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

Queensland Subordinate Legislation 2003 No. 66 State Penalties Enforcement Act 1999 Transport Operations (Road Use Management) Act 1995 TRANSPORT 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—DRIVER LICENSING) REGULATION 1999 5 Regulation amended in pt 3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 6 Amendment of s 13 (Generally) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 7 Omission of s 24 (Effect of suspension) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 8 Amendment of s 25 (Queensland driver licence holder). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 9 Amendment of s 26 (Non-Queensland driver licence holder). . . . . . . . . . . . 5 10 Amendment of s 27 (Former driver licence holder) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 11 Amendment of s 28 (Unlicensed person) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 12 Amendment of s 29 (Appeal against suspension for double the requisite period) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 13 Insertion of new pt 6A. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

2 Transport Legislation Amendment Regulation (No. 1) No. 66, 2003 2003 PART 6A—SUSPENSION FOR SPEEDING MORE THAN 40 KM/H OVER THE SPEED LIMIT 30 Application of pt 6A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 30A Queensland driver licence holder. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 30B Non-Queensland driver licence holder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 30C Unlicensed person . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 30D Appeal against suspension . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 14 Insertion of new s 45A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 45A Effect of suspension if licence must be held for a period . . . . . . . . . 9 15 Amendment of sch 3 (Demerit points) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 PART 4—AMENDMENT OF TRANSPORT OPERATIONS (ROAD USE MANAGEMENT—ROAD RULES) REGULATION 1999 16 Regulation amended in pt 4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 17 Amendment of s 20 (Obeying the speed limit) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

s1 3 s4 Transport Legislation Amendment Regulation (No. 1) No. 66, 2003 2003 PART 1—PRELIMINARY 1 Short title This regulation may be cited as the Transport Legislation Amendment Regulation (No. 1) 2003 . 2 Commencement This regulation commences on 17 April 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) (1) Schedule 3, entry for the Transport Infrastructure Act 1994 , entries for sections 73G(3), 73H(4) and 73I(3) — omit, insert— ‘s 73G(3) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . s 73H(4) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . s 73I(3). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 2 / 5 1 2 / 5 1 2 / 5 ’. (2) Schedule 3, entry for the TransportOperations(RoadUseManagement—Driver Licensing) Regulation 1999 , entries for sections 5(5) and 6(9), column 2, ‘ 2 / 5 ’— omit, insert — ‘1 3 / 5 ’.

s5 4 s6 Transport Legislation Amendment Regulation (No. 1) No. 66, 2003 2003 (3) Schedule 3, entry for the TransportOperations(RoadUseManagement—DriverLicensing)Regulation 1999 , entries for sections 18(2) and 35(2), column 2, ‘ 4 / 15 ’— omit, insert — ‘1’. (4) Schedule 3, entry for the TransportOperations(RoadUseManagement—Road Rules) Regulation 1999 , entry for section 20— omit, insert— ‘s 20 For a contravention that involves driving over the speed limit by— (a) less than 13 km/h . . . . . . . . . . (b) at least 13 km/h but not more than 20 km/h . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (c) more than 20 km/h but not more than 30 km/h . . . . . . . . . (d) more than 30 km/h but not more than 40 km/h . . . . . . . . . (e) more than 40 km/h . . . . . . . . . 1 1 / 3 2 3 1 / 3 4 2 / 3 9 1 / 3 6 2 / 3 10 16 2 / 3 23 1 / 3 46 2 / 3 ’. PART 3—AMENDMENT OF TRANSPORT OPERATIONS (ROAD USE MANAGEMENT—DRIVER LICENSING) REGULATION 1999 5 Regulation amended in pt 3 This part amends the Transport Operations Management—Driver Licensing) Regulation 1999. (Road Use 6 Amendment of s 13 (Generally) (1) Section 13(1)(e), ‘section 26(2);’— omit, insert—

s 7 5 s 10 Transport Legislation Amendment Regulation (No. 1) No. 66, 2003 2003 ‘section 26(2) or 30B(1)(a); 1 ’. (2) Section 13(1)(f), ‘section 27 or 28.’— omit, insert— ‘section 27, 28, 30B(1)(c) or 30C(1)(a). 2 ’. 7 Omission of s 24 (Effect of suspension) Section 24— omit. 8 Amendment of s 25 (Queensland driver licence holder) (1) Section 25(2), from ‘, by written notice’ to ‘require’— omit, insert— ‘give the person a written notice (a “notice to choose” ) requiring’. (2) Section 25(5), ‘, by written notice, inform the person’— omit, insert— ‘give the person a written notice stating’. 9 Amendment of s 26 (Non-Queensland driver licence holder) Section 26(2), ‘, by written notice, inform the person’— omit, insert— ‘give the person a written notice stating’. 10 Amendment of s 27 (Former driver licence holder) Section 27(2), ‘, by written notice, inform the person’— 1 Section 26 (Non-Queensland driver licence holder) or 30B (Non-Queensland driver licence holder) 2 Section 27 (Former driver licence holder), 28 (Unlicensed person), 30B or 30C (Unlicensed person)

s 11 6 s 13 Transport Legislation Amendment Regulation (No. 1) No. 66, 2003 2003 omit, insert— ‘give the person a written notice stating’. 11 Amendment of s 28 (Unlicensed person) Section 28(2), ‘, by written notice, inform the person’— omit, insert— ‘give the person a written notice stating’. 12 Amendment of s 29 (Appeal against suspension for double the requisite period) Section 29— insert— ‘ (10) The court’s decision does not affect an appeal by the person under section 30D.’. 13 Insertion of new pt 6A After section 29— insert— ‘PART 6A—SUSPENSION FOR SPEEDING MORE THAN 40 KM/H OVER THE SPEED LIMIT ‘30 Application of pt 6A ‘This part applies to a person — (a) who has been convicted 3 for a contravention of the Queensland Road Rules, section 20, 4 for driving more than 40 km/h over the speed limit; or (b) against whom an order has been made under the State PenaltiesEnforcement Act 1999, section 38 5 for the contravention. 3 “Convicting” is defined in the Act, schedule 4. 4 Queensland Road Rules, section 20 (Obeying the speed limit)

s 13 7 s 13 Transport Legislation Amendment Regulation (No. 1) No. 66, 2003 2003 ‘30A Queensland driver licence holder ‘ (1) If the person holds a Queensland driver licence, the licence is suspended for 6 months starting on the day stated in a notice given under subsection (2). ‘ (2) The chief executive must give the person a written notice stating— (a) the person’s Queensland driver licence is suspended for 6 months starting on a stated day; and (b) that the person may appeal against the suspension under section 30D. ‘ (3) The day stated must be at least 21 days after the date of the notice. ‘30B Non-Queensland driver licence holder ‘ (1) If the person holds a non-Queensland driver licence— (a) the person’s authority to drive on a Queensland road under the person’s non-Queensland driver licence is suspended for 6 months starting on the day stated in a notice given under subsection (2); and (b) any non-Queensland driver licence that may be held by the person does not authorise the person to drive on a Queensland road during the 6 months; and (c) the person is not eligible to hold a Queensland driver licence for the 6 months. ‘ (2) The chief executive must give the person a written notice stating— (a) the person’s authority to drive on a Queensland road under the person’s non-Queensland driver licence is suspended for 6 months starting on a stated day; and (b) any non-Queensland driver licence that may be held by the person does not authorise the person to drive on a Queensland road during the 6 months; and 5 State Penalties Enforcement Act 1999 , section 38 (Issue of enforcement order)

s 13 8 s 13 Transport Legislation Amendment Regulation (No. 1) No. 66, 2003 2003 (c) the person is not eligible to hold a Queensland driver licence for the 6 months. ‘ (3) The day stated must be at least 21 days after the date of the notice. ‘30C Unlicensed person ‘ (1) If the person does not hold a driver licence— (a) the person is not eligible to hold a Queensland driver licence for 6 months starting on the date of a notice given under subsection (2); and (b) any non-Queensland driver licence that may be held by the person does not authorise the person to drive on a Queensland road during the 6 months. ‘ (2) The chief executive must give the person a written notice stating— (a) the person is not eligible to hold a Queensland driver licence for 6 months starting on a stated day; and (b) any non-Queensland driver licence that may be held by the person does not authorise the person to drive on a Queensland road during the 6 months. ‘30D Appeal against suspension ‘ (1) This section applies if a person’s Queensland driver licence is suspended under section 30A. ‘ (2) The person may appeal against the suspension only on the grounds that the suspension would cause extreme hardship to the person, or the person’s family, by depriving the person of the means of earning a living. ‘ (3) The person may appeal by— (a) lodging a notice of appeal in the approved form, with the Magistrates Court in the district where the person resides, within 21 clear days after the date the licence is suspended; and (b) serving a copy of the notice on the chief executive. ‘ (4) On lodging the appeal with the court, the suspension is stayed until the court decides the appeal.

s 14 9 s 15 Transport Legislation Amendment Regulation (No. 1) No. 66, 2003 2003 ‘ (5) The court may allow the appeal to be heard with an appeal by the person under section 29. ‘ (6) The court may dismiss an appeal if, considering the person’s traffic history, the court considers it would be inappropriate to allow the appeal. ‘ (7) The chief executive may give the court information from the person’s traffic history. ‘ (8) If the court dismisses an appeal, the person’s licence is suspended from the date of the court’s decision for that part of the suspension period that had not been served before the appeal was lodged. ‘ (9) Despite the Justices Act 1886 , the court’s decision is final and can not be appealed against. ‘ (10) The clerk of the court must give the chief executive a copy of the order setting out the court’s decision. ‘ (11) The court’s decision does not affect an appeal by the person under section 29.’. 14 Insertion of new s 45A Part 9, after section 45— insert— ‘45A Effect of suspension if licence must be held for a period ‘If a person is required to hold a class or type of driver licence (other than a restricted licence) for a period, and the person’s licence is suspended under the Act or another Act, the period is extended by the length of the period for which the licence is suspended.’. 15 Amendment of sch 3 (Demerit points) (1) Schedule 3, parts 3 to 5— renumber as schedule 3, parts 4 to 6. (2) Schedule 3, sections 3 to 5— renumber as schedule 3, sections 4 to 6. (3) Schedule 3, parts 1 and 2— omit, insert—

s 15 10 s 15 Transport Legislation Amendment Regulation (No. 1) No. 66, 2003 2003 ‘PART 1—8 DEMERIT POINT OFFENCES ‘1 Speeding—more than 40 km/h over the speed limit ‘The number of points for a contravention of the Queensland Road Rules, section 20 by driving more than 40 km/h over the speed limit is 8. ‘PART 2—6 DEMERIT POINT OFFENCES ‘2 Speeding—30–40 km/h over the speed limit ‘The number of points for a contravention of the Queensland Road Rules, section 20 by driving more than 30 km/h, but not more than 40 km/h, over the speed limit is 6. ‘PART 3—4 DEMERIT POINT OFFENCES ‘3 Speeding—20–30 km/h over the speed limit ‘The number of points for a contravention of the Queensland Road Rules, section 20 by driving more than 20 km/h, but not more than 30 km/h, over the speed limit is 4.’. (4) Schedule 3, section 12— omit, insert— ‘12 Speeding—13–20 km/h over the speed limit ‘The number of points for a contravention of the Queensland Road Rules, section 20 by driving at least 13 km/h, but not more than 20 km/h, over the speed limit is 3.’. (5) Schedule 3, sections 24 to 27— renumber as schedule 3, sections 26 to 29. (6) Schedule 3—

s 16 11 s 16 Transport Legislation Amendment Regulation (No. 1) No. 66, 2003 2003 insert — ‘24 Failing to comply with condition of non-Queensland driver licence ‘The number of points for a contravention of section 35(2) of this regulation is 1. ‘25 Failing to comply with condition stated on Queensland driver licence ‘The number of points for a contravention of section 18(2) of this regulation is 1. ‘30 Learner driving while unaccompanied by licenced driver or while not under direction of licenced driver ‘The number of points for a contravention of section 5(5) or 6(9) of this regulation is 1.’. (7) Schedule 3, section 28— renumber as schedule 3, section 31. (8) Schedule 3, section 29— omit, insert— ‘32 Speeding—less than 13 km/h over the speed limit ‘The number of points for a contravention of the Queensland Road Rules, section 20 by driving less than 13 km/h over the speed limit is 1.’. PART 4—AMENDMENT OF TRANSPORT OPERATIONS (ROAD USE MANAGEMENT—ROAD RULES) REGULATION 1999 16 Regulation amended in pt 4 This part amends the Transport Operations Management—Road Rules) Regulation 1999. (Road Use

s 17 12 s 17 Transport Legislation Amendment Regulation (No. 1) No. 66, 2003 2003 17 Amendment of s 20 (Obeying the speed limit) Section 20, penalty— omit, insert— ‘Maximum penalty—40 penalty units.’. ENDNOTES 1. Made by the Governor in Council on 10 April 2003. 2. Notified in the gazette on 11 April 2003. 3. Laid before the Legislative Assembly on . . . 4. The administering agency is the Department of Transport. © State of Queensland 2003