Road Transport (Safety and Traffic Management) Amendment Regulation 2011 (No 1) (ACT)

Road Transport (Safety and Traffic Management) Amendment Regulation 2011 (No 1)

Subordinate Law SL2011-35

The Australian Capital Territory Executive makes the following regulation under the Road Transport (Safety and Traffic Management) Act 1999.

Dated 13 December 2011.

Simon Corbell

Minister

Andrew Barr

Minister

Road Transport (Safety and Traffic Management) Amendment Regulation 2011 (No 1)

Subordinate Law SL2011-35

made under the

Road Transport (Safety and Traffic Management) Act 1999

Contents

Page

1            Name of regulation  1

2            Commencement  1

3            Legislation amended  1

4            New section 103 (3)  1

5            New section 103B  2

6            New section 104A (1) (f)  3

7           New section 104A (10)  4

8            Section 104B (1) (a) and (b)  4

9            Section 108 heading  4

10          Section 108 (1)  5

11          New section 108 (3) (e)  5

12          Schedule 1, new part 1.3  5

1. Name of regulation

   This regulation is the Road Transport (Safety and Traffic Management) Amendment Regulation 2011 (No 1).

2. Commencement

   This regulation commences on the commencement of the Road Transport (Safety and Traffic Management) Amendment Act 2011, section 4.

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

3. Legislation amended

   This regulation amends the Road Transport (Safety and Traffic Management) Regulation 2000.

4. New section 103 (3)

   insert

   (3)For the Act, dictionary, definition of approved average speed detection system, the P482 dual-camera automatic number plate recognition system manufactured by PIPS Technology Ltd, that is used with SpeedPoints matching software, is approved.

5. New section 103B

   insert

103BAverage speed detection systems—Act, s 22AA, s 23B and s 24 (2)

(1)For the Act, section 22AA, definition of average speed limit, the average speed limit for the road between 2 detection points mentioned in an item in table 103B, column 2 is the speed mentioned in column 6 for the item.

(2)For the Act, section 22AA, definition of detection point, the points mentioned in table 103B, column 2 are prescribed.

(3)For the Act, section 22AA, definition of shortest practicable distance, the distance mentioned in an item in table 103B, column 3 is the shortest practicable distance between the 2 detection points mentioned in column 2 for the item.

(4)For the Act, section 23B (a), definition of shortest practicable route, the route mentioned in an item in table 103B, column 4 is the route used to work out the shortest practicable distance mentioned in column 3 for the item.

(5)For the Act, section 23B (b), the minimum time that a vehicle’s driver could take to drive the vehicle on the route mentioned in an item in table 103B, column 4 is the time mentioned in column 5 for the item.

(6)In this section:

ACT Standard Grid Coordinates—see the Surveyors (Surveyor‑General) Practice Directions 2010 (No 2) (DI2010-267), schedule 2.

AHD—see the Surveyors (Surveyor‑General) Practice Directions 2010 (No 2) (DI2010-267), direction 5 (Definitions).

Table 103B

column 1 item	column 2 detection points	column 3 shortest practicable distance	column 4 shortest practicable route	column 5 minimum time (seconds)	column 6 average speed limit
1	ACT Standard Grid Coordinates 208876.18 East, 596541.65 North, AHD 629.88 Level ACT Standard Grid Coordinates 211361.44 East, 596864.50 North, AHD 644.45 Level	2.7081km (westbound)	Hindmarsh Drive (westbound), starting west of the intersection of Dalrymple Street and Mugga Lane and ending north‑east of Tyagarah Street	121.8645 (westbound)	80km/h
2	ACT Standard Grid Coordinates 208912.50 East, 596591.35 North, AHD 629.42 Level ACT Standard Grid Coordinates 211418.53 East, 596883.22 North, AHD 641.25 Level	2.7146km (eastbound)	Hindmarsh Drive (eastbound), starting north‑east of Palmer Street near Tyagarah Street and ending west of the intersection of Dalrymple Street and Mugga Lane	122.157 (eastbound)	80km/h

1. New section 104A (1) (f)

   insert

   (f)an approved average speed detection system.

2. New section 104A (10)

   insert

   (10)The test of an approved average speed detection system that takes images of vehicles at 2 detection points must show whether the device—

   (a)is operating in accordance with the manufacturer’s specifications; and

   (b)for the measurement of the time that elapses between vehicles passing the first and second detection points—is accurate within a tolerance of 2%.

3. Section 104B (1) (a) and (b)

   substitute

   (a)a matter mentioned in section 104A (4) or (7) in relation to the device; or

   (b)the matters mentioned in section 104 (4) or section 104A (9) in relation to the device.

4. Section 108 heading

   substitute

5. Meaning of codes etc on image taken by approved camera detection device or approved average speed detection system—Act, s 24 (2) (a)

6. Section 108 (1)

   after

   device

   insert

   or approved average speed detection system

7. New section 108 (3) (e)

   before the example, insert

   (e)the automatic number plate recognition camera component of the average speed detection system that took the image.

8. Schedule 1, new part 1.3

   insert

Part 1.3Average speed detection system

Table 1.3

column 1 item	column 2 location code	column 3 place where image was taken
1	2001	Hindmarsh Drive near intersection of Dalrymple Street and Mugga Lane (start of westbound route)
2	2002	Hindmarsh Drive near intersection with Tyagarah Street (end of westbound route)
3	2003	Hindmarsh Drive near intersection with Tyagarah Street (start of eastbound route)
4	2004	Hindmarsh Drive near intersection of Dalrymple Street and Mugga Lane (end of eastbound route)

Endnotes

1. Notification

   Notified under the Legislation Act on 19 December 2011.

2. Republications of amended laws

   For the latest republication of amended laws, see align="center">© Australian Capital Territory 2011