Road Transport Legislation Amendment Act 2016 (ACT)

Road Transport Legislation Amendment Act 2016

A2016-3

Contents

Page

Part 1      Preliminary

1            Name of Act  2

2            Commencement  2

3            Legislation amended  2

Part 2Crimes Act 1900

4            Power to enter premises to arrest offenderSection 220 (4), definition of relevant offence, paragraph (b) (iv)            3

Part 3Road Transport (Alcohol and Drugs) Act 1977

5            New section 10A  4

6            New section 13CA  5

7           Automatic driver licence disqualification—first offenders, s 19New section 32 (4)  6

8            Automatic driver licence disqualification—repeat offenders, s 19New section 33 (4)  6

9            Automatic driver licence disqualification—offences other than s 19New section 34 (3)  6

10          Automatic driver licence disqualification—immediate suspension periodSection 35 (2)  7

11          New part 22  7

Part 4Road Transport (Driver Licensing) Act 1999

12          New section 19A  9

Part 5Road Transport (General) Act 1999

13          Definitions—pt 3 Section 21A, definitions of illegal user declaration and known user declaration  10

14          Section 21A, new definition of online declaration  10

15          Section 21A, definition of sold vehicle declaration  10

16          New section 44B  11

17          New section 57  11

18          Dictionary, new definition of online declaration  11

Part 6Road Transport (Offences) Regulation 2005

19          Infringement notices—service—Act, s 24 (2)Section 12 (2) (b) and note  12

20          Section 12 (3) (b), except notes  13

21          New section 12 (3A) and (3B)  14

22          New section 12 (5)  14

Road Transport Legislation Amendment Act 2016

A2016-3

An Act to amend legislation about road transport, 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 Legislation Amendment Act 2016.

2. Commencement

   This Act commences on the day after its notification day.

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

3. Legislation amended

   This Act amends the following legislation:

   ·     Crimes Act 1900

   ·     Road Transport (Alcohol and Drugs) Act 1977

   ·     Road Transport (Driver Licensing) Act 1999

   ·     Road Transport (General) Act 1999

   ·     Road Transport (Offences) Regulation 2005.

Part 2Crimes Act 1900

1. Power to enter premises to arrest offender
   Section 220 (4), definition of relevant offence, paragraph (b) (iv)

   omit

Part 3Road Transport (Alcohol and Drugs) Act 1977

1. New section 10A

   in division 2.2, insert

10APower to enter premises for alcohol screening test

(1)This section applies if a police officer—

(a)suspects on reasonable grounds that a person—

(i)was the driver of a vehicle that was involved in an accident on a road or road related area; or

(ii)failed to comply with a police officer’s request or signal to stop a vehicle the person was driving on a road or road related area; and

(b)suspects on reasonable grounds that the person has committed an offence against section 19 (Prescribed concentration of alcohol in blood or breath), section 20 (Prescribed drug in oral fluid or blood—driver or driver trainer) or section 24 (Driving under the influence of intoxicating liquor or a drug); and

(c)requires the…