Rules

Start or drive a vehicle causing 2 3 Rule 291 of

unnecessary noise or smoke

Australian Road

Rules

Use hand-held mobile phone while 3 4 Rule 300 of

driving

Australian Road

Rules

Driver of a motor vehicle with a sound 2 3 Clause 17A (1) of

system driving or using the motor vehicle

Protection of the

on a road or road related area where the

Environment

sound system emits offensive noise

Operations (Noise

Control) Regulation

2000

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Amendments Schedule 1

[2]     Schedule 3

Omit the Schedule. Insert instead:

Schedule 3 Fees (Clause 62)

$

1          Issue or renewal of driver’s licence:

(a) 1-year	37
(b) 3-year	91
(c) 5-year	122
(d) provisional P1 licence	37
(e) provisional P2 licence	60

(f) learner licence 15

2          Replacement or duplicate licence:

(a) learner licence 15
(b) any other licence 18
3	Application for driving or riding test 38

4          Competency based assessment:

(a) scheme participation fee	18
(b) replacement log book	6

5          Entry fee for authorised rider training course:

(a)	provisional licence rider training course	94
(b)	learner licence rider training course	63

6

Certificate from Authority’s records 21

7

Information from records (other than a certificate) 15

8

Hazard Perception Test 31

9

Driver Qualification Test 31

10

Driver Knowledge Test 31

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Schedule 1 Amendments

11        Fee per copy for provision of handbook:

(a) Road Users’ Handbook (including any foreign language version

of that handbook) 25

(b) Heavy Vehicle Drivers’ Handbook 25

(c) Motorcycle Riders’ Handbook	25
(d) Hazard Perception Handbook	25
(e) Driver Qualification Handbook	25

BY AUTHORITY

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