Road Transport (Safety and Traffic Management) Act 1999 - Road Transport (Safety and Traffic Management) (Road Rules) Amendment (Flashing Headlights) Regulation 2001 (2001-953) [GG No 188 of 7.12.2001, p 9612] (NSW)

2001 No 953

Road Transport (Safety and Traffic New South Wales

Management) (Road Rules)

Amendment (Flashing Headlights)

Regulation 2001

under the

Road Transport (Safety and Traffic Management) Act 1999

Her Excellency the Governor, with the advice of the Executive Council, has made the following Regulation under the Road Transport (Safety and Traffic Management) Act 1999.

CARL SCULLY, M.P.,

Minister for Roads

Explanatory note
The object of this Regulation is to amend the Road Transport (Safety and Traffic

Management) (Road Rules) Regulation 1999:

(a)	to allow emergency services vehicles to use flashing headlights when responding to an emergency, and
(b)	to make a minor correction by way of law revision.

This Regulation is made under the Road Transport (Safety and Traffic Management) Act 1999, including section 71 (the general regulation-making power).

Published in Gazette No 188 of 7 December 2001, page 9612	Page 1
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Clause 1	Road Transport (Safety and Traffic Management) (Road Rules) Amendment (Flashing Headlights) Regulation 2001

Road Transport (Safety and Traffic Management)
(Road Rules) Amendment (Flashing Headlights)
Regulation 2001

1. Name of Regulation

   This Regulation is the Road Transport (Safety and Traffic Management) (Road Rules) Amendment (Flashing Headlights) Regulation 2001.

2. Amendment of Road Transport (Safety and Traffic Management) (Road Rules) Regulation 1999

   The Road Transport (Safety and Traffic Management) (Road Rules)

   Regulation 1999 is amended as set out in Schedule 1.

3 Notes

The explanatory note does not form part of this Regulation.

2001 No 953

Road Transport (Safety and Traffic Management) (Road Rules)

Amendment (Flashing Headlights) Regulation 2001

Amendments	Schedule 1
Schedule 1	Amendments

(Clause 2)

1. Clause 55 Lights on motor vehicles generally

   Insert after clause 55 (c):

(c1)

any headlight or additional headlight permitted to be fitted to a motor vehicle by clause 85 (6) of Schedule 4 to the Road Transport (Vehicle Registration) Regulation 1998 to flash unless:

(i)	the vehicle is being used to respond to an emergency, and
(ii)	the vehicle is being driven by a person who is authorised to drive the vehicle and wears a badge or other distinguishing mark indicating that authority, or

1. Clause 55 (d) (ii)

Omit “mines rescue vehicle or Red Cross vehicle”.
Insert instead “mines rescue or other rescue vehicle, Red Cross vehicle or
another emergency vehicle within the meaning of the Australian Road
Rules”.

BY AUTHORITY