Transport Act 1981 (TAS)

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Transport Act 1981

An Act to provide for the constitution of a transport authority for the purposes of co-ordinating, improving, regulating, and controlling certain transport services in this State and for related purposes and to repeal the Transport Act 1938

[Royal Assent 6 May 1981]

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:

PART IPreliminary1Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Transport Act 1981 . 2Commencement (1)  This section and section 1 shall commence on the date of assent to this Act. (2)  Except as provided in subsection (1) , this Act shall commence on a date to be fixed by proclamation. 3Interpretation (1)  [Section 3 Subsection (1) amended by No. 62 of 1981, s. 4 ][Section 3 Subsection (1) amended by No. 52 of 1986, s. 4 ][Section 3 Subsection (1) amended by No. 40 of 1991, s. 82 ][Section 3 Subsection (1) amended by No. 39 of 1993, s. 24 and Sched. 2 ]In this Act, except in so far as the context or subject-matter otherwise indicates or requires – Commission means the Transport Commission incorporated under section 4 ; Commissioner means the Commissioner for Transport appointed under section 4 ; functions includes duties; [Section 3 Subsection (1) amended by No. 90 of 1999, Sched. 1, Applied:14 Aug 2000] [Section 3 Subsection (1) amended by No. 90 of 1999, Sched. 1, Applied:14 Aug 2000] motor vehicle has the same meaning as in the Vehicle and Traffic Act 1999 ; prescribed branch means a branch of the Commission which the Treasurer declares to be a prescribed branch; [Section 3 Subsection (1) amended by No. 53 of 1997, Sched. 1, Applied:26 Jun 2000] vehicle has the same meaning as it has in the Traffic Act 1925 . (2)  [Section 3 Subsection (2) added by No. 52 of 1986, s. 4 ][Section 3 Subsection (2) amended by No. 40 of 1991, s. 82 ]The Treasurer may, by order published in the Gazette, declare a branch of the Commission that the Treasurer considers is undertaking, or able to undertake, a trading activity to be a prescribed branch. (3)  [Section 3 Subsection (3) inserted by No. 40 of 1991, s. 82 ]An order under subsection (2) shall specify the trading activities that the prescribed branch is to undertake. PART IITransport Commission4Appointment and incorporation of Commissioner (1)  [Section 4 Subsection (1) amended by No. 86 of 2000, Sched. 1, Applied:01 May 2001] [Section 4 Subsection (1) amended by No. 5 of 1990, s. 3 and Sched. 1 ]The Governor may, subject to this Act, appoint a State Service officer or State Service employee to be Commissioner for Transport who is, by this subsection, incorporated as a corporation sole with the corporate name "Transport Commission". (1A)  [Section 4 Subsection (1A) amended by No. 86…

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