Transport and Other Legislation Amendment Regulation (No. 1) 2003 (Qld)

Queensland Subordinate Legislation 2003 No. 180 State Penalties Enforcement Act 1999 Transport Operations (Road Use Management) Act 1995 TRANSPORT AND OTHER LEGISLATION AMENDMENT REGULATION (No. 1) 2003 TABLE OF PROVISIONS Section Page PART 1—PRELIMINARY 1 Short title . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 2 Commencement. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 PART 2—AMENDMENT OF STATE PENALTIES ENFORCEMENT REGULATION 2000 3 Regulation amended in pt 2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 4 Amendment of sch 3 (Transport legislation). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 PART 3—AMENDMENT OF TRANSPORT OPERATIONS (ROAD USE MANAGEMENT) REGULATION 1995 5 Regulation amended in pt 3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 6 Amendment of s 33D (Refusing application) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 7 Amendment of s 33DA (Statutory conditions on appointment) . . . . . . . . . . 4 8 Replacement of s 33F (Display of accreditation document or identity card) 4 33F Display of accreditation document or identity card. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 9 Insertion of new s 33KA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 33KA Only accredited person to be employed or engaged as traffic controller .................................. 5 10 Insertion of new pt 4A, div 5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Division 5—Traffic controllers 33S Function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

2 Transport and Other Legislation Amendment Regulation (No. 1) 2003 No. 180, 2003 33T Necessary expertise for appointment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 11 Insertion of new pt 6, div 2AA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Division 2AA—Traffic controllers 62BA Traffic controller to comply with condition of appointment . . . . . . . 6 62BB Offence to carry out traffic controller’s function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 12 Replacement of pt 7, div 1 hdg (Oversize and overmass vehicles) . . . . . . . . 7 13 Replacement of pt 7, div 2 hdg (Pilot vehicle drivers) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 14 Insertion of new pt 7, div 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Division 2—Transitional provision for Transport and Other Legislation Amendment Regulation (No. 1) 2003 66 Particular persons taken to be traffic controllers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 15 Amendment of sch 1 (Fees). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 16 Insertion of new sch 1B. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 SCHEDULE 1B APPROVED STOP, GO AND SLOW HAND SIGNALS FOR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS 17 Amendment of sch 13 (Dictionary). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 PART 4—AMENDMENT OF TRANSPORT OPERATIONS (ROAD USE MANAGEMENT—ROAD RULES) REGULATION 1999 18 Regulation amended in pt 4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 19 Amendment of s 304 (Direction by police officer) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

s1 3 s4 Transport and Other Legislation Amendment Regulation (No. 1) 2003 No. 180, 2003 PART 1—PRELIMINARY 1 Short title This regulation may be cited as the Transport and Other Legislation Amendment Regulation (No. 1) 2003 . 2 Commencement This regulation commences on 1 September 2003. PART 2—AMENDMENT OF STATE PENALTIES ENFORCEMENT REGULATION 2000 3 Regulation amended in pt 2 This part amends the State Penalties Enforcement Regulation 2000. 4 Amendment of sch 3 (Transport legislation) Schedule 3, entry for TransportOperations(RoadUseManagement)Regulation 1995 — insert — ‘s 33F(1). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . s 33F(2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . s 33I(1). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . s 33KA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . s 62BA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . s 62BB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 2 2 2 2 2’.

s5 4 s8 Transport and Other Legislation Amendment Regulation (No. 1) 2003 No. 180, 2003 PART 3—AMENDMENT OF TRANSPORT OPERATIONS (ROAD USE MANAGEMENT) REGULATION 1995 5 Regulation amended in pt 3 This part amends the TransportOperations(RoadUseManagement)Regulation 1995. 6 Amendment of s 33D (Refusing application) Section 33D(2)— omit, insert — ‘ (2) Subsection (1) does not limit the grounds on which the chief executive may refuse the application. 1 ’. 7 Amendment of s 33DA (Statutory conditions on appointment) Section 33DA, ‘approved examiner’— omit, insert — ‘accredited person’. 8 Replacement of s 33F (Display of accreditation document or identity card) Section 33F— omit, insert — ‘33F Display of accreditation document or identity card ‘ (1) An accredited person must, while performing the function of an accredited person, display the person’s accreditation document or identity card so it is clearly visible. 1 See s 21(1) (Appointment of accredited persons) of the Act and sections 33N, 33P and 33T of this regulation.

s 9 5 s 10 Transport and Other Legislation Amendment Regulation (No. 1) 2003 No. 180, 2003 Examples of how document or card may be displayed — 1. Displaying the document on premises or in a vehicle being used by the person. 2. Wearing the card on the person’s clothing. Maximum penalty—20 penalty units. ‘ (2) However, if it is not practicable to display the accreditation document or identity card, including, for example, because of its size or because it can not be attached to the person’s clothing, the person must— (a) carry the document or card while performing the person’s function; and (b) produce it for inspection if asked by a police officer or another authorised officer. Maximum penalty—20 penalty units.’. 9 Insertion of new s 33KA After section 33K— insert — ‘33KA Only accredited person to be employed or engaged as traffic controller ‘A person must not employ, or otherwise engage, an individual to carry out the function of a traffic controller unless the individual is a traffic controller. Maximum penalty—20 penalty units.’. 10 Insertion of new pt 4A, div 5 After section 33R— insert — ‘Division 5—Traffic controllers ‘33S Function ‘The function of an accredited person who is a traffic controller is to direct traffic in a way stated in the MUTCD, the TCASAP and schedule 1B.

s 11 6 s 11 Transport and Other Legislation Amendment Regulation (No. 1) 2003 No. 180, 2003 ‘33T Necessary expertise for appointment ‘ (1) For section 21 of the Act, a person has the necessary expertise to be appointed as a traffic controller if the person— (a) has successfully completed an approved training course; and (b) has, within the last 5 years, held a qualifying driver licence for a continuous period of at least 1 year. ‘ (2) In this section— “approved training course” means— (a) a training course for traffic controllers approved by the chief executive of the department that administers the TransportInfrastructure Act 1994 to the extent it relates to roads; or (b) another course the chief executive of that department is satisfied is at least the equivalent of a course mentioned in paragraph (a). “qualifying driver licence” means an Australian driver licence other than a learner licence or a licence equivalent to a learner licence.’. 11 Insertion of new pt 6, div 2AA Part 6, after section 62B— insert — ‘Division 2AA—Traffic controllers ‘62BA Traffic controller to comply with condition of appointment ‘A traffic controller must not contravene a condition of the traffic controller’s appointment. Maximum penalty—20 penalty units. ‘62BB Offence to carry out traffic controller’s function ‘A person who is not a traffic controller must not carry out the function of a traffic controller. Maximum penalty—20 penalty units.’.

s 12 7 s 14 Transport and Other Legislation Amendment Regulation (No. 1) 2003 No. 180, 2003 12 Replacement of pt 7, div 1 hdg (Oversize and overmass vehicles) Part 7, division 1 heading— omit, insert — ‘Division 1—Transitional provisions for Transport Operations (RoadUse Management) Amendment Regulation (No. 1) 1998 ‘Subdivision 1—Oversize and overmass vehicles ’. 13 Replacement of pt 7, div 2 hdg (Pilot vehicle drivers) Part 7, division 2 heading— omit, insert — ‘Subdivision 2—Pilot vehicle drivers ’. 14 Insertion of new pt 7, div 2 After section 65— insert — ‘Division 2—Transitional provision for Transport and Other Legislation Amendment Regulation (No. 1) 2003 ‘66 Particular persons taken to be traffic controllers ‘ (1) This section applies to a person who, immediately before the commencement, is the holder of a current authority. ‘ (2) The person is a traffic controller by the operation of this section until the earliest of the following days— (a) if the person applies under part 4A for appointment as a traffic controller—the day the chief executive grants, or refuses to grant, the application; (b) the day the person’s current authority expires; (c) the day the person surrenders the person’s current authority to the chief executive; (d) the day that is 1 year after the commencement.

s 15 8 s 16 Transport and Other Legislation Amendment Regulation (No. 1) 2003 No. 180, 2003 ‘ (3) The person holds office as a traffic controller by the operation of this section on the conditions, if any, stated in the person’s current authority. ‘ (4) In this section— “commencement” means the commencement of this section. “current authority” means a certificate— (a) issued by an entity that was, when the certificate was issued, accredited by the chief executive of the department that administers the Transport Infrastructure Act 1994 to the extent it relates to roads to provide training for persons who, before the commencement, carried out the function that is the function of a traffic controller under this regulation; and (b) that has not expired or been cancelled or surrendered; stating that a person has received the training mentioned in paragraph (a).’. 15 Amendment of sch 1 (Fees) Schedule 1, part 2, item 1— insert — ‘(c) traffic controller. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70.50’. 16 Insertion of new sch 1B After schedule 1A— insert —

s 17 9 s 17 Transport and Other Legislation Amendment Regulation (No. 1) 2003 No. 180, 2003 ‘SCHEDULE 1B ‘APPROVED STOP, GO AND SLOW HAND SIGNALS FOR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS section 33S figure 1 to stop figure 2 to go figure 3 to slow’. 17 Amendment of sch 13 (Dictionary) Schedule 13— insert — ‘ “TCASAP” means the document called Traffic Controller Accreditation Scheme Approved Procedure published by the department. 2 2 A copy of this document may be obtained during business hours from any Queensland Transport Customer Service Centre.

s 18 10 s 19 Transport and Other Legislation Amendment Regulation (No. 1) 2003 No. 180, 2003 “traffic controller” means a person who holds an appointment under part 4A as an accredited person with the function of a traffic controller.’. PART 4—AMENDMENT OF TRANSPORT OPERATIONS (ROAD USE MANAGEMENT—ROAD RULES) REGULATION 1999 18 Regulation amended in pt 4 This part amends the Transport Operations Management—Road Rules) Regulation 1999. (Road Use 19 Amendment of s 304 (Direction by police officer) (1) Section 304, heading, after ‘officer’— insert — ‘ or traffic controller ’. (2) Section 304, from ‘person under’— omit, insert — ‘person— (a) by a police officer under the Police Powers and ResponsibilitiesAct 2000 , section 50; 3 or (b) by a traffic controller carrying out his or her function as a traffic controller under the TransportOperations(RoadUseManagement) Regulation 1995 , section 33S.’ (3) Section 304— insert— ‘ (2) In this section— 3 PolicePowersandResponsibilitiesAct2000 , section 50 (Power for regulating traffic)

s 19 11 s 19 Transport and Other Legislation Amendment Regulation (No. 1) 2003 No. 180, 2003 “traffic controller” means a person who holds an appointment under the TransportOperations(RoadUseManagement)Regulation 1995 , part 4A 4 as an accredited person with the function of a traffic controller.’. ENDNOTES 1. Made by the Governor in Council on 14 August 2003. 2. Notified in the gazette on 15 August 2003. 3. Laid before the Legislative Assembly on . . . 4. The administering agency is the Department of Transport. © State of Queensland 2003 Authorised by the Parliamentary Counsel and printed by the Government Printer 4 TransportOperations(RoadUseManagement)Regulation 1995 , part 4A (Accredited persons)