Road Transport (General) Amendment (Penalty Levels) Regulation 2006 (NSW)

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New South Wales

Road Transport (General) Amendment

(Penalty Levels) Regulation 2006

under the

Road Transport (General) Act 2005

Her Excellency the Governor, with the advice of the Executive Council, has made the following Regulation under the Road Transport (General) Act 2005.

ERIC ROOZENDAAL, M.L.C.,

Minister for Roads

Explanatory note
The object of this Regulation is to amend the Road Transport (General) Regulation 2005 to increase the 15 penalty levels for penalties for motor vehicle offences that are dealt with by way of penalty notices. The penalty level increases are in line with movements in the Consumer Price Index.
This Regulation is made under the Road Transport (General) Act 2005, including sections 10

(the general regulation-making power) and 183 (Penalty notices for certain offences).

Published in Gazette No 82 of 23 June 2006, page 4667	Page 1
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Clause 1	Road Transport (General) Amendment (Penalty Levels) Regulation 2006

Road Transport (General) Amendment (Penalty Levels)

Regulation 2006

under the

Road Transport (General) Act 2005

1      Name of Regulation

This Regulation is the Road Transport (General) Amendment (Penalty
Levels) Regulation 2006.

2      Commencement

This Regulation commences on 1 July 2006.

3 Amendment of Road Transport (General) Regulation 2005

The Road Transport (General) Regulation 2005 is amended as set out in Schedule 1.

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Road Transport (General) Amendment (Penalty Levels) Regulation 2006

Amendment	Schedule 1
Schedule 1	Amendment

(Clause 3)

Clause 41

Omit the clause. Insert instead:

41      Penalty levels

For the purposes of this Regulation, penalty amounts are
expressed in terms of the following levels:
Level 1 means a penalty of $51.
Level 2 means a penalty of $77.
Level 3 means a penalty of $128.
Level 4 means a penalty of $179.
Level 5 means a penalty of $231.
Level 6 means a penalty of $308.
Level 7 means a penalty of $384.
Level 8 means a penalty of $461.
Level 9 means a penalty of $590.
Level 10 means a penalty of $743.
Level 11 means a penalty of $923.
Level 12 means a penalty of $974.
Level 13 means a penalty of $1,205.
Level 14 means a penalty of $1,589.

Level 15 means a penalty of $2,409.

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