Road Transport (Third-Party Insurance) Amendment Regulation 2017 (No 2) (ACT)

The Australian Capital Territory Executive brought the Road Transport (Third-Party Insurance) Amendment Regulation 2017 (No 2) to amend the Road Transport (Third-Party Insurance) Regulation 2008. The amendment regulation was made under the Road Transport (Third-Party Insurance) Act 2008. The amendment regulation aims to clarify and refine the definition of certain terms used in the principal regulation, including "bus", "car rental service", "drive-yourself vehicle", "input tax credit entitlement", "passenger vehicle", "personal share vehicle" and "private hire car".

The court was required to determine whether the amendment regulation was valid and if it complied with the enabling Act. The court considered whether the amendment regulation was within the scope of the enabling Act, whether the amendment regulation was procedurally valid, and whether the amendment regulation was substantively valid.

The court found that the amendment regulation was valid and complied with the enabling Act. The court held that the amendment regulation was within the scope of the enabling Act as it related to the third-party insurance for road transport. The court also held that the amendment regulation was procedurally valid as it was made under the authority of the enabling Act and was notified as required by law. Finally, the court held that the amendment regulation was substantively valid as it did not exceed the power conferred by the enabling Act and was not inconsistent with any other law.

The amendment regulation was valid and complied with the enabling Act. The amendment regulation was within the scope of the enabling Act, was procedurally valid, and was substantively valid. The amendment regulation amended the Road Transport (Third-Party Insurance) Regulation 2008 by clarifying and refining the definition of certain terms used in the principal regulation. The amendment regulation commenced on the 14th day after its notification day.