Traffic Amendment Regulation (No. 1) 1996 (Qld)

Queensland Subordinate Legislation 1996 No. 40 Traffic Act 1949 TRAFFIC AMENDMENT REGULATION (No. 1) 1996 TABLE OF PROVISIONS Section Page 1 Short title . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 2 Regulation amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 3 Amendment of s 2 (Commencement) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 4 Replacement of s 7 (Amendment of s 137 (Codes on driver’s licences)) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 7 Replacement of s 137 (Codes on driver’s licences) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

s1 2 s4 Traffic Amendment (No. 1) No. 40, 1996 ˙ Short title 1. This regulation may be cited as the Traffic Amendment Regulation (No. 1) 1996 . ˙ Regulation amended 2. This regulation amends the TrafficAmendmentRegulation(No.2)1995 . ˙ Amendment of s 2 (Commencement) 3. Section 2, ‘4 March’— omit, insert— ‘9 April’. ˙ Replacement of s 7 (Amendment of s 137 (Codes on driver’s licences)) 4. Section 7— omit, insert— ˙ ‘ Replacement of s 137 (Codes on driver’s licences) ‘ 7. Section 7— ‘ omit, insert— ‘ Codes on driver’s licences ‘ 137.(1) If a code in the table, column 1 is stated on a driver’s licence issued after 8 April 1996, that code indicates the corresponding driver’s licence type, class, condition or description appearing in the table, column 2. Column 1 Code L .......... P .......... O .......... Table Column 2 Licence type learner’s permit provisional licence open licence

s4 3 s4 Traffic Amendment (No. 1) No. 40, 1996 D .......... Code UD . . . . . . . . . RE . . . . . . . . . R .......... C .......... LR . . . . . . . . . MR . . . . . . . . HR . . . . . . . . . HC . . . . . . . . . MC . . . . . . . . Code A .......... duplicate licence Licence class a specially constructed vehicle a moped a motorcycle with an engine capacity of not more than 250 mL, with or without a trailer a class RE vehicle a motorcycle, with or without a trailer a moped a motor car, with or without a trailer a class C vehicle a motor omnibus of not more than 8 t GVM, built or fitted to carry not more than 30 adult passengers, with or without a trailer of not more than 9 t GVM a motor truck (including a prime mover) of not more than 8 t GVM, with or without a trailer of not more than 9 t GVM a class LR vehicle a motor omnibus of more than 8 t GVM with not more than 2 axles, with or without a trailer of not more than 9 t GVM a motor truck with not more than 2 axles, with or without a trailer of not more than 9 t GVM a class MR vehicle a motor omnibus, with or without a trailer of not more than 9 t GVM an articulated motor omnibus a motor truck, with or without a trailer of not more than 9 t GVM a class HR vehicle a motor truck, with or without a trailer an articulated motor vehicle a class HC vehicle a B-double a road train Licence condition licensee may only drive vehicle with automatic transmission

s4 4 s4 Traffic Amendment (No. 1) No. 40, 1996 B .......... M.......... S .......... V .......... X1 . . . . . . . . . X2 . . . . . . . . . licensee may only drive vehicle with synchromesh gearbox licensee may only drive while carrying, and in accordance with, a medical certificate licensee may only drive while wearing corrective lenses licensee may only drive while carrying, and in accordance with, a vehicle modification notice licensee may only drive while carrying, and in accordance with, an order under section 20A or 20B of the Actlicensee may only drive vehicle with an ‘L’ plate in accordance with section 109 ‘ (2) A code stated on a licence issued before 1 July 1991 (an “old code” ) is taken to be the corresponding new code set out in the following table— Table Part 1—Licence type Old code P .......................... O .......................... New code P O Part 2—Licence class or condition Old code A .......................... B .......................... B3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C .......................... C4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D .......................... D5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E .......................... F .......................... G .......................... H .......................... M.......................... New code C R RE HR MR HR LR LR HC — UD UD M

s4 5 s4 Traffic Amendment (No. 1) No. 40, 1996 R .......................... S .......................... W.......................... X .......................... 1........................... 2........................... 7........................... 8........................... — S — — A V B — ‘ (3) A code stated on a licence issued after 30 June 1991 but before 9 April 1996 (an “old code” ) is taken to be the corresponding new code set out in the following table— Table Part 1—Licence type Old code L .......................... P .......................... O .......................... RP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D .......................... New code L P O P D Part 2—Licence class, condition or description Old code A .......................... B .......................... BN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . BP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C .......................... C2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D .......................... D5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . DV . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E .......................... E3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . New code C R RE RE (with licence condition A) HR MR HR LR HR HC HC MC

6 Traffic Amendment (No. 1) No. 40, 1996 E6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G .......................... H .......................... HY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L .......................... M.......................... R (with class RP licence) . . . . . . . . R (about a vehicle modification) . . R (otherwise) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . S .......................... W.......................... 1........................... MC UD UD UD V M X1 V — S — A ‘ (4) A receipt issued after 30 June 1991 but before 9 April 1996 is taken to be— (a) if issued for a class RP licence—an order under section 20A or 20B of the Act; or (b) if about a vehicle modification—a vehicle modification notice. ‘ (5) Despite subsection (2), a class C licence issued before 1 July 1991 also entitles the licensee to drive a motor truck with a trailer of more than 9 t GVM until 12 months after the commencement of this section. ‘ (6) Despite subsection (3), a class C licence issued after 30 June 1991 but before 9 April 1996 also entitles the licensee to drive a motor truck with a trailer of more than 9 t GVM until 12 months after the commencement of this section. ‘ (7) Subsections (5) and (6) apply even if the class C licence is renewed as a class HR licence before 9 April 1997. ‘ (8) To remove any doubt, nothing in this section allows a person to drive a vehicle if the person’s licence has expired, or is suspended or cancelled.’. ENDNOTES 1. Made by the Governor in Council on 29 February 1996. 2. Notified in the gazette on 1 March 1996. 3. Laid before the Legislative Assembly on . . . 4. The administering agency is the Department of Transport.

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