Road Transport (Driver Licensing) Amendment Regulations 2003 (No 1) (ACT)

Road Transport (Driver Licensing) Amendment Regulations 2003 (No 1)

Subordinate Law SL2003-34

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

Dated 30 September 2003.

Bill Wood

Minister

Ted Quinlan

Minister

Road Transport (Driver Licensing) Amendment Regulations 2003 (No 1)

Subordinate Law SL2003-34

made under the

Road Transport (Driver Licensing) Act 1999

Contents

Page

1. Name of regulations  1

2. Commencement  1

3. Regulations amended  1

4. Regulation 15 (2)  1

5. Regulation 62 (4)  1

6. Regulations 63 (2) (a), 69 (5) (d) and 78 (2) (c)  2

7. Regulation 78 (3)  2

8. Regulation 104 (2)  2

9. Regulation 120 (1) (b) (iii)  3

10. Regulation 120 (2)  3

11. New division 10.2  3

12. Dictionary, definition of required medical standards  3

1. Name of regulations

   These regulations are the Road Transport (Driver Licensing) Amendment Regulations 2003 (No 1).

2. Commencement

   These regulations commence on 1 October 2003.

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

3. Regulations amended

   These regulations amend the Road Transport (Driver Licensing) Regulations 2000.

4. Regulation 15 (2)

   substitute

5. For these regulations, the required medical standards, in relation to a person, are the medical standards set out in the publication Assessing Fitness to Drive, as amended from time to time, published by Austroads Incorporated, that apply to the person.

   NoteThe commercial standards in the publication apply in relation to the accreditation of a driving instructor (see reg 104 (2)).

6. Regulation 62 (4)

   substitute

7. For subregulation (3) (d), a person is medically fit to hold a public vehicle licence if the person has been examined by a doctor within the last 6 months in accordance with the required medical standards and the doctor certifies that—

   (a)the doctor has personally examined the person on a stated date; and

   (b)the person complies with the standards.

8. Regulations 63 (2) (a), 69 (5) (d) and 78 (2) (c)

   omit

   relevant publication mentioned in regulation 15 (2), definition of required medical standards

   substitute

   required medical standards

9. Regulation 78 (3)

   omit

   the relevant publication mentioned in

10. Regulation 104 (2)

    substitute

11. For subregulation (1) (e), a person is medically fit to be accredited if the person has been examined by a doctor within the last 6 months in accordance with the commercial standards mentioned in the required medical standards and the doctor certifies that—

    (a)the doctor has personally examined the person on a stated date; and

    (b)the person complies with the required medical standards.

12. Regulation 120 (1) (b) (iii)

    omit

    relevant publication mentioned in regulation 15 (2), definition of required medical standards

    substitute

    required medical standards

13. Regulation 120 (2)

    omit

    relevant publication mentioned in the

14. New division 10.2

    insert

Division 10.2            Medical standards

1. Medical fitness

   For regulations 62 (4) and 104 (2), the required medical standards are taken to include the required medical standards as in force immediately before 1 October 2003.

2. Expiry of div 10.2

   This division expires on 1 April 2004.

3. Dictionary, definition of required medical standards

   substitute

   required medical standards, in relation to a person—see regulation 15 (2).

Endnotes

Notification

Notified under the Legislation Act on 7 October 2003.

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