Traffic Act 1909 Motor Traffic Amendment (Licence Fees) Regulation 1996 (1996-584) [GG No 137 of 29.11.1996] (NSW)

1996 No 584

New South Wales

Motor Traffic Amendment (Licence

Fees) Regulation 1996

under the

Traffic Act 1909

His Excellency the Governor, with the advice of the Executive Council, has made the following Regulation under the Traffic Act 1909.

MICHAEL KNIGHT, MP

Minister for Roads

Explanatory note

The objects of this Regulation are:

(a)	to enable the Roads and Traffic Authority to waive licence fees so that a person who holds a current interstate driver’s licence is able, in certain circumstances, to convert the person’s interstate licence to a New South Wales licence at no fee, and
(b)	in the case of the conversion of an interstate motor cycle learner’s licence to the New South Wales equivalent, to exempt the holder of the interstate learner’s licence from the requirement to complete a pre-learner training course.

This Regulation is made under the Traffic Act 1909, in particular section

3 (1) (m1) and (U).

Published in Gazette No 137 of 29 November 1996, page 7739 Page 1

1996 No 584

Clause 1 Motor Traffic Amendment (Licence Fees) Regulation 1996

Motor Traffic Amendment (Licence Fees)

Regulation 1996

1 Name of Regulation

This Regulation is the Motor Traffic Amendment (Licence Fees)

Regulation I996.

2 Commencement

This Regulation commences on 4 December 1996.

3 Amendment of Motor Traffic Regulations 1935

The Motor Traffic Regulations 1935 are amended as set out in

Schedule 1 .

4 Notes

The explanatory note does not form part of this Regulation.

1996 No 584

Motor Traffic Amendment (Licence Fees) Regulation 1996

Amendments	Schedule 1
Schedule 1	Amendments

(Clause 3)

[1]        Regulation 4 Applications for registrations and licences

Insert after Regulation 4 (1):

(1A) The Authority may, in such cases as it thinks fit, waive the appropriate fee in respect of a licence that is issued to an applicant who is, at the time of making the application for the issue of the licence, the holder of a licence to drive a motor vehicle, or the equivalent of such a licence, issued under the law in force in another State or Territory.

[2]        Regulation 12 Learners’ licences

Insert after Regulation 12 (1):

(1A) The Authority may, in such cases as it thinks fit, waive the appropriate fee in respect of a learner’s licence issued to an applicant who is, at the time of making the application for the issue of the learner’s licence, the holder of a learner’s licence, or the equivalent of such a licence, issued under the law in force in another State or Territory

[3]        Regulation 531 Exemption from compulsory motor cycle licence training

Insert after Regulation 531 (4):

(5)

A person is exempt from any requirement of Regulation 12 (1) (g) to hold a certificate issued under this Part if:

(a)	the person applies for the issue of a learner’s licence to learn to ride a motor cycle, and
(b)	the person is, at the time of making the application, the holder of a learner’s licence to learn to ride a motor cycle, or the equivalent of such a licence, issued under the law in force in another State or Territory.