Traffic Amendment (Speeding Anti-evasion Measures) Act 1998 (NSW)

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New South Wales

Traffic Amendment (Speeding

Anti-evasion M easures) Act 1998

No 152

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1       Name of Act

2 Commencement

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3 Amendment of Traffic Act 1909 No 5

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Schedule 1

Amendments

New South Wales

Traffic Amendment (Speeding

Anti-evasion M easures) Act 1998

No 152

Act No 152, 1998

An Act to amend the Traffic Act 1909 to make further provision with respect to the prohibition of articles that detect or interfere with approved speed measuring devices; and for other purposes. [Assented to 14 December 1998]

Section 1

Traffic Amendment (Speeding Anti-evasion Measures) Act 1998 No 152

The Legislature of New South Wales enacts:

Name of Act

This Act is the Traffic Amendment (Speeding Anti-evasion

Measures) Act 1998.

Commencement

This Act commences on a day or days to be appointed by proclamation.

Amendment of Traffic Act 1909 No 5

The Traffic Act I909 is amended as set out in Schedule 1.

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Schedule 1

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(Section 3)

[1]        Section 2 Definitions

Insert in alphabetical order in section 2 (1):

Prohibited speed measuring evasion article means any device or substance that is designed, or apparently designed. to be fitted or applied to, or to be carried in. a motor vehicle or trailer for the purpose of detecting. interfering with, or reducing the effectiveness of, an approved speed measuring device, and includes a radar detecting device and a radar jamming device.

[2]        Section 4AD Sale, purchase and u se of prohibited speed measuring evasion articles

Omit “radar detecting device or a radar jamming device” from

section 4AD (1).

Insert instead “prohibited speed measuring evasion article”.

[3]        Section 4AD (2)

Omit “the vehicle is fitted with or is carrying a radar detecting or applied to. or carried in. the vehicle”.

device or a radar jamming device”.

[4]        Section 4AD (4)

Omit the subsection. Insert instead:

(4)

It is a defence to a prosecution for an offence under this section if the defendant satisfies the court that the article concerned was not designed as a prohibited speed measuring evasion article but was designed for another purpose.

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[5]         Section 4AD (5) (a) and (b)

Omit “device” wherever occurring. Insert instead “article”.

[6]         Section 4AD (5) (c)

concerned".

Omit “vehicle was fitted with or was carrying the device being carried in the vehicle”.

[ 7 ]        Section 4AE Surrender and forfeiture of prohibited speed measuring evasion articles

Omit section 4AE (l) and (2). Insert instead:

(l)

A police officer who reasonably believes that:

(a)

a prohibited speed measuring evasion article is being sold or offered for sale in contravention of section 4AD (1), or

(b)

a motor vehicle or trailer is standing or being driven in contravention of section 4AD (2) because of an article fitted or applied to. or carried in. the vehicle.

may require a person in possession of the article to surrender it immediately to the police officer or. in the case of an article fitted or applied to a motor vehicle or trailer and not immediately removable. may by notice in writing served on the owner of the vehicle require the owner to surrender the article within a specified time and in a specified manner to the Commissioner of Police.

(2 )       An officer of the Authority who is authorised in writing by the Authority for the purposes of this section and who finds a prohibited speed measuring evasion article fitted or applied to. or carried in. a motor vehicle or trailer may. by notice in writing served on the owner of the vehicle. require the owner to do either or both of the following:

(a)

remove the article (if it is fitted to the vehicle).

(b)

surrender the article within a specified time and in a specified manner to the Commissioner of Police.

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Section 4AE (3 ) and (4)

Omit “device” wherever occurring. Insert instead “article”.

Section 4AE (5)

Omit “A device”. Insert instead “An article”.

Section 4AE (6 )

Omit “radar detecting device or radar jamming device”.

Insert instead “prohibited speed measuring evasion article

[Minister's second reading speech m ade in—

Legislative Assembly on 10 November 1998

Legislative Council on 2 December 1998]

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