Road Transport (General) Amendment Act 2010 (ACT)

Road Transport (General) Amendment Act 2010

A2010-39

Contents

Page

Part 1Preliminary

1. Name of Act  2

2. Commencement  2

3. Legislation amended  2

Part 2Road Transport (General) Act 1999

1. Suspension for nonpayment of infringement notice penalties

   
   

   Section 44 (2)  3

2. Section 44 (7) and (8)  4

3. New section 84A  4

4. Section 84  5

5. Section 85 heading  6

6. Section 85 (1)  6

7. Revocation of suspension of driver licence, registration etc

   
   

   Section 86 (1)  7

8. Dictionary, definition of revocation notice  7

Part 3Road Transport (General) Regulation 2000

1. Section 9  8

2. Section 9A  8

Road Transport (General) Amendment Act 2010

A2010-39

An Act to amend the Road Transport (General) Act 1999, and for other purposes.

The Legislative Assembly for the Australian Capital Territory enacts as follows:

Part 1Preliminary

1. Name of Act

   This Act is the Road Transport (General) Amendment Act 2010.

2. Commencement

   This Act commences on a day fixed by the Minister by written notice.

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

   Note 2A single day or time may be fixed, or different days or times may be fixed, for the commencement of different provisions (see Legislation Act, s 77 (1)).

   Note 3If a provision has not commenced within 6 months beginning on the notification day, it automatically commences on the first day after that period (see Legislation Act, s 79).

3. Legislation amended

   This Act amends the Road Transport (General) Act 1999 and the Road Transport (General) Regulation 2000.

Part 2Road Transport (General) Act 1999

1. Suspension for nonpayment of infringement notice penalties
   Section 44 (2)

   substitute

   (2)The road transport authority must—

   (a)send the person a written notice (a suspension notice) that contains the information required by subsection (2A); and

   (b)if the infringement notice penalty is not paid before the suspension date in the suspension notice—take action under subsection (3), (4) or (5) (the suspension action) on the suspension date.

   (2A)A suspension notice must state—

   (a)particulars of the infringement notice and the reminder notice to which the suspension notice relates; and

   (b)that if the person does not pay the infringement notice penalty by a stated date (the suspension date), the authority will take suspension action on the suspension date; and

   (c)any information prescribed by regulation; and

   (d)any other information that the road transport authority considers appropriate.

   (2B)However, the suspension date must not be earlier than 10 days after the day the suspension notice is sent to the person.

2. Section 44 (7) and (8)

   substitute

   (7)A suspension under this section takes effect on the suspension date.

   (8)If the road transport authority takes suspension action, the authority must send a suspension confirmation notice to the person that states—

   (a)the suspension date; and

   (b)the action that was taken on the suspension date; and

   (c)any information prescribed by regulation; and

   (d)any other information that the road transport authority considers appropriate.

3. New section 84A

   in part 6, before section 84, insert

84AMeaning of revocation notice—pt…