Road Transport (Driver Licensing) Amendment Regulation 2017 (No 1) (ACT)

Road Transport (Driver Licensing) Amendment Regulation 2017 (No 1)

Subordinate Law SL2017-28

The Australian Capital Territory Executive makes the following regulation under the Road Transport (Driver Licensing) Act 1999.

Dated 23 August 2017.

Mick Gentleman

Minister

Shane Rattenbury

Minister

Road Transport (Driver Licensing) Amendment Regulation 2017 (No 1)

Subordinate Law SL2017-28

made under the

Road Transport (Driver Licensing) Act 1999

Contents

Page

1            Name of regulation  1

2            Commencement  1

3            Legislation amended  1

4            Section 41  1

5            Section 64A (2) (a), note  1

6            Section 86 (2) (c)  2

7           Section 107 (2), new note  2

8            Part 8A  2

9            Dictionary, note 3  3

10          Dictionary, definitions of photograph, signature and the Act                  4

1. Name of regulation

   This regulation is the Road Transport (Driver Licensing) Amendment Regulation 2017 (No 1).

2. Commencement

   This regulation commences on 1 September 2017.

   NoteThe naming and commencement provisions automatically commence on the notification day (see Legislation Act, s 75 (1)).

3. Legislation amended

   This regulation amends the Road Transport (Driver Licensing) Regulation 2000.

4. Section 41

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   6 years

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   11 years

5. Section 64A (2) (a), note

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   s 138AB

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   s 138A

6. Section 86 (2) (c)

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   5 years

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   10 years

7. Section 107 (2), new note

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   NoteFor par (c), the road transport authority may use the person’s photograph that the authority holds for the Road Transport (Driver Licensing) Act 1999, s 36 (see s 138A).

8. Part 8A

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Part 8AProtection of photographs and signatures

138AUse of photographs by road transport authority—Act, s 36 (1) (g)

The road transport authority may use a photograph in producing—

(a)a public vehicle driver authority card for section 64A; or

(b)a driving instructor, or heavy vehicle driver assessor, certificate of accreditation for section 107.

NoteFor other circumstances when a photograph or signature may be used by the road transport authority, see the Act, s 36.

138BDisclosure of photographs and signatures by road transport authority—Act, s 37 (1) (g)

(1)The road transport authority may disclose—

(a)a photograph or signature of a person to the commissioner for fair trading for the administration or enforcement of the Liquor Act 2010 (including in relation to the investigation of, or the conduct of a criminal proceeding for, an offence in relation to a proof of identity card); or

(b)a photograph of a person for the purpose of reproducing the person’s likeness on any of the following:

(i)a licence certificate, or registration certificate, for the person under the Agents Act 2003;

(ii)a licence for the person under the Security Industry Act 2003;

(iii)a registration card for the person under the Working with Vulnerable People (Background Checking) Act 2011;

(iv)a high risk work licence document for the person under the Work Health and Safety Regulation 2011.

Note 1For other circumstances when a photograph or signature may be disclosed by the road transport authority, see the Act, s 37.

Note 2The Territory privacy principles apply to a person to whom a photograph is disclosed (see Information Privacy Act 2014, sch 1).

(2)A photograph may be disclosed at the time the photograph is taken by, or given to, the road transport authority or at any later time.

1. Dictionary, note 3

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   ·     signature.

2. Dictionary, definitions of photograph, signature and the Act

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Endnotes

1. Notification

   Notified under the Legislation Act on 28 August 2017.

2. Republications of amended laws

   For the latest republication of amended laws, see align="center">© Australian Capital Territory 2017