Traffic Acts Amendment Act of 1967 (Qld)

404 ANNO SEXTO DECIMO ELIZABETHAE SECUNDAE REGINAE No. 44 of 1967 An Act to Amend "The Traffic Acts, 1949 to 1965," in certain particulars [ ASSENTED TO 19TH DECEMBER, 1967] BE IT ENACTED by the Queen's Most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice a nd consent of the Legislative Assembly of Queensland in Parliament assembled , and by the authority of the same , as follows:- 1. (1) Short title . This Act may be cited as " The Traffic Acts Amendment Act of 1967." (2) Principal Act. " The Traffic Acts, 1949 to 1965," are in this Act referred to as the Principal Act. (3) Collective title . The Principal Act and this Act maybe collectively cited as " The Traffic Acts, 1949 to 1967." 2. Amendments of s. 39. Section thirty-nine of the Principal Act is amended by- (a) in subsection (1) inserting in paragraph (b) after the words " against this Act " the symbols and words ", including an offence against this section,";

Traffic Acts Amendment Act of 1967, No. 44 405 (b) in subsection (2)- (i) omitting paragraph ( b) and inserting in its stead the following paragraphs:- (bb)) fails to produce forthwith any driver ' s license issued to him under this Act; or (c) fails to produce forthwith any license , other than a driver's license, issued to him under this Act; or"; (ii) re-lettering paragraphs ( c), (d), and ( e) as paragraphs ( d), (e) and (f) respectively; (iii) omitting from paragraph ( d), as re-lettered by this Act, the words " or refuses "; (iv) omitting from paragraph ( f), as re-lettered by this Act, the words " without reasonable cause "; and (v) adding the words " unless, in the case of a failure referred to in paragraph (c) or (f) of this subsection , he has reasonable cause for such failure ". (c) adding the following subsection:- " (3) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (2) of this section a licensee required by a member of the Police Force to produce any driver ' s license issued to him under this Act shall be deemed not guilty of an offence if not later than forty - eight hours after being required so to do he produces such license to the Officer in Charge of the Police Station specified by that member of the Police Force.".