Transport Legislation Amendment Regulation (No. 1) 1996 (Qld)

Queensland Subordinate Legislation 1996 No. 29 Traffic Act 1949 Transport Operations (Road Use Management) Act 1995 TRANSPORT LEGISLATION AMENDMENT REGULATION (No. 1) 1996 TABLE OF PROVISIONS Section Page PART 1—PRELIMINARY 1 Short title . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 PART 2—AMENDMENT OF TRAFFIC REGULATION 1962 2 Regulation amended in pt 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 3 Amendment of s 4 (Definitions) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 4 Amendment of s 21 (Compliance with police signals, orders or directions) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 PART 3—AMENDMENT OF TRANSPORT OPERATIONS (ROAD USE MANAGEMENT) REGULATION 1995 5 Regulation amended in pt 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 6 Insertion of new s 4D . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 4D Function of traffic controllers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 7 Insertion of new s 4E . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 4E Vehicles part applies to . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

s1 2 s4 Transport Legislation Amendment (No. 1) No. 29, 1996 PART 1—PRELIMINARY ˙ Short title 1. This regulation may be cited as the Transport Legislation Amendment Regulation (No. 1) 1996 . PART 2—AMENDMENT OF TRAFFIC REGULATION 1962 ˙ Regulation amended in pt 2 2. This part amends the Traffic Regulation 1962 . ˙ Amendment of s 4 (Definitions) 3. Section 4— insert— ‘ “traffic controller” means a person who holds an appointment as an accredited person with the functions of a traffic controller under the Transport Operations (Road Use Management) Act 1995 .’. ˙ Amendment of s 21 (Compliance with police signals, orders or directions) 4.(1) Section 21, heading, ‘ police ’— omit. (2) Section 21(1)— insert— ‘(c) comply with a prescribed signal by a traffic controller necessary for the effective regulation of traffic.’.

s5 3 s6 Transport Legislation Amendment (No. 1) No. 29, 1996 (3) Section 21(2), after ‘police officer’— insert— ‘or traffic controller’. (4) Section 21— insert— ‘ (3) A person does not commit an offence against a provision of this regulation if compliance with the provision is inconsistent with— (a) a signal, order or direction by a police officer; or (b) a signal by a traffic controller.’. PART 3—AMENDMENT OF TRANSPORT OPERATIONS (ROAD USE MANAGEMENT) REGULATION 1995 ˙ Regulation amended in pt 3 5 . This part amends the Transport Operations (Road Use Management)Regulation 1995 . ˙ Insertion of new s 4D 6. Part 1, after section 4C— insert— ˙ ‘ Function of traffic controllers ‘ 4D. The function of an accredited person who is a traffic controller is to direct traffic when there is a danger or obstruction to traffic. Examples of danger or obstruction — 1. Roadworks. 2. Sporting events on roads. ’.

s7 4 s7 Transport Legislation Amendment (No. 1) No. 29, 1996 ˙ Insertion of new s 4E 7. Part 2, before section 5— insert— ˙ ‘ Vehicles part applies to ‘ 4E. This part applies to a vehicle with an MRC of more than 4.5 t.’. ENDNOTES 1. Made by the Governor in Council on 15 February 1996. 2. Notified in the gazette on 16 February 1996. 3. Laid before the Legislative Assembly on . . . 4. The administering agency is the Department of Transport. © State of Queensland 1996