Road Transport (General) Act 1999 Road Transport (General) (Short Descriptions and Penalty Notice Offences) Amendment (Driver and Passenger Safety) Regulation 2001 (2001-366) [GG No 93 of 1.6.2001, p 3007] (NSW)
2001 No 366
Road Transport (General) (ShortNew South Wales
Descriptions and Penalty Notice
Offences) Amendment (Driver and
Passenger Safety) Regulation 2001
under the
Road Transport (General) Act 1999
Her Excellency the Governor, with the advice of the Executive Council, has made the following Regulation under the Road Transport (General) Act 1999.
CARL SCULLY, M.P.,
Minister for Roads
Explanatory note
The objects of this Regulation are as follows:
| (a) | to increase, from $115 to $220, the amount of the penalty for certain offences when dealt with by way of a penalty notice under section 15 of the Road Transport (General) Act 1999 (the offences concerned are mainly under the Australian Road Rules, and generally relate to the wearing of seatbelts by drivers and passengers, the wearing of motor bike helmets by riders and passengers and the fitting of child restraints), |
| (b) | to provide for an increased penalty in those cases where a number of passengers are conveyed by the driver of a motor vehicle, or by the rider of a motor bike, and the relevant passenger safety requirements are not being complied with. |
This Regulation is made under the Road Transport (General) Act 1999, including sections 15 and 71 (the general regulation-making power).
| Published in Gazette No 93 of 1 June 2001, page 3007 | Page 1 |
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Road Transport (General) (Short Descriptions and
Penalty Notice Offences) Amendment (Driver and
Passenger Safety) Regulation 2001
1 Name of Regulation
This Regulation is the Road Transport (General) (Short Descriptions and Penalty Notice Offences) Amendment (Driver and Passenger Safety) Regulation 2001.
2 Commencement
This Regulation commences on 8 June 2001.
3 Amendment of Road Transport (General) (Short Descriptions and
Penalty Notice Offences) Regulation 1999
The Road Transport (General) (Short Descriptions and Penalty Notice
Offences) Regulation 1999 is amended as set out in Schedule 1.
4 Notes
The explanatory note does not form part of this Regulation.
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Road Transport (General) (Short Descriptions and Penalty Notice
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| Amendments | Schedule 1 |
| Schedule 1 | Amendments |
(Clause 3)
[1] Schedule 2 Penalty notice offences
Omit the matter relating to rules 264, 265 and 266 of the Australian Road
Rules.
Insert instead:
Rule 264 3164 driver not wearing seatbelt 1 220 Rule 265 3165 passenger 16 yrs or older not in seat with 1 220
(1) and (2) seatbelt
Rule 265 3166 passenger 16 yrs or older not wearing 1 220
(1) and (3) seatbelt
Rule 265 3167 passenger 16 yrs or older in front seat 1 220
(1) and (4) when not permitted
Rule 266 3168 drive with passenger under 1 yr not in 1 220
(1) and (2) restraint
Rule 266 3169 drive with passenger (over 1 yr but under 1 220
(1) and (3) 16 yrs) not restrained
Rule 266 3170 drive with passenger (under 16 yrs) in 1 220
(1) and (4) front seat not restrained
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| Schedule 1 | Amendments |
[2] Schedule 2
Omit the matter relating to rule 270 of the Australian Road Rules.
Insert instead:
Rule 270 (1) (a) 3178 ride motor bike with no 1 220 helmet (rider alone)
Rule 270 (1) (b) 1421 ride motor bike with one 1 220 (where helmeted rider rides unhelmeted passenger bike with one unhelmeted
passenger only)Rule 270 (1) (b) 1422 ride motor bike with 2 1 440 (where helmeted rider rides unhelmeted passengers bike with 2 unhelmeted
passengers)Rule 270 (1) (b) 1424 ride motor bike with 3 1 660 (where helmeted rider rides unhelmeted passengers bike with 3 unhelmeted
passengers)Rule 270 (1) (b) 1426 ride motor bike with 4 or 1 880 (where helmeted rider rides more unhelmeted passengers bike with 4 or more
unhelmeted passengers)Rule 270 (1) (a) and (b) 1427 ride motor bike with one 1 440 (where unhelmeted rider unhelmeted passenger (rider rides bike with one not helmeted) unhelmeted passenger only) Rule 270 (1) (a) and (b) 1428 ride motor bike with 2 1 660 (where unhelmeted rider unhelmeted passengers (rider rides bike with 2 unhelmeted not helmeted) passengers) Rule 270 (1) (a) and (b) 1429 ride motor bike with 3 1 880 (where unhelmeted rider unhelmeted passengers (rider rides bike with 3 unhelmeted not helmeted) passengers)
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| Amendments | Schedule 1 |
Rule 270 (1) (a) and (b) 1430 ride motor bike with 4 or 1 1,100 (where unhelmeted rider more unhelmeted passengers rides bike with 4 or more (rider not helmeted) unhelmeted passengers)
Rule 270 (2) 3180 motor bike passenger not 1 220 wearing helmet
[3] Schedule 2
Omit the matter relating to clause 46 (1) of the Road Transport (Safety and
Traffic Management) (Road Rules) Regulation 1999.
Insert instead:
Clause 46 (1) 2057 front seat child restraint where airbag fitted 1 220 [4] Schedule 2
Insert after the matter relating to clause 47A of the Road Transport (Safety and Traffic Management) (Road Rules) Regulation 1999:
Clause 47B 1431 drive with one unrestrained 1 220
(where driver wearing passenger seatbelt drives with one unrestrained passenger only)
Clause 47B 1432 drive with 2 unrestrained 1 440
(where driver wearing passengers seatbelt drives with 2
unrestrained passengers)
Clause 47B 1433 drive with 3 unrestrained 1 660
(where driver wearing passengers seatbelt drives with 3
unrestrained passengers)
Clause 47B 1434 drive with 4 or more 1 880
(where driver wearing unrestrained passengers seatbelt drives with 4 or m o r e u n r e s t r a i n e d passengers)
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| Schedule 1 | Amendments |
Clause 47B 1435 drive with one unrestrained 1 440 (where driver not wearing passenger (driver not wearing seatbelt drives with one seatbelt) unrestrained passenger only) Clause 47B 1436 drive with 2 unrestrained 1 660 (where driver not wearing passengers (driver not wearing
seatbel t dr ives wi th seatbelt) 2 unrestrained passengers)
Clause 47B 1437 drive with 3 unrestrained 1 880 (where driver not wearing passengers (driver not wearing
seatbel t dr ives wi th seatbelt) 3 unrestrained passengers)
Clause 47B 1440 drive with 4 or more 1 1,110 (where driver not wearing unrestrained passengers (driver seatbelt drives with 4 or not wearing seatbelt)
m o r e u n r e s t r a i n e d passengers)
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