Road Transport (Driver Licensing) Act 1998 Road Transport (Driver Licensing) Amendment (Miscellaneous) Regulation 2000 (2000-308) [GG No 81 of 30.6.2000, p 5476] (NSW)

2000 No 308

Road Transport (Driver Licensing) New South Wales

Amendment (Miscellaneous)

Regulation 2000

under the

Road Transport (Driver Licensing) Act 1998

His 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 objects of this Regulation are:

(a)	to provide that is not an offence for a provisional licence holder to drive a vehicle that does not have automatic transmission contrary to a licence condition if he or she is accompanied by a fully licensed driver, and
(b)	to prescribe an offence under clause 47A (Passengers on motor bikes not permitted unless driver holds licence for at least 12 months) of the Road Transport (Safety and Traffic Management) (Road Rules) Regulation 1999 to be a demerit point offence.

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

Published in Gazette No 81 of 30 June 2000, page 5476	Page 1
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Clause 1	Road Transport (Driver Licensing) Amendment (Miscellaneous) Regulation 2000

Road Transport (Driver Licensing) Amendment
(Miscellaneous) Regulation 2000

1      Name of Regulation

This Regulation is the Road Transport (Driver Licensing)

Amendment (Miscellaneous) Regulation 2000.

2 Commencement

This Regulation commences on 1 July 2000.

3 Amendment of Road Transport (Driver Licensing) Regulation 1999

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

4 Notes

The explanatory note does not form part of this Regulation.

2000 No 308

Road Transport (Driver Licensing) Amendment (Miscellaneous)

Regulation 2000

Amendments	Schedule 1
Schedule 1	Amendments

(Clause 3)

[1]      Clause 56 Licence conditions

Insert at the end of clause 56:

(2)

Subclause (1) does not apply to the holder of a provisional licence who is driving a motor vehicle contrary to a condition of that licence restricting the holder to driving motor vehicles with automatic transmissions if the seat next to the holder of the licence is occupied by a person who holds an Australian driver licence (not being an Australian learner licence or provisional licence) authorising him or her to drive such a vehicle.

(3)

For the purposes of subclause (2), a person does not hold an Australian driver licence if (whether under a law of this or another jurisdiction):

(a)	the licence has been suspended, or
(b)	the person has been disqualified from holding a licence.

[2]      Schedule 1 Demerit points offences and penalties

carriage of a pillion passenger on a motor bike or motor trike.
Insert instead “Clause 12 (2) of the Road Transport (Driver Licensing)
Regulation 1999, clause 47A (1) of the Road Transport (Safety and

Omit the matter in Column 3 in Part 2 relating to the unauthorised the Australian Road Rules”.

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