Traffic Amendment Act 1997 (TAS)

Traffic Amendment Act 1997

An Act to amend the Traffic Act 1925

[Royal Assent 13 May 1997]

Be it enacted by His Excellency the Governor of Tasmania, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council and House of Assembly, in Parliament assembled, as follows:

1Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Traffic Amendment Act 1997 . 2CommencementThis Act commences on a day to be proclaimed. 3Principal ActIn this Act, the Traffic Act 1925 is referred to as the Principal Act. 4Section 3 amended (Interpretation) Section 3(1) of the Principal Act is amended as follows: (a) by omitting the definition of motor registry and substituting the following definition: motor registry means a place appointed as a motor registry under regulations made under section 10(1)(a) ; (b) by omitting the definition of registering authority and substituting the following definition: registering authority means a person or body appointed or authorised as a registering authority under regulations made under section 10 (1) (a) ; 5Section 10 amended (Regulations: Application to the Crown) Section 10(1) of the Principal Act is amended as follows: (a) by omitting paragraphs (a) and (b) and substituting the following paragraphs: (a) appointing or authorising, or providing for the Commission to appoint or authorise, a Registrar of Motor Vehicles, motor registries and registering authorities for any or all of the following purposes: (i) the registration of motor vehicles and trailers; (ii) the renewal of registration of motor vehicles and trailers; (iii) the licensing of drivers of motor vehicles; (b) regulating – (i) the registration of motor vehicles and trailers; and (ii) the issue of certificates of registration, registration labels and interim registration labels; (b) by omitting paragraph (ca) .

[Second reading presentation speech made in:

House of Assembly on 23 APRIL 1997

Legislative Council on 30 APRIL 1997]