Road Transport Reform Regulation 1999 (Qld)

Queensland Subordinate Legislation 1999 No. 286 Electricity Act 1994 Explosives Act 1999 Forestry Act 1959 Indy Car Grand Prix Act 1990 Justices Act 1886 Justices of the Peace and Commissioners for Declarations Act 1991 Liquor Act 1992 Nature Conservation Act 1992 Traffic Act 1949 Transport Infrastructure Act 1994 Transport Operations (Marine Safety) Act 1994 Transport Operations (Passenger Transport) Act 1994 Transport Operations (Road Use Management) Act 1995

2 Road Transport Reform No. 286, 1999 ROAD TRANSPORT REFORM REGULATION 1999 TABLE OF PROVISIONS Section Page 1 Short title . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 2 Commencement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 3 Schedule 1 amendments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 4 Schedule 2 amendments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 SCHEDULE 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 AMENDMENTS COMMENCING 22 NOVEMBER 1999 JUSTICES REGULATION 1993 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 TRANSPORT OPERATIONS (ROAD USE MANAGEMENT)REGULATION 1995 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 SCHEDULE 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 AMENDMENTS COMMENCING ON 1 DECEMBER 1999 ELECTRICITY REGULATION 1994 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 EXPLOSIVES REGULATION 1955 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 FORESTRY REGULATION 1998 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 INDY CAR GRAND PRIX REGULATION 1990 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 JUSTICES REGULATION 1993 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 JUSTICES OF THE PEACE AND COMMISSIONERS FORDECLARATIONS REGULATION 1991 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 LIQUOR REGULATION 1992 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 NATURE CONSERVATION REGULATION 1994 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE (AIRPORTMANAGEMENT) REGULATION 1994 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE (PORTS) REGULATION 1994 . . . . 13 TRANSPORT OPERATIONS (MARINE SAFETY)REGULATION 1995 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 TRANSPORT OPERATIONS (PASSENGER TRANSPORT)REGULATION 1994 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 TRANSPORT OPERATIONS (PASSENGER TRANSPORT) STANDARD 1995 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

3 Road Transport Reform No. 286, 1999 TRANSPORT OPERATIONS (ROAD USE MANAGEMENT)REGULATION 1995 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 TRANSPORT OPERATIONS (ROAD USEMANAGEMENT—DANGEROUS GOODS) REGULATION 1998 . . . . . . . 15 TRANSPORT OPERATIONS (ROAD USEMANAGEMENT—FATIGUE MANAGEMENT) REGULATION 1998 . . . 16 TRANSPORT OPERATIONS (ROAD USEMANAGEMENT—ROAD RULES) REGULATION 1999 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 TRANSPORT OPERATIONS (ROAD USEMANAGEMENT—VEHICLE REGISTRATION) REGULATION 1999 . . . 17

s1 4 s4 Road Transport Reform No. 286, 1999 ˙ Short title 1. This regulation may be cited as the Road Transport Reform Regulation 1999 . ˙ Commencement 2.(1) Section 3 and schedule 1 commence on 22 November 1999. (2) Section 4 and schedule 2 commence on 1 December 1999. ˙ Schedule 1 amendments 3. Schedule 1 amends the subordinate legislation it mentions. ˙ Schedule 2 amendments 4. Schedule 2 amends the subordinate legislation it mentions.

5 Road Transport Reform No. 286, 1999 ¡ SCHEDULE 1 AMENDMENTS COMMENCING 22 NOVEMBER 1999 section 3 ´ JUSTICES REGULATION 1993 1. Schedule 1, part 45A, table, entries for sections 32(3), 33(4), 37(2), 38(3) and 39(3), ‘12’— omit, insert— ‘20’. 2. Schedule 1, part 45B, table, entries for sections 14–16— omit, insert— ‘s 14 for each tonne or part of a tonne by which the mass requirement is exceeded . . . . . s 15 for each tonne or part of a tonne by which the mass requirement is exceeded . . . . . s 16 for each tonne or part of a tonne by which the mass requirement is exceeded . . . . . 3 (to a maximum of 18) 3 (to a maximum of 18) 3 (to a maximum of 18)’.

6 Road Transport Reform No. 286, 1999 SCHEDULE 1 (continued) ´ TRANSPORT OPERATIONS (ROAD USE MANAGEMENT) REGULATION 1995 1. Section 14, penalty— omit, insert — ‘Maximum penalty— (a) for an excessive overloading offence—50 penalty units; or (b) for a dangerous or extreme overloading offence—80 penalty units.’. 2. Section 15, penalty— omit, insert— ‘Maximum penalty— (a) for an excessive overloading offence—50 penalty units; or (b) for a dangerous or extreme overloading offence—80 penalty units.’. 3. Section 16, penalty— omit, insert— ‘Maximum penalty— (a) for an excessive overloading offence—50 penalty units; or (b) for a dangerous or extreme overloading offence—80 penalty units.’.

7 Road Transport Reform No. 286, 1999 SCHEDULE 1 (continued) 4. Section 26(b)— omit, insert— ‘(b) a liability offence for the Act, section 57; and (c) an extended liability offence for the Act, section 57B.’. 5. Schedule 13— insert— ‘ “dangerous overloading offence” means an offence committed when a vehicle is loaded to at least 120% but less than 160% of a mass requirement that applies to the vehicle. “excessive overloading offence” means an offence committed when a vehicle is loaded to more than 100% but less than 120% of a mass requirement that applies to the vehicle. “extreme overloading offence” means an extreme overloading offence under section 79N of the Act.’.

8 Road Transport Reform No. 286, 1999 ¡ SCHEDULE 2 AMENDMENTS COMMENCING ON 1 DECEMBER 1999 section 4 ´ ELECTRICITY REGULATION 1994 1. Section 123, ‘ Traffic Act 1949 ’— omit, insert— ‘Transport Operations (Road Use Management) Act 1995’ . ´ EXPLOSIVES REGULATION 1955 1. Section 2, definition “road”— omit, insert— ‘ “road” has the meaning given in the TransportOperations(RoadUseManagement) Act 1995. ’. ´ FORESTRY REGULATION 1998 1. Sections 21, 23(3)(a)(i) and 26(1)(a), ‘ Traffic Act 1949 ’— omit, insert— ‘Transport Operations (Road Use Management) Act 1995’ .

9 Road Transport Reform No. 286, 1999 SCHEDULE 2 (continued) I ´ NDY CAR GRAND PRIX REGULATION 1990 1. Section 29(a)(i), ‘pursuant to the Traffic Act 1949 ’— omit, insert— ‘under the Transport Operations (Road Use Management) Act 1995 ’. ´ JUSTICES REGULATION 1993 1. Part 2, division 2— omit, insert — ‘ Division 2—Local law offences and minor traffic offences ‘ Infringement notice offences and penalties for local laws ‘ 6A. For part 4A of the Act— (a) an offence against a local law is an infringement notice offence; and (b) the infringement notice penalty for the infringement notice offence under an infringement notice is the amount worked out under schedule 1A for the offence. ‘ Administering authority for local laws ‘ 6B. The administering authority for an infringement notice and an infringement notice offence under section 6A is the chief executive officer of the local government that made the local law.

10 Road Transport Reform No. 286, 1999 SCHEDULE 2 (continued) ‘ Authorised person for infringement notice for local law offences and minor traffic offences ‘ 6C. The person authorised to serve an infringement notice under section 98C 1 of the Act for an infringement notice offence under section 6A or the TransportOperations(RoadUseManagement)Act1995 , section 108 is an authorised person under the Local Government Act 1993 , section 1084. 2 ‘ Authorised person for reminder notice, enforcement notice and withdrawal from acting under the Act, pt 4A, div 3 ‘ 6D.(1) The person authorised to— (a) serve a reminder notice; and (b) give an enforcement notice; and (c) withdraw from acting under part 4A, division 3 3 of the Act; for an infringement notice offence under section 6A is the chief executive officer of the local government that made the local law. ‘ (2) The person authorised to— (a) serve a reminder notice; and (b) give an enforcement notice; and (c) withdraw from acting under part 4A, division 3 of the Act; for an infringement notice offence under the TransportOperations(RoadUse Management) Act 1995 , section 108 is the chief executive officer of the local government that prescribed an amount as the infringement notice penalty for the minor traffic offence that, under the section, is the infringement notice offence.’. 1 Section 98C of the Act deals with the service of infringement notices generally. 2 Local Government Act 1993 , section 1084 (Appointment). 3 Part 4A, division 3 of the Act deals with the enforcement of infringement notices by registration.

11 Road Transport Reform No. 286, 1999 SCHEDULE 2 (continued) 2. Sections 8(2) and 9(3), ‘ Traffic Act 1949 ’— omit, insert— ‘Transport Operations (Road Use Management) Act 1995’ . 3. Schedule 1, part 39— omit. 4. Schedule 1, part 40, section 2, ‘ Traffic Act 1949 ’— omit, insert— ‘Transport Operations (Road Use Management) Act 1995 ’. 5. Schedule 1, part 45A, section 1— insert — ‘s 74(1) no parking sign . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . no stopping sign . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . s 97(2)(b) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . s 137(1) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 / 12 1 / 3 1 / 4 4’. 6. Schedule 6 definition “GVM”, ‘schedule 3. 97 ’— omit, insert— ‘schedule 4. 4 ’. 7. Schedule 6, definition “regulated parking”— omit, insert— ‘ “regulated parking” see Transport Operations Management) Act 1995 , schedule 4.’. (Road Use 4 Schedule 4 (Dictionary)

12 Road Transport Reform No. 286, 1999 SCHEDULE 2 (continued) ´ JUSTICES OF THE PEACE AND COMMISSIONERS FOR DECLARATIONS REGULATION 1991 1. Section 3, definition “offence”, ‘Part 6A of the Traffic Act 1949 ’— omit, insert— ‘ the Transport Operations (Road Use Management) Act 1995 , chapter 5, part 6’. 2. Sections 9(a) and (b) and 10(1)(b), (2) and (3), ‘ Traffic Act 1949 ’— omit, insert— ‘ Transport Operations (Road Use Management) Act 1995 ’. 3. Section 10, heading, ‘Traffic Act’— omit, insert— ‘ traffic ’. 4. Section 10(1)(a), ‘section 16 or 16A of the Traffic Act 1949 ’— omit, insert — ‘the Transport Operations (Road Use Management) Act 1995 , section 79 or 80’. ´ LIQUOR REGULATION 1992 1. Section 26, ‘ Traffic Act 1949 ’— omit, insert— ‘Transport Operations (Road Use Management) Act 1995’ .

13 Road Transport Reform No. 286, 1999 SCHEDULE 2 (continued) ´ NATURE CONSERVATION REGULATION 1994 1. Schedule 14, definition “official traffic sign”, ‘ Traffic Act 1949 ’— omit, insert— ‘Transport Operations (Road Use Management) Act 1995 ’. ´ TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE (AIRPORT MANAGEMENT) REGULATION 1994 1. Section 3, definitions “indication” and “official traffic sign”, ‘ Traffic Act 1949 ’— omit, insert— ‘Transport Operations (Road Use Management) Act 1995’ . ´ TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE (PORTS) REGULATION 1994 1. Section 3, definitions “indication” and “official traffic sign”, ‘ Traffic Act 1949 ’— omit, insert— ‘Transport Operations (Road Use Management) Act 1995’ .

14 Road Transport Reform No. 286, 1999 SCHEDULE 2 (continued) ´ TRANSPORT OPERATIONS (MARINE SAFETY) REGULATION 1995 1. Schedule 11, definition “official traffic sign”, ‘ Traffic Act 1949 ’— omit, insert— ‘Transport Operations (Road Use Management) Act 1995’ . ´ TRANSPORT OPERATIONS (PASSENGER TRANSPORT) REGULATION 1994 1. Schedule 7, definition “motor vehicle”, ‘ Traffic Act 1949 , section 9’— omit, insert— ‘Transport Operations (Road Use Management) Act 1995 ’. ´ TRANSPORT OPERATIONS (PASSENGER TRANSPORT) STANDARD 1995 1. Section 6(2)(b) and (c), ‘motorcycles or motortricycles’— omit, insert— ‘motorbikes’. 2. Section 6(2)(c)(i) and (ii), ‘motorcycle’— omit, insert— ‘motorbike’.

15 Road Transport Reform No. 286, 1999 SCHEDULE 2 (continued) 3. Section 6(4), definitions “open licence” and “provisional licence”, ‘ Traffic Act 1949 ’— omit, insert— ‘ Transport Operations (Road Use Management) Act 1995 ’. 4. Section 13(2)(a)— omit, insert— ‘(a) complying with the TransportOperations(RoadUseManagement) Act 1995 ; and’. ´ TRANSPORT OPERATIONS (ROAD USE MANAGEMENT) REGULATION 1995 1. Section 34, definitions “driver’s licence”, “learner’s permit” and “open licence”— omit. 2. Schedule 13, definition, “extreme overloading offence”, ‘79N’— omit, insert— ‘163’. ´ TRANSPORT OPERATIONS (ROAD USE MANAGEMENT—DANGEROUS GOODS) REGULATION 1998 1. Schedule 3, definition “driver’s licence”, ‘ Traffic Act 1949. ’— omit, insert— ‘the Transport Operations (Road Use Management) Act 1995.’ .

16 Road Transport Reform No. 286, 1999 SCHEDULE 2 (continued) ´ TRANSPORT OPERATIONS (ROAD USE MANAGEMENT—FATIGUE MANAGEMENT) REGULATION 1998 1. Sections 45 and 99, ‘driver’s licence’— omit, insert — ‘driver licence’. 2. Schedule 3, definition “driver’s licence”— omit, insert— ‘ “driver licence” does not include— (a) a Queensland driver licence that is— (i) a learner licence issued under the Act; or (ii) a current driver licence receipt issued under the Act for a learner licence; or (b) a corresponding document to a Queensland driver licence mentioned in paragraph (a) issued under a corresponding law to the provision of the Act under which a Queensland driver licence mentioned in paragraph (a) is issued.’. ´ TRANSPORT OPERATIONS (ROAD USE MANAGEMENT—ROAD RULES) REGULATION 1999 1. Part 12, division 1, before section 165— insert— ‘ Minor traffic offences ‘ 164A. The offences in this part are prescribed minor traffic offences for section 108 of the Act.’.

17 Road Transport Reform No. 286, 1999 SCHEDULE 2 (continued) ´ TRANSPORT OPERATIONS (ROAD USE MANAGEMENT—VEHICLE REGISTRATION) REGULATION 1999 1. Section 13(5)(a), ‘ Traffic Act 1949 , section 59— omit, insert— ‘ Transport Operations (Road Use Management) Act 1995 , section 134’. 2. Section 24(5), definition “photographic detection device”, ‘ Traffic Act 1949 , section 44P’— omit, insert— ‘ Transport Operations (Road Use Management) Act 1995 , section 113’. 3. Section 63(1)(b)(iii)— omit. 4. Schedule 4, definition “vehicle law”— omit, insert— ‘ “vehicle law” means— (a) the Road Use Management Regulation; or (b) the Vehicle Standards and Safety Regulation, to the extent the regulation requires compliance with the vehicle standards mentioned in the regulation.’.

18 Road Transport Reform ENDNOTES 1. Made by the Governor in Council on 18 November 1999. 2. Notified in the gazette on 19 November 1999. 3. Laid before the Legislative Assembly on . . . 4. The administering agency is the Department of Transport. No. 286, 1999 © State of Queensland 1999